The Institute for the Study of War - Archives from 2025/10/23/44833
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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 ...21.10.20255 231 -
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 ...20.10.20253 896 -
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 ...15.10.20254 914 -
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 ...13.10.202532 362 -
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 ...08.10.20253 089
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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 ...30.09.20252 051 -
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 ...30.09.20252 271 -
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 ...29.09.20253 199 -
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 ...24.09.20254 666 -
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 ...18.09.20253 283 -
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 ...09.09.20253 108 -
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 ...02.09.20254 969 -
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 ...31.08.20253 837 -
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 ...30.08.20252 764 -
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 ...29.08.20253 172 -
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 ...28.08.20255 410 -
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 ...27.08.20253 780 -
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 ...26.08.20253 424 -
ISW: Putin does not want peace talks, but does not admit it to the worldRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with NBC confirmed the Kremlin's explicit rejection of the US-proposed peace initiatives in ...25.08.20253 250 -
ISW: Putin wants veto, not peace with UkraineRussia is insisting on having the right to veto any Western security guarantees for Ukraine - in an attempt to thwart ongoing US and European efforts ...21.08.20254 360 -
ISW: Moscow influences Ukraine talks with its progress on the frontOn August 12, Russian forces continued to penetrate Ukrainian defensive positions east and northeast of Dobropil (northwest of Pokrovsk) with sabotage ...13.08.20254 256 -
ISW: Territories are a major issue in Donald Trump's Ukraine peace talksUS President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to facilitate substantive peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in an effort to achieve lasti ...12.08.20252 813 -
ISW: Moscow seeks to sow discord in Trump administrationSome Russian commentators are seeking to sow discord in the Trump administration, possibly as part of a broader effort to avoid US sanctions ahead of ...07.08.20252 595 -
ISW: War in Ukraine is the only way for Vladimir Putin to stay in the KremlinRussian head of state Vladimir Putin has deliberately put himself in a position where he cannot present any peace agreement that does not meet his ori ...06.08.20255 066 -
ISW: Vladimir Putin needs Kiev's capitulation and will obviously not compromiseThe Russian authorities are not ready for any compromises within the framework of the negotiation process to end the war if they do not envisage the c ...03.08.20254 943