In doing so, the Defense Forces aim to complicate the command and control of the Russian military on the battlefield, reports the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The department does ...

The ISW said the seizure of the Donetsk city of Avdiivka in February 2024 will probably be a blueprint for Russia's future envelopments in other frontline areas, which will be conducted slowly.

Russia is nearing its goal of completely controlling its neighbor and closest ally Belarus, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has said. Analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based independent ...