The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/11/08/51509
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Kremlin hawks want Russia to begin large-scale nuclear testsRussian President Vladimir Putin continues to try to blame US President Donald Trump for the nuclear weapons modernization and expansion program that ...06.11.2025194 -
Decisive battle for Donetsk region! The progress of the Russian army in Ukraine in October is stableThe progress of Russian forces in Ukraine remains stable in October, and the eastern Donetsk region remains the most threatened, according to an analy ...03.11.2025395 -
Vladimir Putin proposes micro-ceasefire in Pokrovsk! Wants to show that he is ready for negotiations with KievRussian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in Kupyansk and Pokrovsk, and proposed a "(micro)cease ...30.10.2025326 -
ISW: Kremlin calls on Russians to sacrifice themselves at the altar of RussiaThe Kremlin is resurrecting Soviet-era narratives about eternal sacrifice in the name of Russia in the face of aggression from outside. In this way ...29.10.2025525 -
ISW: Russia is trying to convince American society to accept Ukraine's surrenderThe Kremlin is trying to use the visit of Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund in the United States, to spread Kremlin narrative ...26.10.2025300
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ISW: Moscow intensifies its hybrid war against the USThe Kremlin is continuing its multi-pronged hybrid war, aimed at influencing US politicians in favor of Russia in response to the latest US sanctions. ...25.10.2025359 -
US forces Russia to negotiate with new sanctionsRussian forces carried out a combined drone and missile strike on Ukraine on October 21-22, hitting a kindergarten. The Ukrainian Air Force reported t ...23.10.2025406 -
Putin will accept only one thing - the complete surrender of UkraineThere are currently no indications that Russia is ready to accept anything less than the surrender of Ukraine. Russia is ready to spend a significant ...21.10.2025308 -
North Korean fighters are testing weapons and using the Kursk region as a training ground for modern warfareRussian troops do not have enough drones in the Kursk region and are losing personnel on the front in the Liman region. And in the Kursk region, DPRK ...20.10.2025298 -
ISW: Russian Army Resumes Mechanized AttacksOver the past two weeks, Russian troops have conducted three mechanized attacks with company or battalion forces in priority areas of the Donetsk regi ...15.10.20251 076 -
ISW: Russia has started Phase Zero of preparations for a possible war with NATORussia has started a new phase of preparations for a potential conflict with NATO, known as "Phase Zero". The discovery of the so-called &qu ...13.10.2025478 -
ISW: Kremlin continues to scare US with consequences for TomahawkThe Kremlin is continuing its campaign against the sale of "Tomahawk" missiles by the US to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on ...08.10.2025390 -
Russia to cut defense spending next year at the expense of funding propagandaIn 2026, Russia plans to cut defense spending and social benefits for the military, but will sharply increase funding for state propaganda, a report b ...30.09.2025863 -
ISW: Pro-Russian forces did not recognize the elections in Moldova as expectedRussian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to start the semi-annual autumn cycle of military conscription on October 1. 135,000 Russian citizens ...30.09.2025503 -
Russian army faces logistical problems and shortages of soldiers in key frontline areasThe Russian army is failing to advance in the Sumy region, while simultaneously experiencing logistical problems on the Pokrovskoye direction and a sh ...29.09.2025398 -
ISW: The Kremlin admitted its operational intentions for Kharkov to justify the heavy losses at KupyanskRussia's statement of intent to advance in the Kharkiv region testifies that it has not given up its territorial ambitions regarding Ukrainian lan ...24.09.2025432 -
ISW: Putin demonstrates military might but not readiness for negotiationsAccording to reports, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved the first arms package for Ukraine through the initiative, which al ...18.09.2025533 -
ISW: Putin Justifies Every Aggression in the Same WayRussian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev directly threatened Finland, stating in an article for the TASS news agency on September 8 that the ...09.09.2025550 -
ISW: Russia attacks Zelensky and former Ukrainian presidentThe Kremlin continues to deny the White House's statements regarding the prospect of a meeting between the United States, Ukraine and Russia in th ...02.09.2025723 -
ISW: Putin wants to convince the West that his victory in Ukraine is inevitableThe Kremlin appears to have launched a coordinated information campaign in which it demonstrates military power on the battlefield to influence Wester ...31.08.2025437 -
ISW: Alaska summit gives Vladimir Putin time for new attack on KievA German source told Reuters that Ukrainian officials had warned their German counterparts on August 13 that Ukrainian intelligence assessed that Russ ...30.08.2025750 -
ISW: Strikes on Kiev - and against Ukraine's partners in the warOn the night of August 27-28, Russia killed at least 21 civilians, including children, and damaged civilian infrastructure and European diplomatic fac ...29.08.2025821 -
ISW: Russian Army Attacks Ukraine's Energy InfrastructureRussian forces recently penetrated Ukrainian defensive positions in two border towns in the Dnipropetrovsk region, but have not established permanent ...28.08.2025543 -
ISW: Russians in border regions are increasingly apathetic towards the warRussian residents in border regions are increasingly apathetic towards the war and assume that Russia will not agree to an end to the war in the near ...27.08.2025331 -
ISW: Kursk Region Deputy Governor Vladimir Bazarov embezzled over $12 million.Russian authorities recently detained the acting vice governor of Kursk Region, Vladimir Bazarov. This is likely part of the Kremlin’s ongoin ...26.08.2025444
