The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/12/14/31256

The Ukrainian counterattack in Kupyansk shows that the army is capable of defending itself and counterattacking against significant Russian attacks. ...

The Kremlin reacted positively to the recently published US National Security Strategy (NSS). Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that the & ...

American and Ukrainian officials have indicated that the 28-point peace plan initially announced by the United States is not final and is currently be ...

The Kremlin is probably trying to divide Ukraine and the United States of America so that Russia can continue the war without the support and assistan ...

Russian government sources also indicated that the Kremlin does not support the 28-point peace plan proposed by the US president. The Russian oppos ...

The clauses in the 28-point peace plan between Russia and the US are a complete capitulation of Ukraine to Russia's initial military demands. West ...

Russian forces are struggling to focus on a single decisive objective in the Pokrovsk direction and are instead continuing their simultaneous attempts ...

Russian forces may be attempting to block Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk itself, while simultaneously encircling Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk-Mirnog ...

The Kremlin has begun a forced and partial mobilization of reservists as part of its broader initiative to build an active reserve, possibly for use i ...

The ongoing US shutdown is affecting US arms exports to NATO allies and Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned. Axios reported on ...

Russian forces continue to advance towards Pokrovsk and are reportedly expanding their logistics to its southern part. Geolocated footage released on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to try to blame US President Donald Trump for the nuclear weapons modernization and expansion program that ...

The progress of Russian forces in Ukraine remains stable in October, and the eastern Donetsk region remains the most threatened, according to an analy ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian troops have surrounded Ukrainian forces in Kupyansk and Pokrovsk, and proposed a "(micro)cease ...

The Kremlin is resurrecting Soviet-era narratives about eternal sacrifice in the name of Russia in the face of aggression from outside. In this way ...

The 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 ...

The Kremlin is continuing its multi-pronged hybrid war, aimed at influencing US politicians in favor of Russia in response to the latest US sanctions. ...

Russian forces carried out a combined drone and missile strike on Ukraine on October 21-22, hitting a kindergarten. The Ukrainian Air Force reported t ...

There are currently no indications that Russia is ready to accept anything less than the surrender of Ukraine. Russia is ready to spend a significant ...

Russian 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 ...

Over the past two weeks, Russian troops have conducted three mechanized attacks with company or battalion forces in priority areas of the Donetsk regi ...

Russia has started a new phase of preparations for a potential conflict with NATO, known as "Phase Zero". The discovery of the so-called &qu ...

The Kremlin is continuing its campaign against the sale of "Tomahawk" missiles by the US to Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on ...

In 2026, Russia plans to cut defense spending and social benefits for the military, but will sharply increase funding for state propaganda, a report b ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to start the semi-annual autumn cycle of military conscription on October 1. 135,000 Russian citizens ...