ISW: Kremlin keeps faking military progress to sell false narrative of inevitable victory
Russia’s MoD overstated territorial gains by up to 112%, the think tank finds.
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ISW: Russian forces advance in Belgorod Oblast and eastern Ukraine
Russians secured new positions across Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts. Ukrainian military pushed back Russian troops near Shevchenko settlement south of Pokrovsk.
ISW: Ukrainians advance in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast
Meanwhile, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk, and the Russians near Siversk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka.
ISW: Ukrainians advance 5 kilometers in new Kursk Oblast offensive
Ukrainian forces executed battalion-sized mechanized assaults, breaking through Russian defenses and capturing several villages southeast of Sudzha.
ISW: Russian advances slow despite maintaining high casualty rates
In January, Russia lost 96 soldiers per seized km², the second-highest monthly casualty rate after December.
ISW: Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast
Russian has continued offensive operations in all key sectors of the front but made gains only in three areas.
ISW: Russians may delay Pokrovsk envelopment for Donetsk Oblast border push
Russian forces intensify operations near Pokrovsk, possibly aiming to widen their salient, envelop the town, or advance toward the Donetsk boundary.
ISW: Russia advances in western Donetsk Oblast; gains remain tactical, lack immediate operational significance
The gains "may become operationally significant if the Russian command properly exploits these recent tactical successes," ISW says.
Russia deploys 50,000 troops in attempts to reclaim Kursk Oblast before Trump presidency
Suffering significant losses, the grouping conducts assaults every "10-15 minutes" using combined arms tactics to reclaim territory from Ukrainian forces before Trump's inauguration in January.
ISW: Russian troops advance in northeastern Selydove while main objective stalls
Russians advanced near Selydove, potentially forcing a Ukrainian withdrawal, but this gain jeopardizes their main push toward the strategic city of Pokrovsk, per ISW.
ISW: Russians capture three villages near Kurakhove, advance in Selydove; Ukrainians gain ground in Kursk Oblast
Russian forces conducted successful mechanized assaults near Kurakhove.