Karolina Hird

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 28, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 23, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 18, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 16, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 14, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 2, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 14, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 5, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 24, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 18, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 16, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 15, 2024

A recent Ukrainian poll indicates that Ukrainians widely reject Russia's demands for total Ukrainian capitulation, emphasizing that the K...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 10, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2, 2024

The interplay between ongoing Russian offensive operations in the Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, and Avdiivka directions indicates that the Russian...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 26, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2024

Two major international bodies—the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) — announced decisions...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to invoke nuclear threats as part of his ongoing information campaign to discourage further We...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 19, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 13, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 11, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 10, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 5, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 4, 2024

Select Russian military commentators continue to complain about superior Ukrainian drone and electronic warfare (EW) capabilities on the ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 03, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 29, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 28, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2024

The pace of Russian offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast appears to have slowed over the past 24 hours, and the pattern of Rus...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term as Russian President on May 7 and stressed Russia's need for unchallenged autocrati...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 30, 2024

Russian forces did not make any confirmed advances in the Avdiivka area on April 30 for the first time in several days, while Ukrainian s...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 27, 2024

Iran Update, April 23, 2024

Hamas military spokesperson Abu Obeida called on April 23 for the anti-Israel protest movement in Jordan to escalate.[i] Abu Obeida calle...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2024

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu highlighted ongoing Russian offensive operations near Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City and a...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 22, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 21, 2024

US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairperson Senator Mark Warner reported on April 21 that US provisions of military aid to Ukraine, incl...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 9, 2024

Russian state media highlighted Russia and China’s joint effort to combat perceived Western “dual containment” targeting Russia and China...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 8, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 4, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 2, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law on April 2 that lowers the Ukrainian military’s mobilization age from 27 to 25 years ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 1, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 27, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 23, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 14, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 13, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 11, 2024

Iran Update, March 11, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2024

Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk stated on March 6 that Ukraine will try to seize the initiative an...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2024

Ukraine destroyed the Project 22160 Sergei Kotov large patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) off the coast of the Kerch Strait on the ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 4, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 28, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 27, 2024

Russian forces are attempting to exploit tactical opportunities offered by the Russian seizure of Avdiivka and appear to be maintaining a...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 26, 2024

Sweden will join NATO following Hungary’s formal approval of Sweden’s accession bid on February 26.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 20, 2024

Ukraine has been defending itself against illegal Russian military intervention and aggression for 10 years.[1] Russia violated its commi...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 18, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 17, 2024

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian forces have established “full control” over Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast as Russi...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 16, 2024

Iran Update, February 12, 2024

Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah and the IRGC are training Russian drone ope...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 12, 2024

Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that elements of Lebanese Hezbollah (LH) and the Islamic Revolutionary Gu...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 9, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 5, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 30, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 29, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 24, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 23, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 20, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin falsely claimed that Russia supports the “unconditional equality” and “sovereignty” of all states in a J...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 19, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 18, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 12, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 9, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 6, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 5, 2024

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 2, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin identified the West as Russia’s “enemy” and implied that Russia is fighting in Ukraine in order to defea...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 31, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 29, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 26, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 22, 2023

Ukrainian officials continue to warn that Russia maintains its maximalist objectives and additional goals for territorial conquest in Ukr...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 21, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 20, 2023

Head of the Kremlin-controlled Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill made a series of anti-migrant and xenophobic remarks that directl...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 19, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 14, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 10, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2023

Russian forces have likely committed to offensive operations in multiple sectors of the front during a period of the most challenging wea...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 6, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 4, 2023

Russia continues to reckon with the economic ramifications of labor shortages partially resulting from the war in Ukraine.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 1, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 29, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 27, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 24, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 20, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 12, 2023

Restructuring and Expansion of the Russian Ground Forces Hindered by Ukraine War Requirements 

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 13, 2023

Russian state media released and later retracted reports about the "regrouping" of Russian forces on the east (left) bank of Kherson Obla...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 9, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 7, 2023

Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces transferred a limited number of armored vehicles to the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 6, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 1, 2023

Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi assessed on November 1 that the war in Ukraine has taken on a positional nature an...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2023

Russian officials announced that Russian law enforcement suppressed the antisemitic riots in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan on October...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 25, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 24, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 23, 2023

Russia's domestic production of artillery shells, supplemented by increased ammunition imports from North Korea, will likely allow Russia...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 21, 2023

Ukrainian forces have likely repelled another intensified Russian offensive effort towards Avdiivka in the past several days and inflicte...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 20, 2023

Russian forces launched a renewed offensive push near Avdiivka on October 20 and marginally advanced, indicating that the Russian militar...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 19, 2023

Russian sources continued to discuss larger-than-usual Ukrainian ground operations on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast on October 1...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 18, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 17, 2023

Ukraine used US-provided ATACMS long-range missiles to strike Russian targets in occupied Ukraine for the first time on October 17.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 16, 2023

Russia likely deployed elements of at least two Central Military District (CMD) brigades to reinforce offensive operations by Donetsk Peo...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 10, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 9, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 8, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 7, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 6, 2023

Karolina Hird, Christina Harward, Grace Mappes, Nicole Wolkov, and Mason Clark

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 5, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the 20th Valdai Discussion Club on October 5 and promoted multiple long-standing Russian infor...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2023

The Russian military recently transferred several Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessels from the port in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea to the port ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 17, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 16, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction on September 16 and continued to make gains in the area.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 12, 2023

Russian insider sources claimed that the Kremlin’s inner circle is again actively disagreeing about the necessity of and preparations for...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 11, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 9, 2023

Ukrainian forces made confirmed advances in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and made claimed a...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 7, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 6, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in the Bakhmut and western Zaporizhia Oblast directions and have made gains in wes...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 5, 2023

Ukrainian forces continue to advance in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Geolocated footage posted on September 5 shows Russian forces striking...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 15 and reportedly advanced in Luh...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 13 and reportedly advanced in the w...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2023

How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed

The situation in Ukraine still favors Kyiv despite the limited progress made in the counteroffensive so far.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2023

A dispute among prominent voices in the Russian information space highlights the Kremlin’s sensitivity to Russian reporting about setback...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2023

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) accused Ukraine of attempting to attack two Black Sea Fleet patrol boats with unmanned semi-submers...

Iran Update, July 31, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 31, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30, 2023

The lack of Russian milblogger reaction to a Ukrainian strike on the Chonhar bridge represents a notable inflection in Russian reporting ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 27, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on July 27 and made gains in some areas, al...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 26, 2023

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 25, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin continued to manifest concern over potential threats that the Wagner Group and its financier Yevgeny Pri...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 24, 2023

Likely Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike near the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) building in Moscow on July 24.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 18, 2023

The July 17 Kerch Strait Bridge attack is likely having immediate ramifications on Russian military logistics in southern Ukraine.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 17, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 14, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin further indicated he intends to maintain the Wagner Group as a cohesive fighting force rather than break...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 12, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 10, 2023

Ukrainian officials stated on July 10 that Ukrainian forces have fire control over Bakhmut and Russian ground lines of communication (GLO...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 8, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 7, 2023

Ukrainian forces made tactically significant gains in the Bakhmut area and continued counteroffensive operations in at least three other ...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Weekly Update, July 5, 2023

Iraq and Syria. ISIS conducted three attacks in Iraq near a border crossing in Saudi Arabia, possibly signaling the group’s intent to cha...

Salafi-Jihadi Movement Update Special Edition: Wagner Will Remain in Africa

The Wagner Group will continue operating in Africa following the group’s armed rebellion and is very unlikely to decrease its activity on...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least four sectors of the front made marginal advances on July 3. The Russia...

Iran Update, June 28, 2023

Iranian leadership met with Iraqi Shia Coordination Framework leadership in Tehran to discuss forming political coalitions during the wee...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2023

Continued reporting about the deal mediated by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko to end the Wagner Group’s armed rebellion suggest...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 25, 2023

Russian sources speculated on the specifics of the deal mediated by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko to end the Wagner Group’s Ju...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2023

The Kremlin announced late on June 24 that Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko negotiated a deal under which Wagner Group financier ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 21, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on June 21. Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minist...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least two sectors of the front on June 20.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 19, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least three sectors of the frontline and made gains on June 19.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive actions on at least three sectors of the front on June 16 and reportedly made gains. The Ukra...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 15, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 14, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in at least three directions and made gains on June 14.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 12, 2023

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations in at least three sectors of the front and made territorial gains on June 12. Ukra...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 10, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations in at least four areas of the front on June 10.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8, 2023

Ukraine has conducted counteroffensive operations with differential outcomes in at least three sectors of the front as part of wider coun...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 7, 2023

The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) dam is significantly changing the geography and topography of the Kherso...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2023

Damage to the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (KHPP) dam in the early hours of June 6 caused massive flooding of the Dnipro River delt...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 5, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 3, 2023

Ukrainian officials continue to signal that Ukrainian forces are prepared to start counteroffensive operations.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 2, 2023

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to respond disproportionately to limited raids into Russian territory, likely to project ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 29, 2023

Russian forces conducted another series of strikes against Ukraine with cruise missiles and Iranian-made drones overnight on May 28 to 29...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 25, 2023

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on May 25 that the Wagner Group began handing over its positions in Bakhmut to the Rus...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 24, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 22, 2023

Elements of the all-Russian pro-Ukrainian Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK) and Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR) conducted a raid into Belgorod...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 19, 2023

A Ukrainian official stated that Russian forces have concentrated most of their available reserves to the Bakhmut area and slowed Ukraini...

Iran Update, May 16, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2023

Russian forces conducted another series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of May 13 to 14.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13, 2023

Ukrainian forces continue to counterattack in the Bakhmut area amid unconfirmed claims of further marginal Ukrainian gains southwest of t...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12, 2023

Ukrainian forces have made gains northwest of Bakhmut in localized counterattacks as of May 12. Geolocated footage posted on May 12 shows...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 10, 2023

Ukrainian forces conducted successful limited counterattacks around Bakhmut on May 9.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 8, 2023

Russian forces conducted another large-scale missile and drone strike against Ukraine on the night of May 7 to 8. The Ukrainian General S...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2023

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin and Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov stated their intent on May 6 for Chechen “Akhmat” troop...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 5, 2023

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) appears to have deprioritized the Bakhmut offensive in favor of preparing to defend against an anti...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 4, 2023

Russia conducted another Shahed-131/136 strike against Ukraine on May 4. Ukrainian military sources reported that Russian forces launched...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 3, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 1, 2023

Russian forces conducted another large-scale missile strike against Ukraine on the night of April 30 to May 1.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 28, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 27, 2023

The Russian military command appears to be reshuffling the leadership of command organs associated with force generation, sustainment, an...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 26, 2023

Russia appears to be continuing a deliberate depopulation campaign in occupied areas of Ukraine in order to facilitate the repopulation o...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 24, 2023

Russian milbloggers speculated that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered additional military command changes on April 20. A prominent...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 23, 2023

This report outlines the current Russian order of battle (ORBAT) in Ukraine, assesses the offensive and defensive capabilities of Russian...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 19, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2023

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is seemingly regaining some favor with Russian President Vladimir Putin, likely as a result of t...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 16, 2023

The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (UK MoD) reported on April 16 that it is highly likely that VDV commander Colonel General Mikhail ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 15, 2023

Reporting from some Western sources that Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin called for Russia to end its war against Ukraine is ina...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 12, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 11, 2023

The Kremlin passed legislation to use tools of digital authoritarianism to digitize and improve the effectiveness of issuing summonses an...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 10, 2023

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly advancing his political aspirations by seeking to gain control of a Russian politi...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 8, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 7, 2023

Russian milbloggers responded with speculative anxiety to reportedly leaked (and possibly altered) classified US military documents about...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 6, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 5, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 3, 2023

Wagner Group fighters made further advances in central Bakhmut and seized the Bakhmut City Administration Building on the night of April ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 31, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new Russian Foreign Policy Concept on March 31 that likely aims to support the Kremlin’s atte...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 29, 2023

Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on March 29 to review...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 28, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 27, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 24, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 21, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be setting conditions to weaponize the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a method of ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 20, 2023

Russian forces made marginal gains in and around Bakhmut amid a reported increase in the tempo of Russian operations around Avdiivka. Rus...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 19, 2023