The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/02/05/69553

Ukrainian forces continue to innovate in drone operations to maintain their technological advantage over Russia and achieve battlefield effectiveness. ...

Russian forces have struck a dormitory where Russian civilians were staying in Sudzha, Kursk region. However, Russian authorities are actively trying ...

Russian forces carried out a large-scale series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 31 to February 1. The Ukrainian A ...

The UK, Finland and the Czech Republic announced several immediate and long-term military aid packages for Ukraine on January 31. Ukrainian Defense Mi ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Western military aid remains vital to Ukraine's ability to maintain its defense against Russian aggress ...

North Korea will send a new military contingent to Russia by mid-March 2025, likely to maintain the current pace and intensity of attacks against Ukra ...

Russian ultranationalist military bloggers have renewed their complaints against the Russian Ministry of Defense for not holding the Russian military ...

Russian forces carried out a large series of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of January 14-15. The U ...

The Kremlin remains committed to achieving the original goals of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in any future peace talks - namely the destruction ...

Russian state energy corporation "Gazprom" has admitted it is considering cutting head office staff by 40%. This is stated in the analysi ...

The Kremlin has once again stated that it is ready to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump without any "preconditions", but noted ...

Russian elites and senior security officials are frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to wage a full-scale war in Ukraine ...

On January 3, Russian soldiers executed more Ukrainian prisoners of war. A geolocated image released on January 6 shows the aftermath of the announcem ...

On January 5, Ukrainian forces resumed offensive operations in at least three areas in the Ukrainian fortified area in Kursk Oblast and made tactical ...

For 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 ...

Data from the Ukrainian General Staff shows that they destroyed or damaged 3,689 tanks, 8,956 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), 13,050 artillery syst ...

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) continues to inadequately supply Russian military personnel with basic equipment and ammunition, forcing soldier ...

Russian forces have taken control of 4,168 square kilometers in Ukraine and Kursk Oblast, mostly fields and small settlements. Ukrainian Commander-in- ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the demand for Ukraine to give up sovereignty and territorial integrity as a precondition for starti ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has categorically rejected the two proposals that the team of the newly elected US President Donald Trump in ea ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on December 14 that the Russian military has deployed North Korean soldiers in infantry attacks in the Kur ...

Ukrainian 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 ...

Russian forces continue to achieve tactical successes south of Pokrovsk while hitting Ukraine's weak points and attempting to attack directly from ...

There 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 ...

Russia continues to face huge costs needed to sustain its military effort against Ukraine, as rising economic tensions, labor shortages and systemic c ...