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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 forecasts timing and strategy for Russia's use of Iranian-supplied missiles

Ukraine successfully adapting and developing capabilities to counter Russian UAVs – ISW

ISW determines how Russia could pay Iran for missiles

Russians intensify offensive on Vuhledar and will not slow down quickly – ISW

ISW reports now feature section on Ukrainian operations in Russia

Kremlin's information manipulations mitigate Russian population's war fatigue – ISW

Russia relocates several units from Pokrovsk front to Kursk Oblast – ISW

Kremlin wages campaign to justify Putin's falling rating over situation in Kursk – ISW

Russians try to encircle Ukrainian units on Pokrovsk front again – ISW

Hundreds of Russian military facilities still within range of Ukraine's US-supplied ATACMS missiles – ISW

Russians make significant gains on Pokrovsk front – ISW

ISW analyses Lukashenko regime's actions on border with Ukraine

Ability to strike at targets in Russia's rear is crucial for Ukraine – ISW

Ukrainian forces continue to advance near Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW

Ukrainian troops retreat on Pokrovsk front to avoid encirclement – ISW

Kremlin launches information campaign to downplay losing Kursk Oblast – ISW

ISW analyses new Ukrainian advances in Russia's Kursk Oblast

Putin visits Azerbaijan to shift focus from Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast – ISW

ISW observes advance of Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian military compensate for Russia's superiority in manpower and equipment by manoeuvring in Kursk Oblast – ISW

Ukrainian forces advance southeast of Sudzha in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW

Russia prioritises its offensive in Donetsk Oblast over defence near Kursk – ISW

Russia concerned, digging trenches amid fears of rapid Ukrainian advance in Kursk Oblast – ISW

ISW: Ukrainian forces are operating in roughly 41 settlements in Kursk Oblast

Putin shifts responsibility for events in Kursk Oblast to others – ISW

Operation in Kursk Oblast allows Ukraine to seize initiative in one section of front line – ISW

Kremlin downplays scale of events in Kursk Oblast – ISW

Russia does not want to redeploy forces to Kursk to avoid disrupting their offensive – ISW

Ukrainian forces achieve operational surprise with their actions in Russia's Kursk Oblast – ISW

ISW confirms advance of Ukrainian troops 10 kilometres deep into Russia's Kursk Oblast