Tag: Russia

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 10, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The Kremlin unilaterally declared a short-term, theater-wide ceasefire over the Orthodox Easter holiday. Russian forces are prioritizing offensive operations in...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russian and Ukrainian reporting appears to confirm battlefield reporting that Ukrainian forces have achieved a drone advantage over...

Russian Occupation Update, April 9, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russia continues to publish the profiles of deported Ukrainian children on Russian adoption databases. The Chechen Republic may...

Russia summons Japanese ambassador over Ukraine drone deal

(Abbey Fenbert - The Kyiv Independent) Russia on April 8 summoned Akira Muto, Japan's ambassador to Moscow, to protest a recent deal between a...

Sanctions waivers on Russian and Iranian oil are set to expire. Here’s what Trump should do next

(Maia Nikoladze and Daniel Fried - Atlantic Council) Temporary US licenses allowing Russian and Iranian oil sales are backfiring by generating major revenue windfalls...

In Russia, Putin Sees Something Not Seen In Years: A Notable Drop In Approval Ratings

(Mike Eckel - RFE/RL) Maybe it’s the widespread state-ordered mobile Internet outages that have disrupted the lives of millions of Russians, in Moscow above...

Le organizzazioni cosacche sopprimono l’identità ucraina nei territori occupati

Mosca sta sfruttando l'immagine e le organizzazioni cosacche per sopprimere l'identità ucraina nei territori ucraini occupati, come Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia e Kherson. Organismi russi...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 6, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Ukraine’s expanding long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure is exploiting overstretched Russian air defenses and significantly damaging...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Ukraine continues to generate leverage against Russia by accomplishing tactical, operational, and strategic battlespace effects. Swedish authorities boarded a...

I sistemi aerei senza pilota russi diventano l’elemento imprevedibile nella modernizzazione militare di Mosca

La Russia ha istituito le Forze per i Sistemi Senza Pilota (USF) come ramo militare indipendente, istituzionalizzando la guerra con i droni dopo aver...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The Kremlin is setting conditions to imminently tighten restrictions on virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow Russians to...

Russian Occupation Update, April 2, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russian officials continue to exploit psychological treatment, rehabilitation, military-patriotic training, and cultural programs as pretexts for the deportation...

Russia to ask US, Israel to cease fire as it evacuates staff from Iran nuclear plant

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russia will ask the United States and Israel to ensure a ceasefire while it evacuates more Russian staff from the Bushehr nuclear...

Putin, MBS discuss Middle East, OPEC+ cooperation, Kremlin says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Middle East crisis and cooperation within OPEC+ in a...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces seized the entirety of Luhansk Oblast for the...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2026

(Institute for the Study of War) Russian advances have slowed as Ukrainian forces continue to contest the initiative in different frontline sectors for a...