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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2026 | ISW
Apr 6, 2026 - Russian forces conducted another prolonged strike series against Ukraine with a total of 700 drones launched in two waves.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-29-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 29, 2026 | ISW
Mar 30, 2026 - Russian forces are struggling to advance on the northern part of Ukraine's Fortress Belt following the Russian Spring-Summer 2026 offensive.
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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/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-20-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 20, 2026 | ISW
Apr 21, 2026 - Swedish intelligence assessments are consistent with ISW's assessments about the significant challenges the Russian economy is facing.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-23-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 23, 2026 | ISW
Mar 27, 2026 - Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Russian forces intensified ground attacks across the theater.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-6-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 6, 2026 | ISW
Apr 7, 2026 - Ukraine’s expanding long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure is exploiting overstretched Russian air defenses.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-5-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2026 | ISW
Mar 8, 2026 - President Zelensky announced that Ukraine will support US air defense efforts against Iranian Shahed drone strikes in the Middle East.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment_20-8/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2024 | ISW
Jun 1, 2025 - Several Russian financial, economic, and military indicators suggest that Russia is preparing for a large-scale conventional conflict with NATO, not imminently...
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-18-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2026 | ISW
Apr 18, 2026 - Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign continues to exploit overstretched Russian air defenses to damage oil infrastructure and military assets
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-14-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 14, 2026 | ISW
Apr 14, 2026 - Russia is centralizing drone procurement for its Unmanned Systems Forces (USF), which will have both positive and negative consequences.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-3-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2026 | ISW
Mar 4, 2026 - The United States and Israel are striking Iran's drone and missile facilities to reduce the pressure on missile and drone interceptors.
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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/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-21-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 21, 2026 | ISW
Apr 22, 2026 - Russian Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov continues to make greatly exaggerated claims of Russian advances.
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https://www.rferl.org/embed/player/Article/33719998.html?type=video&FullScreenMode=True
Ukrainian Forces Battle Intense Russian Offensive Near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks by Russian forces. Ukraine’s General Oleksandr Syrskiy said...
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-9-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 9, 2026 | ISW
Apr 10, 2026 - Russian and Ukrainian reporting appears to confirm battlefield reporting that Ukraine has achieved a drone advantage over Russian forces
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-12-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 12, 2026 | ISW
Mar 13, 2026 - A US delegation met with lead Russian negotiator and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev in Miami on March 11.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-17-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 17, 2026 | ISW
Mar 19, 2026 - Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov continues to aggrandize tactical details and exaggerate Russian battlefield gains.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 24, 2026 | ISW
Mar 25, 2026 - Russian forces launched nearly 1,000 drones and missiles against Ukraine in a prolonged strike series March 23-24.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment_6-7/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2024 | ISW
Jun 1, 2025 - The Kremlin appears to be re-intensifying a reflexive control campaign targeting Western decision-making using nuclear threats and diplomatic manipulation....
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-november-20-2025/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Nov. 20, 2025 | ISW
Nov 21, 2025 - Reporting indicates the proposed Russia-US peace plan would require Ukraine to fully concede to Russia’s original demands.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-16-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16, 2026 | ISW
Apr 17, 2026 - Russian forces conducted the sixth largest series of drone and missile strikes throughout the day on April 15 and overnight into April 16.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-21-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2026 | ISW
Mar 22, 2026 - Russian forces have likely begun their anticipated Spring-Summer 2026 offensive against the Ukrainian Fortress Belt.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-31-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2026 | ISW
Apr 3, 2026 - Russian advances have slowed as Ukrainian forces continue to contest the initiative in different frontline sectors for a protracted period.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-13-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 13, 2026 | ISW
Apr 19, 2026 - The Kremlin is downplaying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s election defeat as Russia loses a key European ally.
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https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/new-analysis-eccri-highlights-ukraine-defence-against-russian-offensive
New analysis highlights strength of Ukraine's defence against “unprecedented” Russian offensive |...
Report from the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative (ECCRI) gives new insights into the role of cyber criminals and political hacktivists in a...
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https://understandingwar.org/analysis/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment/
Russian Offensive Campaign Update | Product Line | ISW
Mar 23, 2026 - This assessment provides a synthetic running intelligence estimate of Putin’s objectives in Ukraine and of Russia’s war effort, by ISW.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-19-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2026 | ISW
Mar 20, 2026 - Ukraine has been imposing increasing challenges on Russia at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels since the beginning of 2026.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-31-2025/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Dec. 31, 2025 | ISW
Jan 1, 2026 - Russia increased its average rate of advance in 2025 due to a new operational template supported by tech adaptations and a shift in tactics.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/ukrainian-forces-battle-intense-russian-offensive-near-obliterated-pokrovsk/33719998.html
Ukrainian Forces Battle Intense Russian Offensive Near Pokrovsk
Ukrainian forces stationed near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region say they've seen increasing attacks by Russian forces. Ukraine’s General Oleksandr Syrskiy said...
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-26-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 26, 2026 | ISW
Mar 26, 2026 - Russia continues to expand its military cooperation with Iran to facilitate Iranian strikes on US and Israeli forces in the Middle East.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-27-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 27, 2026 | ISW
Mar 28, 2026 - Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly requested that Russia's top businessmen provide funding for the Russian government.
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https://archive.kyivpost.com/russias-war/isw-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-5.html
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 5 - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice
Dec 6, 2022 - Key inflections in ongoing military operations on December 5: Russian forces continued… - Dec. 06, 2022. By ISW
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-18-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 18, 2026 | ISW
Mar 19, 2026 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukraine has sent 201 military experts to assist Middle Eastern countries
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment_7-7/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2024 | ISW
Jun 1, 2025 - Russian President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian President on May 7 and stressed Russia's need for unchallenged autocratic rule while...
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment_16-32/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 16 | ISW
May 9, 2025 - Russian forces face mounting difficulties replacing combat losses in Ukraine, including the possible death of the commander of the 150th Motor Rifle Division...
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-28-2026/
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 28, 2026 | ISW
Mar 29, 2026 - Toplines Russian forces struck a maternity hospital in Odesa City overnight on March 27 to 28. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched...
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https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72871
Top Russian Milblogger Praises Ukraine Army, Predicts Kremlin Spring Offensive Will Fail
Mar 30, 2026 - Yuri Podolyaka is not the only widely read cheerleader of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, complaining in public, at the risk of imprisonment, that Vladimir...
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https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/22/europe/russia-ukraine-conflict-iran-intl
Russian forces begin offensive in Ukraine as Zelensky worries about impact of Iran conflict | CNN
Mar 23, 2026 - Russian forces have begun a spring offensive in eastern Ukraine, including the use of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, according to the Ukrainian military...
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