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isw first pokrovsk huliaipole—now russia points its logistics-killing air campaign fortress belt · post slovyansk-direction-august-3-2026 ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Take Lyman, then Sloviansk, then Kramatorsk: Russia’s plan is still stuck on step one, the Ukrainian military says

Russian commanders treat the town as the necessary launchpad, yet their infantry cannot hold ground inside it, according to the report.

byYuri Zoria

isw first pokrovsk huliaipole—now russia points its logistics-killing air campaign fortress belt · post russian-strikes-against-bridges-within-slovyansk-august-3-2026-scaled ukraine news ukrainian reports

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ISW: First Pokrovsk, then Huliaipole—now Russia points its logistics-killing air campaign at the Fortress Belt

The 2025 version took months to set up advances, and this one is expected to move just as slowly.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia's long push toward sloviansk gains ground ukraine counterattacks · post lyman-tactical-area-july-28-2026 news ukrainian reports

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ISW: Russia’s long push toward Sloviansk gains no ground as Ukraine counterattacks

Its assaults across northern Donetsk Oblast produced no confirmed advances in the newest DC-based think tank's war assessment, an offensive now grinding into its fifth month.

byYuri Zoria

russia bombing kostiantynivka rubble while pushing its infantry foot · post kramatorsk donetsk oblast ukraine news ukrainian reports

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Russia is bombing Kostiantynivka to rubble while pushing its infantry into it on foot

Artillery and guided glide bombs hit the city as small Russian groups try to dig into whatever buildings they can reach.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Skelia Regiment says it pushed Russia out of Kostiantynivka — city Moscow claimed to have taken on 3 July

Ukraine's 425th Skelia Assault Regiment says it cleared Kostiantynivka and the city is under Ukrainian control.

byOlena Mukhina

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Kostiantynivka: Why one city in Donbas matters so much that Putin lies about having captured it

Putin declared the city “liberated” while Ukrainian troops still held it, a lie aimed at the negotiating table, not the battlefield

byTaisiia Vivdych

Assessed control of terrain near Kostiantynivka, 10 June 2026.

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Russian Aggression

ISW: Russia gains ground in Kostiantynivka but Fortress Belt stays out of reach

Russia's strategy of stacking armies on one Donetsk Oblast city is producing slow infiltration, not the operational breakthrough Moscow needs to crack the fortified chain, ISW says.

byYuri Zoria

russia's new kyiv strike threat posturing victory day humiliation retaliation—isw · post russian president vladimir putin during 9 parade red square 2026 photo_2026-05-09_10-53-10 25 russia threatened systematic strikes violation spirit

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Russian Aggression

ISW: Russia’s grand territorial ambitions are divorced from battlefield reality

The think tank noted that Russian forces first infiltrated Kostiantynivka in October 2025 and have made no significant tactical gains in six months, even as Peskov restated Moscow's withdrawal demand on four oblasts.

byYuri Zoria

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Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time

Gerasimov claimed Russia seized 1,700 km² in 2026 and controls 70% of Lyman, but ISW’s evidence shows gains of only about one fifth of that area, none of the city, and territorial losses since 1 March.

byYuri Zoria

russian advance slowing — isw's numbers prove kremlin's demands donetsk have basis battlefield · post ukrainian soldiers fire caesar self-propelled howitzer oleksandrivka direction southern ukraine 489e8907-09b1-419a-811f-853a67392394 news reports

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Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield

ISW found Russian forces seized 29% less territory in the six months to March 2026 than in the same period a year earlier, advancing at 10.66 km² per day versus 14.9 — a pace that makes Russia's two-month ultimatum on Donetsk Oblast a cognitive warfare tool, not a military reality.

byYuri Zoria

russia's spring offensive has stalled ukraine's fortress belt — isw says won't break through 2026 · post destroyed russian tank anti-drone cope cage near novoukrainka pokrovsk district donetsk oblast 29

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Russia’s spring offensive has stalled at Ukraine’s Fortress Belt — ISW says it won’t break through in 2026

The 3rd Combined Arms Army, the only Russian force positioned to push directly on Sloviansk, hasn't gained ground in a week after a month of tactically significant advances east of the city.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia has likely begun its anticipated spring-summer 2026 offensive against ukraine's fortress belt donetsk oblast · post assessed control terrain 21 donetsk-oblast-march-21-2026 russian forces have institute study war (isw)

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Russian Aggression

ISW: Russia has likely begun its anticipated spring-summer 2026 offensive against Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast

ISW assessed on 21 March, adding that Russian forces are unlikely to seize the Fortress Belt in 2026 but will likely make some tactical gains at significant cost.

byYuri Zoria

pushes ukraine toward peace deal russia unrealistic elections · post second round trilateral talks between united states abu dhabi uae 4 2026 mofagovae 2026-2-4-uae-tripartite-talks news ukrainian reports

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Russian Aggression

Reuters: US pushes Ukraine toward a March peace deal with Russia and unrealistic May elections

The Witkoff-Kushner negotiating team has pressed Kyiv to move fast, warning that Trump will have less political capital for a deal as congressional midterms approach, according to sources familiar with the talks.

byYuri Zoria

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US peacekeepers could monitor Donetsk ceasefire—but Russia demands Ukraine surrender cities first

Moscow insists Kyiv cede Sloviansk, Kramatorsk, and Kostiantynivka before any deal.

byDaniel Thomas

isw russia unlikely rebuild battlefield losses create strategic reserves same time · post russo-ukrainian-war-january-7-2026 russian forces likely unable simultaneously replace suffered ukraine build out institute study war (isw) ukrainian military

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ISW: Russia unlikely to rebuild battlefield losses and create strategic reserves at the same time

Only a fraction of Moscow’s planned new units were actually formed, and those divisions appear undermanned and under-equipped.

byYuri Zoria

isw russian milbloggers finally ukraine’s gains kupiansk accuse moscow misleading top leadership (maps) · post situation sector 24 2025 kupyansk-direction-december-24-2025 ukraine's recent significant direction kharkiv oblast prompted even kremlin-affiliated admit

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ISW: Russian milbloggers finally admit Ukraine’s gains in Kupiansk sector and accuse military of misleading the top leadership (MAPS)

Commanders are said to tailor reports to satisfy superiors, creating a self-destructive feedback loop.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia’s top general promises fast victory — even boasts prove opposite · post ukrainian fortress belt donetsk oblast assessedrussiancontroldonetsk_de ukraine news reports

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ISW: Russia’s top general promises fast victory — but even his boasts prove the opposite

Belousov insists the Fortress Belt is key to a rapid takeover, yet even his own timeline suggests years of grinding warfare.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia’s army can’t sustain multi-pronged offensives due manpower equipment strain · post assed control terrain russo-ukrainian war 14 2025 russo-ukrainian-war-december-14 russian forces unlikely kremlin’s goal simultaneous offensive operations across

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ISW: Russia’s army can’t sustain multi-pronged offensives due to manpower and equipment strain

A push toward Ukraine’s heavily fortified Fortress Belt would force Moscow to drain even more troops and equipment.

byYuri Zoria

putin claims russia seized pokrovsk — isw finds sign (map) · post area russian president vladimir claimed 2 ukraine's city donetsk oblast had been serve launchpad further advances institute study

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Putin claims Russia seized Pokrovsk — ISW finds no sign of that (MAP)

The think tank's latest assessment says there is no evidence confirming the complete Russian seizure of Pokrovsk.

byYuri Zoria

isw russia's rate advance does indicate russian forces imminently seize rest donetsk oblast · post donetsk-oblast-november-24-2025-1638x2048 ukraine news ukrainian reports

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ISW: Russia’s rate of advance “does not indicate that Russian forces will imminently seize the rest of Donetsk Oblast”

The Kremlin’s belief in inevitable victory ignores battlefield realities where major cities remain out of reach.

byYuri Zoria

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Take Lyman, then Sloviansk, then Kramatorsk: Russia’s plan is still stuck on step one, the Ukrainian military says

ISW: First Pokrovsk, then Huliaipole—now Russia points its logistics-killing air campaign at the Fortress Belt

ISW: Russia’s long push toward Sloviansk gains no ground as Ukraine counterattacks

Russia is bombing Kostiantynivka to rubble while pushing its infantry into it on foot

Ukraine’s Skelia Regiment says it pushed Russia out of Kostiantynivka — city Moscow claimed to have taken on 3 July

Kostiantynivka: Why one city in Donbas matters so much that Putin lies about having captured it

ISW: Russia gains ground in Kostiantynivka but Fortress Belt stays out of reach

ISW: Russia’s grand territorial ambitions are divorced from battlefield reality

Moscow’s offensive has lost ground since it started — yet Russia’s top brass declared Luhansk Oblast fully seized for the fourth time

Russian advance is slowing — and ISW’s numbers prove the Kremlin’s demands on Donetsk have no basis on the battlefield

Russia’s spring offensive has stalled at Ukraine’s Fortress Belt — ISW says it won’t break through in 2026

ISW: Russia has likely begun its anticipated spring-summer 2026 offensive against Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Donetsk Oblast

Reuters: US pushes Ukraine toward a March peace deal with Russia and unrealistic May elections

US peacekeepers could monitor Donetsk ceasefire—but Russia demands Ukraine surrender cities first

ISW: Russia unlikely to rebuild battlefield losses and create strategic reserves at the same time

ISW: Russian milbloggers finally admit Ukraine’s gains in Kupiansk sector and accuse military of misleading the top leadership (MAPS)

ISW: Russia’s top general promises fast victory — but even his boasts prove the opposite

ISW: Russia’s army can’t sustain multi-pronged offensives due to manpower and equipment strain

Putin claims Russia seized Pokrovsk — ISW finds no sign of that (MAP)

ISW: Russia’s rate of advance “does not indicate that Russian forces will imminently seize the rest of Donetsk Oblast”

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