The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/03/05/28854
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ISW: Vladimir Putin has thrown 40,000 new soldiers onto the Ukrainian front in just one monthUkrainian military intelligence indicated that about 620,000 Russian soldiers were operating in Ukraine and the Kursk region, which is about 40,000 mo ...04.03.20254 584 -
ISW: Concerns in Moscow! Vladimir Putin is firmly opposed to the US becoming a guarantor of Ukraine's sovereigntyThe Kremlin has an interest in preventing the United States and Ukraine from signing a minerals deal, as the deal would commit the United States to lo ...03.03.20258 697 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin will be the big winner if Donald Trump blocks aid to KievThe New York Times and the Washington Post cite their sources among high-ranking American officials who suggest that the United States may stop all ai ...02.03.20255 610 -
ISW: After the failure of the Volodymyr Zelensky - Donald Trump meeting - peace in Ukraine remains in the unclear futureUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump held a heated meeting at the White House on February 28. Zelensky noted that Russ ...01.03.20259 024 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin successfully manipulates Donald Trump and divides the WestThe Kremlin's instructions to Russian state media on the coverage of the latest US-Russian meetings show President Vladimir Putin's determinat ...28.02.20254 978
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ISW: Kremlin seeks to compensate with diplomacy for the complete failure of its military ambitions in UkraineUS President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plan to meet at the White House on February 28, possibly to sign a US-Ukrainian a ...27.02.20253 330 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin Still Recognizes Volodymyr Zelensky as President of UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has nevertheless recognized his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky as the legitimate leader of Ukraine and a fu ...26.02.20254 990 -
ISW: 3 Years Later - Ukraine Not Defeated, Russia Feeling Economic DamageRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, aiming for victory within three days. Ukraine ...25.02.20255 044 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin Wants Donald Trump to Make Maximum Concessions on the Ukrainian FrontRussian President Vladimir Putin is trying to optimize the Russian negotiation delegation to be as effective as possible with the specific individuals ...20.02.20257 299 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin is determined to destroy UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin remains uninterested in engaging in good faith negotiations and maintains his goal of destroying the Ukrainian state ...19.02.20256 805 -
ISW: Russia is not negotiating with Ukraine, but wants a complete surrenderThe Kremlin reiterated its demands for peace - territories in Eastern and Southern Ukraine to Russia and the disbandment of the Ukrainian army in the ...18.02.202510 889 -
ISW: The key meeting in Saudi Arabia - peace talks in Ukraine, but without UkraineUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation on February 16 with the main goal of establ ...17.02.20253 503 -
ISW: Putin's next moves against Russia's neighbors depend on peace with KievUkraine's European partners announced new military aid to Ukraine during the Defense Contact Group meeting (Ramstein format) on February 12. Brita ...14.02.20253 920 -
ISW: Russia-NATO War! Denmark Expects It to Happen Within 5 YearsUS President Donald Trump held bilateral phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12. ...13.02.20253 935 -
ISW: As early as 2024, Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to allies to invest in the extraction of critical minerals in UkrUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's commitment to peace negotiations with Russia and the special importance of US military ass ...12.02.20252 638 -
ISW: Ukrainian Army Relies on Drones Against Russian AggressionUkrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the Ukrainian "Drone Line" project as part of Ukraine's ongoing efforts to integrate ...11.02.20252 157 -
WSJ: Russian guards instructed and cruelly treat Ukrainian prisonersThe American publication Wall Street Journal claims in its investigation that in the first weeks of Russia's war against Ukraine, senior officials ...10.02.20254 170 -
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 ...10.02.202511 885 -
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 ...07.02.20256 667 -
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 ...06.02.20257 850 -
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 ...05.02.20255 879 -
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. ...04.02.20253 129 -
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 ...03.02.20253 361 -
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 ...02.02.20256 939 -
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 ...01.02.20256 401