Keep up with the latest developments regarding the war in Ukraine with the daily updates from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

 

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Understanding the latest developments in the ongoing conflict is crucial for everyone affected. At the Ukraine Centre, we recognize the importance of reliable and timely information, and we strive to keep our community informed. However, to provide you with the most up-to-date news and analysis, we direct you to a trusted source: the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

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ISW August 1 Key Takeaways:

Russian forces continue to make slow, steady advances in the Pokrovsk direction (west of Avdiivka), largely enabled by Ukrainian manpower shortages and the terrain in the area immediately northwest of Avdiivka. Russian advances will likely slow further as Russian forces advance into a line of larger and more urban settlements.
Russia’s current rate of tactical advance towards Pokrovsk will likely not continue indefinitely, however, as Russian forces are approaching a line of larger and more urban settlements.
Russia’s Central Grouping of Forces appears to be more rapidly redeploying and committing forces between different sectors of its recently expanded area of responsibility (AOR) in Donetsk Oblast than has been the norm in most of the theater recently.
The Central Grouping of Forces may have established a more flexible command and control (C2) structure and may be responding more quickly to potential Ukrainian tactical vulnerabilities than other Russian groupings of forces in Ukraine.
A limited number of F-16 fighter jets have reportedly arrived in Ukraine, but it will likely be several months before Ukraine will be able to field the jets at scale.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Ukraine will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in exchange for a diplomatic resolution to Russia’s invasion.
Russia, Belarus, the US, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey, and Norway conducted a high-profile prisoner exchange involving 26 prisoners from multiple countries on August 1.
Russian forces recently advanced near Svatove, Chasiv Yar, and Donetsk City.
Russian opposition outlet Vazhnye Istorii reported on August 1 that the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) may have significantly overstated the number of contract soldiers it claims to have recruited between Fall 2022 and April 2024.

Based on materials from the site https://www.understandingwar.org.

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ISW August 2 Key Takeaways:

Ukrainian Joint Forces and Khortytsia Group of Forces Commander Brigadier General Andriy Hnatov stressed that Russia is pursuing an effort to force Ukraine to commit its available manpower to ongoing defensive operations in order to prevent the accumulation of Ukrainian resources for future counteroffensive operations.

Russian Airborne (VDV) and “Dnepr” Group of Forces Commander Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky addressed VDV forces in an article and recorded video on the 94th anniversary of the VDV’s formation on August 2, attempting to highlight the VDV’s performance in Ukraine as an elite professional force despite the fact that VDV elements are fighting essentially as understrength motorized rifle units in Ukraine.

Russian authorities arrested the former deputy rear commander of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division (20th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Moscow Military District [MMD]) Colonel Dmitry Peshkov on August 2.

The Russian Federation Council passed an updated version of an amendment that will allow commanders to punish subordinates for “gross disciplinary offenses,” including the use of personal electronic devices, in frontline areas following significant backlash from Russian milbloggers.

The Russian Federation Council also passed a series of bills strengthening the Russian government’s control over the Russian information space and further restricting the rights of migrants in Russia.

The pro-Kremlin Moldovan Victory opposition electoral bloc announced its candidate for the October 2024 Moldovan presidential election on August 2.

Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City.

A Russian government official weighed in on ongoing milblogger criticism of Russia’s drone production industry.

A delegation of Kremlin officials visited occupied Zaporizhia and Kherson oblasts on August 2 to highlight Russian efforts to integrate occupied Ukraine into the Russian Federation.

Based on materials from the site https://www.understandingwar.org.

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ISW August 3 Key Takeaways:

Ukrainian forces reportedly struck four Russian S-400 air defense missile launchers, an S-500 air defense system, and the Russian Black Sea Fleet’s (BSF) Rostov-on-Don Kilo-class submarine in occupied Crimea on August 2.

Ukrainian forces also conducted a series of successful drone strikes against likely military targets in Rostov, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts on August 3.

The Kremlin reportedly planned to transfer unspecified missiles and other military equipment to the Houthis in Yemen but did not transfer the materiel following diplomatic pressure. Russia’s reported plan highlights its growing military partnership with Iran and suggests that Russia likely aims to leverage Iranian proxies to indirectly confront the West and shape Western decision making.

Putin’s willingness to consider supporting the Houthis as they attack Israel and international shipping is part of deepening Russian-Iranian military cooperation and Russia’s increasing reliance on Iran for high-precision weapons and components.

Russian forces recently advanced near Kreminna, Siversk, and Chasiv Yar.

Russian authorities continue efforts to financially incentivize Russian military service in Ukraine.

Based on materials from the site https://www.understandingwar.org.

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ISW August 4 Key Takeaways:

Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted drone strikes against an oil depot in Rostov Oblast and missile strikes against fuel storage warehouses in occupied Luhansk City on August 4.

Ukraine confirmed that it has received the first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets.

Russian milbloggers responded to the arrival of F-16s by trying to downplay their potential battlefield effects—directly undermining Russian information operations intended to frame the delivery of F-16s and other Western weapons systems as an uncrossable “red line.”

Russian forces recently made confirmed advances east of Pokrovsk, west of Donetsk City, and in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area.

The Russian defense industry reportedly continues to produce missiles using Western-sourced components.

Based on materials from the site https://www.understandingwar.org.

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