No sign that Russia can quickly overrun remaining Donetsk territory, ISW reiterates
Russian troops have captured just two-thirds of Pokrovsk after nearly four months of combat, despite massive manpower investment.
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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.
ISW: Russia overstates gains to pressure Kyiv and West to hand over Donetsk Oblast
Russian forces have not yet faced heavily fortified cities like Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, ISW notes.
British politician jailed for promoting Kremlin propaganda in EU Parliament for bribes
The former Welsh leader of Reform UK, Nathan Gill, secretly pushed Moscow’s talking points in exchange for bribes, prosecutors said.
ISW: Lavrov revives full set of pre-invasion narratives — this time aimed at Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
The Russian FM's remarks suggest Moscow is testing narratives to justify future confrontation with NATO’s eastern flank, ISW says.
Putin’s order on “foreign journalist corridors” in three Ukrainian cities, could end with war crimes
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry warns journalists against accepting Russia's offer, citing the 2014 Ilovaisk massacre where Moscow promised safe passage through a "humanitarian corridor" before opening fire, killing 366 Ukrainian soldiers who trusted similar Russian guarantees.
Russia isn’t just stealing land—it’s stealing children, homes, and identities
This approach by a high-level Russian official is mirrored across occupied territories, where authorities enforce Russian schooling with threats to seize children, militarize youth through combat training, prosecute Ukrainian identity as terrorism, and control information access.
ISW: Putin and Gerasimov keep boasting of sweeping wins in Ukraine—but even Russian milbloggers call them fiction
At a briefing, Gerasimov falsely claimed that Russian troops had encircled thousands of Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk and Kupiansk.
NYP: Russia tells the world it’s winning — actual military performance paints a different picture
While Putin talks victory, Russia’s forces are stuck fighting for fields at unsustainable losses and can't break Ukrainian defenses.
ISW: Russia fakes battlefield gains in Kherson city to convince the West it’s winning the war—but Ukrainian troops filmed strolling there next day (updated)
This staged operation fits a pattern of cognitive warfare in which Moscow manufactures illusions of strength to undermine support for Ukraine abroad.
Journalists in Ukraine face same mortal danger as soldiers, and 30 of them remain in Russian captivity, says official at OSCE
Vitrenko urges holding Russia accountable and turning international commitments, such as the 2013 Milan Resolution, into real protections for media workers.
In call with Trump, Putin demands full control of Donetsk Oblast that he has failed to conquer for 11 years, WP says
The Russian president allegedly suggested swapping partial claims in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson for full control of Donetsk, WP sources stated.
“He ended game”: Putin ally praises Trump’s Tomahawk bluff, rejects peace without Ukraine capitulation
Meanwhile, state propaganda celebrated the US Defense Secretary's Russian-colored tie at the Washington meeting.
ISW: Russia uses false flags to obscure attacks on Europe
Russia's FSB director accused NATO intelligence services of conducting the drone incursions that European officials have attributed to Moscow
Hungary’s Orbán launches petition against EU defense policy, calls it a “war plans,” targets Ukraine support against Russia
While offering zero support to Kyiv, the pro-Russian Hungarian leader launched a nationwide petition to block EU military aid for Ukraine.
Moldovans accused of painting red coffin stencils with anti-Ukraine slogans in Paris to stand trial
Four Moldovan men will appear before a French court for graffiti acts prosecutors call an attempt to demoralize the French army.
Phase 0 begins: ISW says Russia is laying psychological groundwork for a future NATO war
Russia’s spy agency now claims the UK is preparing pro‑Ukrainian Russians to stage an attack on a Ukrainian or allied ship in Europe, using Chinese equipment to make it appear China supports Russia, which actually does support Russia.
Budapest bans 12 independent Ukrainian media outlets, while Russia broadcasting propaganda in Europe without pause
If Europe mistakes truth for lies, the information war is already lost.
Russia’s sabotage teams may hit Ukraine’s closest ally soon as “blame Kyiv” script has already been activated
Special units from Russia and Belarus are reportedly preparing to infiltrate Polish territory, targeting critical infrastructure.
Ukrainian FM: Orban’s media blockade targets facts, not propaganda—”the farther from the truth the better”
Hungary has blocked Ukrainian news portals in what officials call "mirror measures" following Kyiv's September ban on Hungarian sites Origo and Demokrata