The Institute for the Study of War
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ISW: Vladimir Putin wants Donald Trump to accept his vision of Kiev's complete surrenderThe Kremlin has once again stated that it is ready to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump without any "preconditions", but noted ...11.01.2025140
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ISW: Russian elites frustrated with how Vladimir Putin is waging war in UkraineRussian elites and senior security officials are frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to wage a full-scale war in Ukraine ...10.01.2025201
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ISW: Russian Army Continues to Execute Captured Ukrainian SoldiersOn January 3, Russian soldiers executed more Ukrainian prisoners of war. A geolocated image released on January 6 shows the aftermath of the announcem ...07.01.2025108
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ISW: Ukraine resumes attacks near KurskOn January 5, Ukrainian forces resumed offensive operations in at least three areas in the Ukrainian fortified area in Kursk Oblast and made tactical ...06.01.202586
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Moscow: US and UK are pumping Ukraine with weaponsFor many years, Russia has been talking about both the US and UK pumping Ukraine with weapons, as well as about NATO military activity that violates R ...05.01.2025115
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ISW: Ukraine counted a large number of destroyed Russian equipment at the frontData from the Ukrainian General Staff shows that they destroyed or damaged 3,689 tanks, 8,956 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), 13,050 artillery syst ...05.01.2025120
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ISW: Russian soldier buys his own weapons to fight in UkraineThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) continues to inadequately supply Russian military personnel with basic equipment and ammunition, forcing soldier ...03.01.2025153
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ISW: Russian territorial gains in Ukraine - minor, but at a high costRussian forces have taken control of 4,168 square kilometers in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast, mostly fields and small settlements. Ukrainian Commander-in- ...01.01.2025191
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ISW: Russia faces a serious dilemma for migrants - economy or ultranationalismRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the demand for Ukraine to give up sovereignty and territorial integrity as a precondition for starti ...31.12.2024257
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ISW: Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov want a puppet regime in Kiev, not negotiations with Donald TrumpRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has categorically rejected the two proposals that the team of the newly elected US President Donald Trump in ea ...30.12.2024151
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ISW: Kiev has evidence, North Koreans are already fighting in Kursk regionUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 14 that the Russian military has deployed North Korean soldiers in infantry attacks in the Kur ...15.12.2024136
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ISW: Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western weapons are yielding resultsUkrainian strikes on military airfields in Russia and Russian air defense systems in the near rear areas may lead to a reduction in Russian air operat ...14.12.2024158
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ISW: West expects second Oreshnik missile in coming daysRussian forces continue to achieve tactical successes south of Pokrovsk while hitting Ukraine's weak points and attempting to attack directly from ...12.12.2024175
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ISW: Russia still does not know what its future is in SyriaThere continues to be a cautious and indecisive attempt at a Kremlin response to the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. Sentinel-2 satellite ...11.12.2024140
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ISW: Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine cost Russia more than 200 billion. dollarsRussia continues to face huge costs needed to sustain its military effort against Ukraine, as rising economic tensions, labor shortages and systemic c ...10.12.2024253
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Heavy defeats! Russian Army Loses More Than 50 Soldiers Per Square Kilometer On Ukrainian FrontIn the fall of 2024, the Russian army lost about 53 soldiers per square kilometer in its advance on Ukrainian territories. This is what analysts from ...06.12.2024346
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ISW: Vladimir Putin boasts of a stable economy, and the Central Bank raises the interest rateRussian President Vladimir Putin continues to champion Russia's economic stability and growth, while high interest rates and efforts to fight infl ...05.12.2024184
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ISW: For the Kremlin, Syria is not a priority right nowRussia has evacuated naval assets from its base in Tartus, Syria, which may suggest that it does not intend to send significant reinforcements to the ...04.12.2024271
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ISW: Putin Still Only Aims for Ukraine's SurrenderProminent voices in the Russian information space continues to emphasize that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only interested in peace negotiation ...03.12.2024249
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ISW: Russia admits to using punitive stormtroopers in UkraineThe Russian military command may have imposed controversial restrictions on the use of private cars by Russian volunteers who deliver military and hum ...28.11.2024279
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ISW: Vladimir Putin has not at all given up on the conquest of new territories in UkraineRussian officials continue to demonstrate that the Kremlin is seeking to seize more territory in Ukraine than it currently occupies, and is unwilling ...27.11.2024188
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ISW: Russian troops may not achieve operational objectives soonRussian forces continue to make significant tactical progress in the western part of Donetsk Oblast, as well as in the eastern parts of Dnipropetrovsk ...26.11.2024466
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ISW: Wagner is again recruiting fighters for the front in UkraineRussian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have tried to cover up the recent removal of the acting commander of the Southern Military District (SMU), Colon ...25.11.2024244
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ISW: Vladimir Putin brags about new missile, but experts doubt its innovationThe Russian leadership continues to brag about the "Oreshnik" ballistic missile. launched over Ukraine on November 21, with a possible repea ...24.11.2024207
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ISW: False reports lead to the removal of a top Russian generalThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have tried to cover up the recent removal from office of the acting commander of the Southern Military Distr ...24.11.2024329