The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/02/10/52328
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ISW: Russia continues to fill any gaps with North KoreansRussia continues to use its partnerships with US adversaries, including North Korea, to compensate for resource shortages that are affecting the econo ...10.02.2025325 -
Ukrainian army breaks through Russian defenses in Kursk region againUkrainian forces have launched a new series of battalion-sized mechanized attacks in Kursk region and have advanced to five kilometers behind Russian ...07.02.2025251 -
ISW: Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to negotiate personally with Putin, but has his conditionsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to demonstrate his readiness to negotiate with Russia from a principled position that preserves Ukrai ...06.02.2025360 -
ISW: Moscow sharply lowers criteria for new soldiers on the Ukrainian frontThe Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) proposed on February 3 new rules for diseases for conscripts and those who sign military service contracts. Thus ...05.02.20252 015 -
ISW: Ukrainian Army Relies on Combat Drones to Stop RussiansUkrainian forces continue to innovate in drone operations to maintain their technological advantage over Russia and achieve battlefield effectiveness. ...04.02.2025375
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ISW: Moscow and Kiev accuse each other of striking a dormitory in Sudzha, where Russian civilians were stayingRussian forces have struck a dormitory where Russian civilians were staying in Sudzha, Kursk region. However, Russian authorities are actively trying ...03.02.2025235 -
ISW: Russian military tests new methods against Ukrainian military presence in Black SeaRussian 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 ...02.02.2025463 -
ISW: Russia is struggling with a severe shortage of personnel and is changing its tactics on the frontThe UK, Finland and the Czech Republic announced several immediate and long-term military aid packages for Ukraine on January 31. Ukrainian Defense Mi ...01.02.2025729 -
ISW: Behind Ukraine's back! Vladimir Putin wants to personally come to an understanding with Donald TrumpRussian President Vladimir Putin said that Western military aid remains vital to Ukraine's ability to maintain its defense against Russian aggress ...30.01.2025379 -
ISW: Kim Jong-un and Cossacks prop up Vladimir Putin's regimeNorth 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 ...23.01.2025366 -
ISW: Russian military bloggers again demand arrests of top generalsRussian ultranationalist military bloggers have renewed their complaints against the Russian Ministry of Defense for not holding the Russian military ...22.01.2025581 -
ISW: Russian military continues bombing of Ukraine's critical infrastructureRussian forces carried out a large series of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of January 14-15. The U ...16.01.2025445 -
ISW: Russia continues to seek nothing but the complete obliteration of UkraineThe Kremlin remains committed to achieving the original goals of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in any future peace talks - namely the destruction ...15.01.2025550 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin's war hits Gazprom hardRussian state energy corporation "Gazprom" has admitted it is considering cutting head office staff by 40%. This is stated in the analysi ...14.01.2025403 -
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 ...11.01.2025386 -
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 ...10.01.2025528 -
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 ...07.01.2025375 -
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 ...06.01.2025277 -
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 ...05.01.2025346 -
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 ...05.01.2025444 -
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 ...03.01.2025526 -
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- ...01.01.20251 229 -
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 ...31.12.2024541 -
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 ...30.12.2024408 -
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 ...15.12.2024377