Russian Offensive Marketing campaign Evaluation, April 12, 2025
Grace Mappes, Daria Novikov, Olivia Gibson, Angelica Evans, Davit Gasparyan, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter
April 12, 2025, 6:00 pm ET
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US Particular Envoy to Ukraine Basic Keith Kellogg expressed give a boost to on April 11 for the deployment of an allied “reassurance drive” in rear spaces of western Ukraine after a conceivable long run ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.[1] The Occasions reported on April 11 that Kellogg expressed give a boost to for a “partition” of Ukraine between Eu, Ukrainian, and Russian forces; the deployment of a Eu “reassurance drive” in western Ukraine; and organising an 18-mile-wide “demilitarized zone” alongside the present frontline.[2] Kellogg clarified afterward April 11 that he helps the presence of a “reassurance drive” that doesn’t come with US troops to give a boost to Ukrainian sovereignty, however that none of his statements all over the interview steered “a partitioning of Ukraine.”[3] Kellogg famous that the Occasions misrepresented a few of his statements referencing conceivable spaces of duty (AORs) of a long run Eu “reassurance drive.”
Kellogg’s explanation in regards to the deployment of a “reassurance drive” in Ukraine’s rear spaces is in step with a number of statements from Ukrainian and Eu leaders a couple of conceivable long run peacekeeping contingent deployed to Ukraine. Ukrainian Commander in Leader Basic Oleksandr Syrskyi mentioned on April 9 {that a} putative peacekeeping contingent would now not deploy to the frontline.[4] Eu Fee Vice President Kaja Kallas mentioned on April 10 {that a} long run peacekeeping contingent can be more likely to deploy to not the frontline however quite deeper inside of Ukraine and even out of doors of Ukraine.[5] Bloomberg reported on April 10 that UK Protection Secretary John Healey and French Protection Minister Sebastien Lecornu mentioned that the Coalition of the Keen targets to increase extra detailed plans inside the subsequent two weeks about how the coalition will assist safe Ukrainian airspace, sea coast, and land.[6] Other people accustomed to the subject informed Bloomberg that the coalition hopes that america will comply with “backstop” any long run Eu deployments to Ukraine with air energy, border surveillance, and intelligence.
Russian state-owned and pro-Kremlin media amplified a Russian respectable’s blanket rejection of any peacekeeping drive in Ukraine on April 12. Russian Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) Ambassador-at-Massive Rodion Miroshnik answered to Kellogg’s statements on April 12 and reiterated the Kremlin’s objection to the presence of any peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine following a conceivable long run ceasefire or peace settlement as a result of a peacekeeping drive would maintain the “stage of toxicity” that supposedly triggered Russia to release its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[7] Russian state-owned and pro-state media broadly amplified Miroshnik’s commentary.[8] Kremlin officers have time and again rejected the theory of a conceivable long run peacekeeping drive in Ukraine or any Eu involvement in post-war Ukraine.[9] Miroshnik’s accusation of “toxicity” in Ukraine is an oblique connection with the Kremlin’s persisted calls for that any conclusion to the battle in Ukraine will have to deal with Russia’s so-called “root reasons” of the battle. Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov up to now outlined Russia’s perceived “root reasons” of the battle as NATO’s alleged violation of tasks to not make bigger eastward and the Ukrainian govt’s alleged discrimination in opposition to ethnic Russians and the Russian language, media, and tradition in Ukraine.[10] Russian officers ceaselessly without delay invoke those “root reasons” to justify Russia’s persisted battle effort and pre-war calls for amounting to general Ukrainian capitulation, and Miroshnik’s April 12 commentary is an oblique restatement of this idea.[11]
Russian forces have resumed a extra conventional strike development in overdue March and early April 2025 after a brief spike within the length of Russian long-range strike programs in mid-February and early March 2025. Russian forces carried out significantly higher strike programs in mid-February and early March 2025 however have introduced strike programs extra related to developments closing seen in January and early February 2025, albeit the use of fewer missiles, in fresh weeks. Russian forces significantly carried out no moves in opposition to Ukraine on April 7 – the day after accomplishing their greatest strike in over a month on April 6 — however have since resumed day by day moves.[12] Russian officers have up to now refused to interact with or have outright rejected the US-Ukrainian brief ceasefire that US Particular Envoy for the Heart East Steve Witkoff possibly proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin all over a gathering on March 13.[13] The proposed long-range moves ceasefire on power infrastructure would now not require Russia to stop all long-range drone and missile moves, however the proposed basic ceasefire alongside the present frontline and within the air and sea would most probably require Russia to finish all moves on Ukraine. Russian forces are most probably delaying negotiations on a basic ceasefire with the intention to proceed making features alongside the frontline in Ukraine and proceed devastating long-range moves in opposition to Ukrainian protection business and civilian spaces with the intention to intimidate civilians and undermine Ukraine’s skill to shield itself in opposition to long run Russian aggression.
Russian forces have reportedly adjusted their long-range strike ways in fresh weeks, most probably as a part of an effort to inflict important harm with strike programs of sizes very similar to the ones they’d been the use of previous within the 12 months and to intimidate Ukrainian civilians. Ukrainian assets and German outlet BILD reported in overdue March and early April 2025 that Russian forces are loitering long-range drones at top altitudes a number of kilometers from massive Ukrainian towns and different objectives prior to accomplishing synchronized moves with more than one drones.[14] Ukrainian assets reported that Russian forces are flying Shahed drones within the densest conceivable formations with the intention to weigh down Ukrainian air protection programs and that Russian forces pay attention a bunch of 10 to fifteen Shahed drones out of doors of a town prior to putting town. Ukrainian Air Drive Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat reported on April 6 that Russian forces are repeatedly modernizing their Shahed drones, ballistic missiles, and strike ways, complicating Ukrainian forces’ skill to shoot them down.[15] Russian forces up to now introduced Shahed long-range drones in a sequence of waves in opposition to quite a lot of objectives each and every evening, and this reported effort to function drones in denser formations means that Russian forces consider this new tactic will weigh down Ukrainian air defenses extra successfully.
Other people’s Republic of China (PRC) army officers reportedly visited the frontline in Ukraine to glean insights for long run war amid experiences that no less than 155 Chinese language nationals are combating in Ukraine. An unnamed former Western intelligence respectable informed Reuters in a piece of writing revealed on April 11 that the PRC licensed an unspecified collection of PRC army officials to talk over with the frontline in Ukraine along the Russian army to achieve tactical insights from the battle in Ukraine however didn’t specify when those visits could have happened.[16] ISW can’t independently check this record. Two unnamed US officers accustomed to US intelligence and the previous Western intelligence respectable informed Reuters that kind of 100 to 200 Chinese language nationals are combating for the Russian army as “mercenaries” impartial from the Chinese language govt. The assets additional famous that the Chinese language opponents seem to have minimum practicing and don’t seem to be having any discernable affect on Russian army operations. ISW has seen experiences that those Chinese language nationals most probably signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Protection (MoD) of their very own accord quite than on the path of PRC officers.[17] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just lately reported that Ukrainian intelligence came upon that no less than 155 Chinese language nationals had been combating for the Russian army in Ukraine.[18] PRC Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) Spokesperson Lin Jian just lately mentioned that the PRC MFA is ignorant of the greater than 155 Chinese language nationals combating in Ukraine, then again.[19] The Mother or father just lately reported that Russian entities are actively working recruitment campaigns throughout a number of Chinese language social media networks, additional suggesting that the PRC govt would possibly pay attention to Russian army recruitment efforts focused on Chinese language voters and is also disinterested in preventing those efforts.[20]
Ukraine’s Eu companions introduced further army help programs inside the context of the Ukraine Protection Touch Crew (the Ramstein layout) assembly on April 11. Ukrainian Protection Minister Rustem Umerov introduced on April 11 that Norway will supply 100 million euros (kind of $113 million) of financing for the UK’s (UK) 450-million-pound (kind of $588 million) drone and service help package deal to Ukraine.[21] The Danish Ministry of Overseas Affairs (MFA) introduced on April 3 that it’ll supply Ukraine with an extra army help package deal value 6.7 billion Danish kroner (over $1 billion) between 2025 and 2027.[22] The Danish help package deal will supply Ukraine with air protection, artillery programs, and ammunition, give a boost to the drone and knowledge generation (IT) coalitions, and give a boost to the advance of a monetary framework for Ukraine’s Air Drive.[23] Norwegian Protection Minister Tore Sandvik mentioned that Norway will allocate an extra 10 billion Norwegian kroner (kind of $938 million) for joint Norwegian-Baltic practicing and provisioning of a brand new Ukrainian brigade.[24]
Key Takeaways:
US Particular Envoy to Ukraine Basic Keith Kellogg expressed give a boost to on April 11 for the deployment of an allied “reassurance drive” within the rear spaces of western Ukraine after a conceivable long run ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
Russian state-owned and pro-Kremlin media amplified a Russian respectable’s blanket rejection of any peacekeeping drive in Ukraine on April 12.
Russian forces have resumed a extra conventional strike development in overdue March and early April 2025 after a brief spike within the length of Russian long-range strike programs in mid-February and early March 2025.
Other people’s Republic of China (PRC) army officers reportedly visited the frontline in Ukraine to glean insights for long run war amid experiences that no less than 155 Chinese language nationals are combating in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Eu companions introduced further army help programs inside the context of the Ukraine Protection Touch Crew (the Ramstein layout) assembly on April 11.
Ukrainian forces just lately complicated close to Kurakhove, and Russian forces just lately complicated in Sumy Oblast and close to Toretsk and Pokrovsk.
We don’t record intimately on Russian battle crimes as a result of those actions are well-covered in Western media and do indirectly impact the army operations we’re assessing and forecasting. We will be able to proceed to guage and record at the results of those prison actions at the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian inhabitants and particularly on fight in Ukrainian city spaces. We totally condemn Russian violations of the rules of armed battle and the Geneva Conventions and crimes in opposition to humanity although we don’t describe them in those experiences.
Alleged Ceasefire Violation
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Russian Supporting Effort – Northern Axis
Russian Major Effort – Jap Ukraine (created from 3 subordinate major efforts)
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces again from the world border with Belgorod Oblast and technique to inside of tube artillery differ of Kharkiv Town
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #2 – Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into jap Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #3 – Seize the whole lot of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas, and most likely advance into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign
Russian Mobilization and Drive Era Efforts
Russian Technological Diversifications
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces
Important Job in Belarus
Alleged Ceasefire Violations
Ukraine and Russia have now not but concluded a maritime ceasefire settlement because of ongoing Russian calls for for Western sanctions aid. Negotiations in regards to the prerequisites of the ceasefire on moves in opposition to power infrastructure are ongoing, and the answer of those negotiations stays unclear.
The Russian MoD claimed on April 12, with out proof, that Ukrainian forces struck 5 power infrastructure amenities in Krasnodar Krai, Kursk Oblast, and occupied Zaporizhia Oblast up to now day.[25]
Ukrainian Operations within the Russian Federation
Ukrainian forces persisted combating in northwesternmost Belgorod Oblast on April 12 however didn’t make showed advances.
Russian assets claimed that combating persisted northwest of Belgorod Town close to Demidovka and Popovka.[26]
Order of Fight: Drone operators of the Russian thirty fourth Motorized Rifle Brigade (forty ninth Blended Hands Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly putting Ukrainian positions close to Popovka.[27]
Russian Supporting Effort – Northern Axis (Russian goal: Create defensible buffer zones in northern Ukraine alongside the world border and technique to inside of tube artillery differ of Sumy Town)
Russian forces just lately complicated in northern Sumy Oblast.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated photos revealed on April 11 signifies that Russian forces marginally complicated west of Zhuravka (north of Sumy Town close to the world border).[28]
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed on April 12 that Russian forces complicated in northern and jap Loknya (southeast of Zhuravka).[29]
An officer of a Ukrainian brigade working within the Sumy path reported on April 12 that small Russian sabotage and reconnaissance teams proceed efforts to spot vulnerable issues in Ukrainian defensive strains within the Sumy Oblast border house however that Ukrainian forces repel the Russian teams.[30] The Ukrainian officer mentioned that Russian forces lack the manpower to habits an offensive operation to grab Sumy Town.
Order of Fight: Rosgvardia Spetsnaz drone operators reportedly proceed working in Sumy Oblast.[31]
Russian Major Effort – Jap Ukraine
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast (Russian goal: Push Ukrainian forces again from the world border with Belgorod Oblast and technique to inside of tube artillery differ of Kharkiv Town)
Russian and Ukrainian assets didn’t record floor assaults in northern Kharkiv Oblast on April 12.
Ukraine’s Khortytsia Crew of Forces reported on April 12 that Russian forces within the Kharkiv path are making an attempt to fill up gadgets following top losses and getting ready to renew offensive operations.[32] A servicemember in a Ukrainian brigade working within the Kharkiv path reported on April 12 that Russian forces every now and then habits reconnaissance missions with small infantry teams all over attacks however don’t use armored automobiles because of powerful Ukrainian artillery and drone features within the house.[33]
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian goal: Seize the rest of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into jap Kharkiv Oblast and northerly Donetsk Oblast)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Kupyansk path on April 12 however didn’t advance.
Russian forces persisted offensive operations close to the world border northeast of Kupyansk close to Kamyanka and north of Kupyansk close to Kindrashivka, Holubivka, and Zapadne on April 11 and 12.[34]
The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade working within the Kupyansk path reported on April 12 that Russian forces are attacking Ukrainian positions the use of small automobiles, all-terrain automobiles (ATVs), and bikes and that Russian forces have now not used heavy apparatus within the brigade’s house of duty for “reasonably a while.”[35]
Order of Fight: Drone parts of the Russian 352nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (eleventh Military Corps [AC], Leningrad Army District [LMD]) are reportedly working within the Kupyansk path.[36]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Borova path on April 12 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: A Russian milblogger reiterated claims on April 12 that Russian forces seized Nadiya (east of Borova).[37]
Russian forces carried out floor assaults northeast of Borova close to Zahryzove, Lozova, and Nova Kruhlyakivka; east of Borova close to Nadiya; and southeast of Borova close to Tverdokhlibove, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, and Olhivka on April 11 and 12.[38] Ukraine’s Khortytsia Crew of Forces reported on April 12 that Ukrainian forces just lately repelled a Russian strengthened platoon-size mechanized attack consisting of 5 automobiles close to Lozova and Nova Kruhlyakivka.[39]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Lyman path on April 12 however didn’t make showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: A Russian milblogger claimed on April 12 that Russian forces reached the southern border of Novomykhailivka and the jap border of Ridkodub (each northeast of Lyman).[40]
Russian forces attacked northeast of Lyman against Hlushchenkove and close to Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka, Nove, Ridkodub, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodyazi, and Yampolivka, east of Lyman close to Torske, and southeast of Lyman within the Serebryanske wooded area house on April 11 and 12.[41]
A Ukrainian brigade working within the Lyman path reported on April 11 that Russian forces leverage deficient climate prerequisites to assault the use of small infantry teams.[42]
Order of Fight: Parts of Russian “Hurricane V” penal recruit gadgets are reportedly working within the north of Torske (east of Lyman).[43]
Russian Subordinate Major Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian goal: Seize the whole lot of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas, and most likely advance into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Siversk path on April 12 however didn’t advance.
Russian forces attacked northeast of Siversk close to Bilohorivka and southeast of Siversk close to Ivano-Darivka on April 11 and 12.[44]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Chasiv Yar path on April 12 however didn’t make showed advances.
Russian forces attacked close to Chasiv Yar itself, northeast of Chasiv Yar close to Orikhovo-Vasylivka, southeast of Chasiv Yar close to Kurdyumivka, and south of Chasiv Yar close to Stupochky and towards Predtechyne and Bila Hora on April 11 and 12.[45] Ukraine’s Khortytsia Crew of Forces revealed photos on April 12 appearing Ukrainian forces repelling a Russian strengthened platoon-sized mechanized attack close to Klishchiivka (southeast of Chasiv Yar).[46] Ukraine’s Khortytsia Crew of Forces reported that Ukrainian forces destroyed 3 Russian armored automobiles and broken two tanks concerned within the attack.
Russian forces just lately complicated within the Toretsk path.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated photos revealed on April 12 signifies that Russian forces just lately complicated north of Druzhba (northeast of Toretsk) all over a platoon-sized mechanized attack.[47] Further geolocated photos revealed on April 12 and between March 24 and eight signifies that Russian forces complicated within the northeastern outskirts of Toretsk, to central Krymske (northwest of Toretsk), and inside of central Novospaske (west of Toretsk, previously Petrivka).[48]
Unconfirmed claims: Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces reached Nelipivka (northeast of Toretsk), complicated west of Panteleymonivka (southwest of Toretsk), and cleared the Toretska mine in northern Toretsk.[49]
Russian forces attacked close to Toretsk itself, northwest of Toretsk close to Ivanopillya, north of Toretsk close to Dachne and Dyliivka, east of Toretsk close to Druzhba, and southwest of Toretsk close to Oleksandropil and Valentynivka on April 11 and 12.[50]
Order of Fight: Parts of the Russian twenty seventh Artillery Regiment (sixth Motorized Rifle Department, third Military Corps [AC]) are reportedly working close to Kostyantynivka.[51] Parts of the Russian 238th Artillery Brigade (eighth Blended Hands Military [CAA], Southern Army District [SMD]) are reportedly working close to Dyliivka (north of Toretsk).[52] Parts of the Russian one hundred and fiftieth Motorized Rifle Department (eighth CAA) are reportedly working within the path of Ivanopillya and Kostyantynivka.[53]
Russian forces just lately complicated east and southwest of Pokrovsk.
Assessed Russian advances: Geolocated photos revealed on April 12 signifies that Russian forces just lately complicated into western Kalynove (east of Pokrovsk) and most probably seized the agreement, complicated north of Novotoretske (east of Pokrovsk), and marginally complicated in jap Udachne (southwest of Pokrovsk).[54] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces seized Kalynove, and a Russian milblogger credited parts of the Russian eighth CAA with seizing Kalynove — most probably relating to parts of the eighth CAA’s twentieth Motorized Rifle Department working within the house.[55]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations northeast of Pokrovsk close to Kalynove and Tarasivka, east of Pokrovsk close to Yelyzavetivka, southeast of Pokrovsk close to Lysivka, south of Pokrovsk close to Pishchane, and southwest of Pokrovsk close to Kotlyne and Udachne on April 11 and 12.[56] A Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces periodically counterattack south and instantly southwest of Pokrovsk.[57]
The commander of a Ukrainian drone unit working within the Pokrovsk path mentioned on April 12 that Ukrainian forces have seen Russian commanders sending injured Russian troops to habits attacks within the house.[58]
Order of Fight: Parts of the Russian twentieth Motorized Rifle Department, together with its 255th and thirty third motorized rifle regiments, are reportedly working close to Pokrovsk and Tarasivka.[59]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Novopavlivka path on April 12 however didn’t advance.
Russian forces persisted offensive operations northeast of Novopavlivka close to Novoserhiivka and Uspenivka; east of Novopavlivka close to Nadiivka, Kotlyarivka, Preobrazhenka, Sribne, and Troitske; and southeast of Novopavlivka close to Bohdanivka on April 11 and 12.[60]
Ukrainian forces just lately complicated within the Kurakhove path.
Assessed Ukrainian advances: Geolocated photos revealed on April 11 signifies that Ukrainian forces just lately complicated in central Kostyantynopil (west of Kurakhove).[61]
Unconfirmed claims: A Russian milblogger claimed on April 12 that Russian forces made important advances south of Bahatyr and Odradne and north of Rozdolne (all southwest of Kurakhove).[62]
Russian forces attacked west of Kurakhove close to Andriivka, Kostyantynopil, and Bahatyr and southwest of Kurakhove close to Rozlyv, Odradne, and Rozdolne on April 11 and 12.[63]
Order of Fight: Drone operators of the Russian 14th Spetsnaz Brigade (Russian Basic Workforce’s Major Directorate [GRU]) are reportedly working close to Bahatyr.[64]
Russian forces persisted offensive operations within the Velyka Novosilka path on April 12 however didn’t make any showed advances.
Unconfirmed claims: Russian assets claimed on April 12 that Russian forces complicated close to Shevchenko (west of Velyka Novosilka).[65]
Russian forces attacked northwest of Velyka Novosilka close to Burlatske; west of Velyka Novosilka close to Vilne Pole, Pryvilne, and Shevchenko; and southwest of Velyka Novosilka close to Novosilka on April 11 and 12.[66]
Order of Fight: Drone operators of the Russian sixteenth Radiation, Chemical, and Organic Coverage Brigade (Jap Army District [EMD]) are reportedly working within the Velyka Novosilka path.[67]
Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian goal: Handle frontline positions, safe rear spaces in opposition to Ukrainian moves, and advance inside of tube artillery differ of Zaporizhzhia Town)
Russian forces persisted offensive operations northwest of Robotyne close to Shcherbaky, Mali Shcherbaky, Lobkove, and Kamyanske on April 11 and 12 however didn’t advance.[68]
Russian forces carried out restricted offensive operations within the Dnipro (Kherson) path on April 12 however didn’t advance.[69]
Order of Fight: Drone operators of the Russian 61st Naval Infantry Brigade (Northern Fleet) are reportedly putting Ukrainian forces at the west (proper) financial institution of the Dnipro River.[70]
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Marketing campaign (Russian Goal: Goal Ukrainian army and civilian infrastructure within the rear and at the frontline)
The Ukrainian Air Drive reported that Russian forces introduced 88 Shahed and decoy drones in opposition to Ukraine from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Kursk Town.[71] The Ukrainian Air Drive reported that Ukrainian forces downed 56 Shahed and different drones over Ukraine and that 24 decoy drones had been “misplaced,” most probably because of Ukrainian digital war (EW) interference. Ukrainian officers reported that moves broken infrastructure in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk oblasts.[72]
Russian Mobilization and Drive Era Efforts (Russian goal: Amplify fight energy with out accomplishing basic mobilization)
ISW is postponing Russian mobilization and drive technology protection in its day by day Russian Offensive Marketing campaign Tests. ISW can be introducing a brand new product line monitoring Russian mobilization and drive technology efforts within the coming days.
Russian Technological Diversifications (Russian goal: Introduce technological inventions to optimize programs to be used in Ukraine)
Not anything important to record.
Actions in Russian-occupied spaces (Russian goal: Consolidate administrative management of annexed spaces; forcibly combine Ukrainian voters into Russian sociocultural, financial, army, and governance programs)
ISW is postponing profession protection in its day by day Russian Offensive Marketing campaign Tests. ISW is introducing a brand new product line monitoring actions in Russian-occupied spaces of Ukraine. The profession updates will read about Russian efforts to consolidate administrative management of annexed spaces and forcibly combine Ukrainian voters into Russian sociocultural, financial, army, and governance programs. Click on right here to learn the Russian Profession Replace.
Important job in Belarus (Russian efforts to extend its army presence in Belarus and extra combine Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks)
Not anything important to record.
Notice: ISW does now not obtain any categorized subject matter from any supply, makes use of best publicly to be had knowledge, and attracts broadly on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media in addition to commercially to be had satellite tv for pc imagery and different geospatial information as the foundation for those experiences. References to all assets used are supplied within the endnotes of each and every replace.
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