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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.

Russian troops prepare offensive, choosing between several fronts – ISW

Ukrainian forces' withdrawal from their positions does not help Russia's rapid tactical success – ISW

While Ukraine waits for US aid, Russians may gain tactical advantages – ISW

ISW assessed Ukraine's possibilities to liberate its entire territory from Russians

If Russia seizes Chasiv Yar, it will be able to attack "defensive belt" of many settlements – ISW report

Ukraine's Defence Forces need to coordinate ATACMS strikes with ground operations – ISW

Russian forces to change targets and intensify strikes in coming weeks – ISW

Kremlin conducts information operation against Kharkiv to make Ukrainians flee the city – ISW

Ukrainian forces to halt Russian offensive if US aid arrives quickly – ISW

Russians may step up attacks using time before US aid arrives – ISW

Russians advance fast because of air defence shortage at front – ISW

Ukraine strikes Russia with weapons of its own production – ISW

Coordinated and large-scale – ISW on Ukrainian strikes against Russian targets in Crimea and Mordovia

Delay in US aid could lead to operationally significant gains for Russian forces – ISW

Russian attacks could make "threatening gains" west of Bakhmut – ISW

ISW compares capabilities of Israeli and Ukrainian air defence to repel attacks

Russian troops conduct at least three operational-level efforts – ISW

Ukraine needs air defence to cover its defence industry – ISW

Lack of air defence systems leads to slow but steady Russian victories on battlefield – ISW

Effective UAV deployment by Ukraine can't offset ammunition shortage, ISW states

ISW: Russia is trying to challenge Armenia's sovereignty

Kremlin is destabilising Moldova – ISW

Russian forces accelerate pace of offensive operations amid rising casualties – ISW

Aid delays hinder Ukraine's ability to respond to increasing pace of Russian attacks – ISW

ISW finds no visual evidence of Russian aircraft being hit at airbases

Peskov, Shoigu and Lavrov step up information operations – ISW

Russians escalate number and scale of mechanised ground assaults – ISW

Lowering conscription age will help Ukrainian forces, but Western weapon supplies are decisive – ISW

Russians make video with professional actors to undermine mobilisation in Ukraine – ISW

Russian forces will be able to launch large-scale offensive in one operational area – ISW