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3 weeks ago | 
uazmi.com | Anna Harvey |Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |George Barros
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russian forces are reportedly sustaining an average of 1,140 casualties per day and suffering disproportionately high personnel casualties for marginal, grinding territorial gains. The Kremlin continues efforts to falsely portray Russia as willing to engage in good-faith negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, despite Russia’s repeated refusal to offer any concessions.
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3 weeks ago | 
uazmi.com | Anna Harvey |Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |George Barros
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Ukrainian and Russian delegations met in Istanbul on June 2 and only reached agreements about prisoner of war (POW) exchanges. Russia’s refusal to give Ukraine its memorandum with its terms for a peace settlement before the meeting ensured that the meeting was largely unproductive and further protracted the negotiation process.
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3 weeks ago | 
uazmi.com | Anna Harvey |Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |George Barros
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Ukraine conducted a large-scale and simultaneous series of drone strikes against multiple air bases in Russia on June 1. Ukraine continues to innovate its drone technology and tactics to achieve operational surprise and successfully target Russian military infrastructure in the rear.
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3 weeks ago | 
uazmi.com | Anna Harvey |Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |George Barros
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russian officials’ public statements continue to demonstrate that Russia maintains wider territorial goals in Ukraine beyond the four oblasts that Russia has illegally declared as annexed. The Kremlin is continuing efforts to prepare Russian society and the Russian defense industry base (DIB) for a protracted war with Ukraine and potential future war with NATO.
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3 weeks ago | 
criticalthreats.org | Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |Kateryna Stepanenko
Olivia Gibson, Christina Harward and Kateryna Stepanenko Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine.
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1 month ago | 
uazmi.com | Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russian President Vladimir Putin is fostering the formation of an informal state ideology based on Russian nationalism that positions Russia in opposition to the West as part of ongoing efforts to militarize and unify Russian society.
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1 month ago | 
uazmi.com | Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russian President Vladimir Putin likely orchestrated a meeting with Kursk Oblast officials on May 20 to set conditions to justify the renewal of Russian plans to seize Sumy City and illegally annex Sumy Oblast. Russian forces are highly unlikely to be able to seize Sumy City in the near- to medium-term given Russia’s demonstrated inability to rapidly seize even much smaller settlements in Ukraine in the past three years.
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1 month ago | 
uazmi.com | Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Senior Russian officials continue to deny the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president, government, and constitution and Ukraine’s sovereignty despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to feign interest in peace negotiations to end the war. Medvedev also reiterated long-standing Russian demands tantamount to Ukraine’s complete capitulation.
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2 months ago | 
criticalthreats.org | Olivia Gibson |Grace Mappes |Christina Harward |Frederick W. Kagan
Olivia Gibson, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Frederick W. Kagan and Nate Trotter April 7, 2025, 6:45pm ETClick here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report. Click here to see ISW's interactive map of Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast. Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
uazmi.com | Olivia Gibson |Christina Harward |Angelica Evans |George Barros
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russia continues to leverage its partnerships with US adversaries, including North Korea, to offset the resource shortages constraining Russia’s economy and war effort. The arrival of North Korean workers to Russia demonstrates how Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), is violating UNSC Resolution 2397.
