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Feb 14, 2025 | 
uazmi.com | Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Olivia Gibson |Frederick W. Kagan
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from ISW:Ukraine’s European partners announced new military assistance to Ukraine amid the February 12 Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) meeting. Russia reportedly lost just over 5,000 tanks and armored vehicles during 2024 compared with 3,000 in 2023. IISS noted that Russia has adapted some of its tactics to address ongoing equipment shortages and is increasingly relying on infantry-led assaults to advance along the frontline.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
uazmi.com | Olivia Gibson |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW:Russian forces reportedly struck a dormitory holding Russian civilians in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast on February 1 as Russian authorities widely attempted to deny Russian responsibility for the strike and blame Ukraine. Russia continues efforts to illegally deport Ukrainian children to occupied Crimea and Russia under the guise of evacuation and rehabilitation programs.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
criticalthreats.org | Nicole Wolkov |Grace Mappes |Christina Harward |Nate Trotter
Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Nate Trotter, William Runkel and Frederick W. Kagan November 13, 2024, 6:30pm 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 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
criticalthreats.org | Christina Harward |Angelica Evans |Nicole Wolkov |Grace Mappes
Christina Harward, Angelica Evans, Nicole Wolkov, Grace Mappes, Nate Trotter, William Runkel and George Barros November 12, 2024, 6:15 pm 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 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
uazmi.com | Christina Harward |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways from the ISW: Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to deny the presence of North Korean military personnel in Russia on October 24, amid official Ukrainian reports that the first North Korean military units arrived in Kursk Oblast on October 23.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
uazmi.com | Christina Harward |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW: The adoption of the Kazan Declaration on the second day of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan on October 23 demonstrated that Russia has not yet secured the international support nor created the alternative security structure that the Kremlin desires.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
uazmi.com | Christina Harward |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Kyiv Posthttps://www.kyivpost.com/Key Takeaways from the ISW: Moldova's October 20 European Union (EU) referendum passed by an extremely narrow margin in large part due to support from the Moldovan diaspora, and current Moldovan President Maia Sandu will face Alexandr Stoianoglo in a second round of voting on November 3.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
understandingwar.org | Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Russia or the West: The Stakes in Georgia’s ElectionBy Davit Gasparyan, Nicole Wolkov, and Frederick W. KaganOctober 21, 2024KT: The Kremlin will likely seek to influence the October 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections to help secure a Georgian Dream Party victory in order to derail Georgia's Euro-Atlantic Integration efforts.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
uazmi.com | Christina Harward |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways from the ISW: Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against the Lipetsk-2 Air Base near Lipetsk City and Russian state-owned defense enterprise Sverdlov in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on the night of October 19 to 20. Moldovan authorities have yet to announce the results of the October 20 presidential election and European Union (EU) referendum, but both the election and referendum have passed the required voter turnout threshold to be valid.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
uazmi.com | Christina Harward |Davit Gasparyan |Nicole Wolkov |Frederick W. Kagan
Key Takeaways from the ISW: Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the "Kremniy El" microelectronic plant in Bryansk City on the night of October 18 to 19. Ukraine and Russia conducted a one-for-one prisoner of war (POW) exchange on October 18 - the fourth exchange since the start of Ukrainian operations in Kursk Oblast in August 2024.
