The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2026/02/06/59018
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Russian troops want to apply the successful tactics of Pokrovsk to KonstantinovkaRussian troops are trying to reproduce for the offensive against Konstantinovka the scheme that they had previously successfully applied in Pokrovsk. ...05.02.20263 247 -
Russia is preparing for war against Finland againRussia is building military infrastructure near the Finnish border, possibly as part of a broader military expansion effort aimed at preparing Russian ...02.02.20265 896 -
Russian Army Installs Starlink on Its Strike DronesRussian forces are using low-cost fixed-wing "Molniya" (Lightning) drones equipped with Starlink satellite terminals to impose a battlefield ...30.01.20264 471 -
China provides crucial support to RussiaChina continues to provide crucial support to the production of weapons in Russia, including Oreshnik missiles and Shahed long-range drones. This w ...29.01.20264 501 -
Russia is trying to force Trump to put pressure on Kiev! In return, it offers a new strategic arms treatyMoscow is trying to reach an agreement with the United States on its demands on Ukraine in exchange for normalizing US-Russian relations, analysts fro ...27.01.20262 088
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Moscow will not submit to Donald Trump's pressure diplomacyKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made a statement in which he hinted that the Kremlin is using its participation in the ongoing negotiations with the U ...26.01.20264 029 -
Kremlin's plans! Vladimir Putin wants to use Trump's Peace Council to return frozen assetsRussian President Vladimir Putin is trying to use US President Donald Trump's Peace Council to lift the freeze on Russian assets in order to stimu ...23.01.20262 473 -
Pro-war figures are favorites for the Duma in RussiaThe Kremlin has drawn up a list of five candidates to represent the ruling "United Russia" party in the State Duma elections in September 20 ...20.01.20262 452 -
EU tightens measures against tankers from Russia's shadow fleetEuropean countries appear to be taking tough measures against oil tankers linked to the shadow fleets of Russia and its allies. The Ukrainian army ...18.01.20262 275 -
Putin has shown that he wants not only to seize Ukraine, but also to destroy NATORussian President Vladimir Putin continues to show that he will not be satisfied with a peaceful settlement of the conflict, which concerns only Ukrai ...16.01.20264 313 -
ISW: Russian offensive on Ukrainian front slowed in late December 2025The Russian offensive slowed in late December 2025 and early January 2026, likely due to less favorable winter weather conditions and the end of effor ...15.01.20262 907 -
ISW: New massive Russian strikePreliminary unconfirmed reports indicate that Russian forces may have launched a strike with the hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM ...09.01.20265 941 -
ISW: US seizes tankers attempting to evade sanctionsThe US Coast Guard has seized two oil tankers linked to Russia for attempting to evade US sanctions on Venezuelan oil. On January 7, US officials c ...08.01.20263 306 -
ISW: Russians conduct offensive operations in several directions, but without successThe Russian army continues its offensive on the front and does not give up its intention to seize more territories. This is what analysts from the Ins ...04.01.20264 225 -
ISW: In 2025, the Russian army captured more Ukrainian territory than in 2024.Russian forces increased their average speed of advance in 2025 thanks to a new operational model, supported by technological adaptations and a change ...01.01.20263 704 -
ISW on the strike on Putin's residence: The circumstances do not fit the pattern of the observed evidenceThe Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has not registered any confirmation of Russia's claims about the alleged Ukrainian strike on Vladimir Put ...30.12.20256 733 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin continues to press Donald Trump on Ukraine and NATOThe Kremlin's latest statements contradict several of the positions that Trump presented as the basis for ending the war. The Kremlin has repeated ...29.12.20254 988 -
ISW: Russia is preparing for a potential conflict with NATO in the futureRussian President Vladimir Putin has explicitly stressed his continued commitment to his maximalist military goals in Ukraine – the same goals t ...18.12.20254 105 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin does not accept Western guarantees for Ukraine's securityThe Council of the European Union confirmed that European countries and the United States will provide "solid" security guarantees to Ukrain ...17.12.20255 939 -
ISW: Ukrainian army continues massive strikes on Russian refineriesThe Kremlin is setting conditions for rejecting the Ukrainian and European peace plan. It previously rejected key points of the US-proposed 28-point p ...15.12.20253 699 -
ISW: Fighting for Kupyansk ContinuesUkrainian forces continue to advance in and near Kupyansk, and more details about the counteroffensive have emerged. This is reported by the Instit ...14.12.20255 018 -
ISW: Ukraine has shown it can counterattackThe Ukrainian counterattack in Kupyansk shows that the army is capable of defending itself and counterattacking against significant Russian attacks. ...13.12.20255 897 -
Dmitry Medvedev: The window of opportunity for dialogue with the US is now openThe Kremlin reacted positively to the recently published US National Security Strategy (NSS). Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that the & ...08.12.20252 912 -
ISW: Trump's peace plan for Ukraine still not finalAmerican and Ukrainian officials have indicated that the 28-point peace plan initially announced by the United States is not final and is currently be ...24.11.20253 199 -
Russia wants to divide Ukraine and the US with the help of the peace planThe 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 ...22.11.20253 004