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ISW: Kremlin sends Dmitriev to U.S. to push propaganda as war pressure builds

The Kremlin is attempting to use the visit of Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), to the United States to push its narratives in the American information space, according to an Oct. 25 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

26 October 2025, 11:15 AM

‘Isolated but entrenched’: Russian forces gain ground in Pokrovsk, but don’t fully control the city — ISW

Russian troops have advanced into central and western Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and are holding positions along the railway line, but the exact shape of the frontline in the city and its outskirts remains unclear, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 24 update.

25 October 2025, 11:03 AM

Major shift in Kremlin rhetoric: What Putin’s and Medvedev’s first direct attacks on Trump reveal after new U.S. sanctions — ISW

In response to U.S. sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft, the Kremlin — which had previously avoided direct public criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump — has changed its tone, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in their Oct. 23 report.

24 October 2025, 10:53 AM

Kremlin signals to Trump that his plan to end the war conflicts with Moscow’s goals — ISW

New statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov indicate that the Kremlin’s war goals are incompatible with U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls for an immediate end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Oct. 22.

22 October 2025, 04:25 PM

Ceding Donbas to Russia would bolster its offensive position — ISW analysis

Russia’s demand for full control of the Donbas would give Moscow a stronger foothold for renewed aggression against Ukraine whenever it sees fit, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warned in their Oct. 19 assessment.

20 October 2025, 10:26 AM

ISW: Ukrainian drone attacks knock out a fifth of Russia’s oil refining capacity

Ukraine’s sustained campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries is worsening the country’s fuel shortages and triggering record price spikes, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 18 report.

19 October 2025, 10:58 AM

Tomahawks for Ukraine wouldn’t escalate war, could weaken Russia, ISW says

Supplying U.S. long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would not cause a major escalation in the war but would instead mirror Russia’s own use of long-range cruise missiles, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 17 report.

18 October 2025, 01:15 PM

Dozens of armored vehicles in combat: Russia returns to large-scale mechanized assaults on the front lines — ISW

Over the past two weeks, Russian forces have launched three mechanized assaults involving company- or battalion-sized units along the hottest parts of the front in Donetsk Oblast, signaling a shift in how Russia is deploying armored vehicles in its war against Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in their Oct. 14 report.

15 October 2025, 10:22 AM

Big money no longer buys Russian soldiers, ISW says

Russia’s strategy of luring new military recruits with massive financial incentives — its primary tool for filling the ranks with volunteer fighters — appears to be losing steam, the Institute for the Study of War said in its Oct. 12 report.

13 October 2025, 10:24 AM

Russia rebuilding tank fleet to strike NATO after Ukraine war, ISW warns

Russia is ramping up production of its T-90 tanks and restoring its pre-war reserves, signaling it may be preparing to pose a long-term military threat to NATO, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in an Oct. 11 assessment.

12 October 2025, 09:52 AM

Russia’s hybrid actions in Europe indicate ongoing preparation for NATO conflict – ISW

The Institute for the Study of War released its own map of Russia’s hybrid attacks across Europe, marking incidents of airspace violations, espionage, and deliberate arson on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 01:56 PM

Putin exaggerates Russian gains in Ukraine, downplays refinery strikes — ISW

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has inflated the scale of Russian territorial gains in Ukraine in 2025 and downplayed the impact of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries — even as he finally acknowledged the campaign, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its Oct. 8 report.

9 October 2025, 10:41 AM

Ratio of wounded to killed shows Russia taking ‘abnormally high’ battlefield losses in 2025 — ISW analysis

Russian forces are suffering an “abnormally high” killed-to-wounded ratio on the battlefield in Ukraine this year — far above wartime norms — analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said in their Oct. 7 report.

8 October 2025, 10:06 AM

Russia enters new phase of prep for future war with NATO — ISW analysis

Russia appears to be accelerating the initial stage of its campaign to prepare for a potential future war with NATO and has shifted to laying the information and psychological groundwork for such a conflict, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War said in their Oct. 6 report.

7 October 2025, 10:22 AM

Putin’s fresh threats from Valdai forum: ISW debunks Russian dictator’s absurd claims and war exaggerations

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin used the Valdai Discussion Club as a platform to issue new threats against Europe and the United States, aimed at deterring Western responses to Russian aggression and weakening support for Ukraine, according to an Oct. 2 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

3 October 2025, 10:10 AM

Russia redeploys 98th Airborne Division from Chasiv Yar area to reinforce troops in Kherson Oblast

Russia is likely redeploying elements of its 98th Airborne Division from the Kramatorsk area near Chasiv Yar to the Kherson front, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest report on Oct. 2.

2 October 2025, 01:48 PM

Drone fragment from foreign state discovered on Estonia’s coast in Luidema nature reserve

A local resident in Estonia discovered a drone fragment in the Luidema nature reserve in Pärnu County, ERR reported on Sept. 27.

27 September 2025, 05:48 PM

Kremlin launches info campaign after Trump’s sharp criticism of Russia – ISW

In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks, Russia launched a multifaceted information campaign to mask its economic weakness and is pushing three key narratives, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 11:40 AM

Russia targets Kupyansk and aims deeper push – ISW

Russia’s Defense Ministry openly declared its intention not only to seize Kupyansk but also to advance further into Kharkiv Oblast, underscoring Moscow’s broader ambitions to capture far more Ukrainian territory than Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 24.

24 September 2025, 01:36 PM

Gen. Lapin ousted as Putin hunts scapegoats for failed defense of Kursk — ISW

The dismissal of Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin, the former commander of Russia’s Center and North groupings, marked a “notable inflection” in the policy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to a Sept. 21 report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

22 September 2025, 10:32 AM

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