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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-envelopment-tactics-in-eastern-ukraine/
Russian Envelopment Tactics in Eastern Ukraine | ISW
Jul 12, 2025 - Angelica Evans explains Russia's evolving military strategy in eastern Ukraine.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/north-korea-joins-russias-war-against-ukraine/
North Korea Join Russia's War Against Ukraine | ISW
Dec 5, 2025 - North Korea has deployed a contingent of troops to Russia in support of Russia's war in Ukraine, per the Institute for the Study of War.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/reuters-welcome-to-new-russia-how-the-kremlin-is-remaking-occupied-ukraine/
How the Kremlin is remaking occupied Ukraine | ISW
Mar 26, 2026 - ISW National Security Fellow Karolina Hird, spoke with Reuters about Russia's efforts to exploit the resources of occupied Ukraine.
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https://understandingwar.org/analysis/russia-ukraine/remembering-the-4th-anniversary-of-russias-war-in-ukraine/
Remembering the 4th Anniversary of Russia's War in Ukraine | ISW
Feb 25, 2026 - Four years later, Ukraine is not remotely close to defeat. Read ISW’s analysis marking the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/previous-extent-of-russian-partial-battlefield-air-interdiction-effects-in-ukraine/
Extent of Russian Battlefield Air Interdiction Effects in Ukraine | ISW
Dec 23, 2025 - A Map of Previous Extent of Russian Partial Battlefield Air Interdiction Effects in Ukraine, produced by the Institute for the Study of War
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/the-importance-of-ukraines-fortress-belt-geospatial-intelligence-terrain-analysis/
The Importance of Ukraine's Fortress Belt | ISW
Apr 17, 2026 - Ukraine’s Fortress Belt is the cornerstone of a militarily defensible frontline in eastern Ukraine, by ISW.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russias-quest-to-intensify-the-theater-wide-battlefield-air-interdiction-campaign-against-ukraines-logistics/
Russia's Quest to Intensify BAI Against Ukraine's Logistics | ISW
Feb 25, 2026 - Russian forces are attempting to destroy operationally-significant targets farther in Ukraine's rear in order to weaken frontline defenses.
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https://understandingwar.org/map/assessed-russian-gains-in-ukraine-from-january-1-to-december-31-2025/
Assessed Russian Gains in Ukraine from January 1 to December 31, 2025 | ISW
Jan 1, 2026 - A Map of Assessed Russian Gains in Ukraine from January 1 to December 31, 2025, produced by the Institute for the Study of War
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/reuters-ukraine-regains-control-of-frontline-areas-in-southeast-and-east-army-chief-says/
Ukraine regains control of frontline areas in southeast | ISW
Apr 8, 2026 - ISW was quoted in an April 6, 2026 Reuters article about how Ukraine regained control of frontline areas in southeast and east.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/euromaidan-what-ukraines-fifth-year-of-war-will-really-look-like/
What Ukraine's Fifth Year of War will Really Look Like | ISW
Feb 26, 2026 - ISW Russia Deputy Team Lead Christina Harward spoke with Euromaidan on February 25, about outlook for the fifth year of the war in Ukraine.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/wall-street-journal-ukraine-is-suddenly-on-the-offensive-with-help-from-elon-musk/
Ukraine Is Suddenly on the Offensive | ISW
Mar 23, 2026 - ISW mapping data was used in a March 20, 2026 Wall Street Journal article about the effect of disabling Russia's use of Starlink.
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/associated-press-ukraine-faces-a-new-test-as-russia-steps-up-its-drive-to-seize-donetsks-fortress-belt/
Russia steps up its drive to seize Ukraine's fortress belt | ISW
Sep 23, 2025 - An ISW map of Ukraine's fortress belt used in an Associated Press article on September 23, 2025 about the current state of the conflict
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/c-span-helsinki-commission-holds-briefing-on-ukraines-defense-amid-war-with-russia/
Helsinki Commission Holds Briefing on Ukraine's Defense | ISW
Apr 15, 2026 - ISW's George Barros briefed The U.S. Helsinki Commission, on the strategic importance of Ukraine's Fortress Belt on April 8, 2026.
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https://understandingwar.org/research/future-of-war/ukraine-and-the-problem-of-restoring-maneuver-in-contemporary-war/
Ukraine and the Problem of Restoring Maneuver in War | ISW
Dec 23, 2025 - ISW offers a new framework for Ukraine and Western backers to break the current positional warfare and restore maneuver to the battlefield
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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/newsroom/huffington-post-four-years-in-putins-ukraine-conquest-is-still-stalled-but-hes-still-got-trump-on-his-side/
Four Years In, Putin’s Ukraine Conquest Is Still Stalled | ISW
Feb 23, 2026 - ISW Russia Research Fellow Kateryna Stepanenko spoke with the Huffington Post on February 19, 2026, about Russian recruitment efforts
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https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/the-lands-ukraine-must-liberate/
The Lands Ukraine Must Liberate | ISW
May 15, 2025 - A Ukraine strong enough to deter and defeat any future Russian aggression with an economy strong enough to prosper without large amounts of foreign aid is the...
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https://understandingwar.org/newsroom/politico-ukraine-retakes-territory-as-russias-buffer-zone-strategy-falters-official-says/
Ukraine retakes territory | Politico | ISW
Mar 11, 2026 - ISW was cited in a March 10, 2026, article by Politico about Ukrainian territorial gains and the outlook of the war.
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