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The Kremlin appears to be re-intensifying a reflexive control campaign targeting Western decision-making using nuclear threats and diplomatic manipulation. Reflexive control is a key element of Russia’s hybrid warfare toolkit — it is a tactic that relies
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.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Russia may concentrate a large-scale offensive in the western part of Donetsk Oblast in late spring or summer, adding that Russian troops will be able to launch an offensive in only one operational area.
Alexander Lapin could head a military district that oversees parts of the nation's defense strategy in Russia's western region.
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