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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-pokrovsk-direction-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Control of Terrain in the Pokrovsk Direction, Feb. 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in the Pokrovsk Direction, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-25-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Feb. 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - ISW has not observed evidence of UAF operating within Pokrovsk since late January 2025, indicating that Russian forces seized the town.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-pokrovsk-agglomeration-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Pokrovsk Agglomeration, Feb. 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in the Pokrovsk Agglomeration, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-donetsk-oblast-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Control of Terrain in Donetsk Oblast, February 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in Donetsk Oblast, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-25-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25, 2026 | ISW
Mar 26, 2026 - A Russian milblogger issued a critique of the Russian military's inability to achieve victory in Ukraine and called for serious reforms.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-kharkiv-oblast-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Control of Terrain in Kharkiv Oblast, February 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in Kharkiv Oblast, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
february 25 2026kharkiv oblastcontrolterrainisw
https://understandingwar.org/research/china-taiwan/korean-peninsula-update-march-25-2026/
Korean Peninsula Update, March 25, 2026 | ISW
Mar 27, 2026 - Kim Jong Un used the 15th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) session to reinforce North Korea’s “two hostile states” policy against South Korea.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-fortress-belt-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Control of Terrain in the Fortress Belt, February 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in the Fortress Belt, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
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https://understandingwar.org/map/key-developments-in-north-korea-from-january-20-to-25-2026/
Key Developments in North Korea from Jan 20 to 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 3, 2026 - A Map of Key Developments in North Korea from January 20 to 25, 2026, produced by the Institute for the Study of War
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https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-special-report-march-25-2026/
Iran Update Special Report, March 25, 2026 | ISW
Mar 27, 2026 - The United States presented a 15-point proposal to Iran via Pakistan on March 24, per ISW-CTP's Iran Update Special Report.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-control-of-terrain-in-the-russo-ukrainian-war-february-25-2026-at-130-pm-et/
Control of Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Feb. 25, 2026 | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - Assessed Control of Terrain in the Russo-Ukrainian War, February 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET, produced by ISW
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