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Russian President Vladimir Putin framed Russian offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast as part of Russian efforts to create a "buffer zone" to protect Russian border areas from Ukrainian strikes, confirming ISW's previous assessments.

The Russian military reportedly redeployed a battalion of the 76th Airborne (VDV) Division to Kursk Oblast as part of a larger ongoing Russian effort to gather an operationally significant force for a possible future Russian offensive operation against

Ukrainian officials continue to highlight that Russia’s main goal for 2024 remains the seizure of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as Russian forces plan for their Summer 2024 offensive operation.

The Russian military is reportedly redeploying elements of the 76th and 7th airborne (VDV) divisions from Zaporizhia Oblast in the direction of eastern Ukraine, likely to reinforce and intensify ongoing offensive operations. Select Russian and Ukrainian

New details of the AFU strike on the ship at the Dniprovsky estuary.

He was at the command centre on the ship, which was blown up by Ukrainian aviation.

Russia continues ‘human wave’ assaults in Krynky, without the protection of armored vehicles, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson, Natalia Humeniuk, said during an interview on Ukrainian news channel Espreso TV on Feb. 28.

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

Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggest that the Kremlin needs statements about the capture of a bridgehead on the left bank of Kherson Oblast to enhance the desired information effect on the eve of the presidential election.

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 31, 2023 Click here to read the full report. Nicole Wolkov, Christina Harward, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan December 31, 2023, 5:10pm ET  Note: ISW and CTP will not publish a campaign