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ISW

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is an American nonprofit research group and think tank founded in 2007 by military historian Kimberly Kagan and headquartered in Washington, D.C.  ISW currently publishes daily updates on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

ISW records movement of Russian troops through Avdiivka streets

Russian air defence in Leningrad Oblast was created to defend against NATO, not attacks from the south – ISW

Russian forces capture Krokhmalne, a village in Kharkiv Oblast – ISW

Russian forces to undertake "localised offensive operations" – ISW

Russia wants to present NATO exercises as provocation – ISW

Ukraine's Defence Forces rapidly destroy Russian armoured vehicles on Avdiivka front – ISW

ISW observes advance of Russian troops near Kreminna and Bakhmut

Numbers of Russians increases on Bakhmut front – ISW

Russians are "experimenting", they want to "penetrate" Ukrainian air defence – ISW

Russia prepares to launch new offensive but will not have operational breakthroughs – ISW

Russian forces increasingly down their own drones on Kherson Oblast's left bank – ISW

ISW calls Ukraine disabling over 20 Russian missiles with EW stations a turning point

ISW explains how Russia manages to carry out planned rotations

Kremlin drags "Great Patriotic War" myths into its war with Ukraine – ISW

Russia wants to create 15-kilometre "buffer zone" in Kharkiv Oblast – ISW

ISW analyses how Kremlin selected families of deceased Russian soldiers for Christmas meeting with Putin

Ukrainian missiles and UAVs bypass Russian air defence and hit targets in Crimea – ISW

ISW believes Russian troops are preparing to attack Kupiansk in coming weeks

Russia looks for ballistic missiles abroad as they are more effective in bypassing air defence systems – ISW

Fighting around Bakhmut: Russians trying to advance towards Chasiv Yar – ISW

ISW explains how Russia might use exchange of prisoners

Positional fighting continues near Avdiivka Coke Plant – ISW

Ukrainian drones strike many targets in Russia – ISW

Positional fighting continues near Robotyne – ISW

Russia to keep launching large-scale attacks on Ukraine – ISW

ISW reports on advance of Ukrainian troops near Bakhmut

Russians recapture positions near Verbove, seized by Ukrainians in summer counteroffensive – ISW

ISW analyses battle for Marinka

ISW notes Russian advance near Avdiivka and Kreminna

Putin's signals of readiness to stop war are being sent to prevent military aid – ISW