The Institute for the Study of War believes that Russian troops have regained the initiative in the entire theatre of operations and will be able to conduct offensive operations whenever and wherever they want as long as they hold the initiative.
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21 February, 2024 Destroyed Russian T-80B tank by the soldiers of the Azov Brigade. Photo credits: Azov
The Azov Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine repelled the Russian invaders from their positions. Previously, these positions were occupied by…
The mobilised Bashkirs have been trying to avoid direct participation in hostilities in Ukraine.
Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (NRC)
Details: This happens against the backdrop of protests in Bashkortostan, provoked by the detention of Fa…
14 February, 2024 Debris that looks like a GLSDB jet gliding bomb. Freeze frame from the video of the Russians
The Russians demonstrated the wreckage of the munition similar to a GLSDB jet glide bomb.
Militarnyi reports on this with reference to the …
Ukrainian military observer Kostiantyn Mashovets has reported that Russian forces are seeking to regain manoeuvre on the battlefield using the Soviet deep battle theory but have so far failed to implement it due to Ukraine’s current capabilities.
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Relatives of mobilised Russian soldiers continue to protest across Russia, with rallies taking place in the cities of Moscow, St Petersburg, Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: The ISW reported that the …
The Kremlin has intensified rhetoric about a hypothetical division of Ukraine and is latching onto unrelated topics.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: ISW believes the Russians are doing this to normalise the narrative of a division…
4 February, 2024 KMV-20K manipulator crane of the Russian military in the Kreminna Forests. October 2023. Ukraine. Frame from the video of the AZOV Brigade
Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kreminna Forests in the Luhansk region attacked Russian engine…
29 January, 2024 A damaged Russian T-72B3 tank near the village of Torske. January 2024. A frame from the video of the 100th Territorial Defense Brigade
The Russian command conducted an unsuccessful attack on Ukrainian positions near the village of D…
Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believe that the Russians are trying to compensate for Ukrainian drone strikes as a way to get out of the positional war.
Source: ISW
Details: Russian military bloggers (milbloggers) claimed that th…