The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/06/28/64435
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ISW: Vladimir Putin reveals Russia's military budget is $172 billion.The Kremlin continues to downplay social and economic costs of Ukraine war and inflated military spending. This is stated in the daily analysis of ...28.06.20254 108 -
ISW: Russian Army Depletes Soviet Armored Vehicles to Critical PointSatellite images of several Russian armored vehicle repair plants show that Russia continues to rely on the restoration of its Soviet-era armored vehi ...27.06.202516 594 -
ISW: Donald Trump Admits to NATO Putin’s Ambitions Don’t End in UkraineUS President Donald Trump told a press conference at the NATO summit on June 25 that Russia may have territorial ambitions beyond Ukraine. This is in ...26.06.20256 018 -
ISW: Russian army has success in Novopavlovsk directionRussian troops continue to strike in the northern and eastern parts of Ukraine. But the Armed Forces of Ukraine are counterattacking and holding back ...26.06.20253 976 -
Russia offers to mediate between Israel and Iran to improve relations with the USRussian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate in negotiations between Iran and Israel after the start of the war between the two countries o ...19.06.20252 516
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ISW: North Korea sends 6,000 specialists to RussiaRussian forces carried out the third largest combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine since the start of the war on the night of June 16-17. ...18.06.20252 787 -
ISW: Cutting US military aid to Ukraine will not lead to lasting peaceCutting US military aid to Ukraine will not lead to lasting peace in Ukraine, nor will it force Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider his pla ...12.06.20252 883 -
ISW: Kremlin and Pyongyang openly strengthen defense cooperation through mutual defense treatiesThe Kremlin is working to increase the number of North Korean labor migrants in Russia, possibly to bolster the Russian workforce and directly join th ...11.06.20252 255 -
ISW: Kremlin presses Trump for concessions on Ukraine warIt seems that the Kremlin is trying to leverage the prospect of bilateral arms control talks with the US to extract preemptive concessions from them r ...10.06.20253 524 -
The Russian military will likely not be able to achieve its alleged objectives on the frontA senior Ukrainian official has reported that the Russian military intends to seize half of Ukraine by the end of 2026. It is unlikely that Russian fo ...07.06.20254 119 -
ISW: 1,140 Soldiers a Day! Russian Army Continues to Suffer High Casualties at the FrontThe Ukrainian news agency ArmyInform reported on June 5 that an unnamed NATO official stated that Russian forces are suffering average casualties of 1 ...06.06.20253 944 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin also used Operation Spider Web to avoid negotiations with ZelenskyThe Kremlin has used the recent train derailments in Russia to reiterate long-standing claims that Ukraine is an illegitimate negotiating partner and ...05.06.20253 412 -
ISW: Russia continues to produce and stockpile drones and missilesRussia continues to produce and stockpile missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles with which to strike Ukraine. This shows that Moscow continues to s ...04.06.20253 618 -
ISW: Russian army approaches Sumy, but is very far from being able to capture the cityRussian troops are advancing in three districts of Sumy region and are trying to approach the regional center with the help of artillery and cannons. ...03.06.20253 324 -
ISW: Russia is forcing Kiev to make concessions in the negotiationsRussia is forcing Ukraine to make concessions regarding the time, conditions and place of the negotiations. This is what the Institute for the Study o ...30.05.20253 966 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin now wants much more than the four regions! The Kremlin seeks the disintegration of NATO and the capitulation of KievReports by Western media and sources close to the Kremlin about Moscow's demands for an end to the war in Ukraine coincide with repeated public state ...29.05.20254 513 -
ISW: Moscow wants Zaporizhia NPPThe Kremlin is setting conditions for establishing permanent control over the occupied Zaporizhia NPP (ZAPP), suggesting that it plans to annex additi ...28.05.20252 546 -
ISW: After Kiev's capitulation, Vladimir Putin wants war with NATOUkrainian intelligence continues to assess that the Kremlin is committed to its military goal of achieving the complete surrender of Ukraine and is pr ...27.05.20253 853 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin is only looking for excuses not to negotiate with KievSenior Russian officials continue to deny the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president, government and constitution, as well as the sovereignty of Ukrain ...21.05.20251 946 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin is already preparing for a real war with NATOIt is possible that the Russian military is prioritizing recruitment as part of a longer-term effort to create a post-war strategic reserve for a pote ...14.05.20256 467 -
ISW: Putin offers Zelensky surrender, not negotiationsRussian President Vladimir Putin has called on Russia and Ukraine to resume bilateral talks based on the Istanbul Protocols from early 2022, which inc ...12.05.20255 913 -
The US admitted: Russia wants too much!US officials have acknowledged Russia's continued intransigence to any ceasefire agreement, while reiterating that Ukraine remains committed to US ...08.05.20256 742 -
ISW: Kremlin manipulates negotiations with Russian past on Ukrainian territoriesOn April 29, Russian Security Council Secretary Dmitry Medvedev said that the war must end with a Russian "victory" and "destruction&qu ...30.04.20253 271 -
ISW: Drone warfare in Ukraine is changing the art of warThe constant technological and tactical innovations of Ukrainian, but also Russian, forces continue to change the nature of military operations in Ukr ...28.04.20253 775 -
ISW: Sergei Shoigu again scares Europe with a nuclear strikeKremlin officials continue to baselessly threaten NATO countries for adhering to US President Donald Trump's goal of having Europe shoulder more o ...25.04.20254 495