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Russia-Ukraine War: Year in Review

By Kevin O'Connell | 06/07/2023 |

This running estimate provides a year-in-review analysis of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It assesses the key events,…

Regional Analyst Questions Effectiveness, Sustainability of Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Regional Analyst Questions Effectiveness, Sustainability of Russian Missile Strikes in Ukraine

Kh-47M2 Kinzhal on a MiG-31K[RG1]  Victory Day Parade 2018 Moscow. “Russia is increas[ing] the intensity [of missile strikes] to somehow…

Russian Domestic Support for Ukraine Invasion Weakens as Fighters Return Home

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russian Domestic Support for Ukraine Invasion Weakens as Fighters Return Home

President Putin, Victory Day, Red Square, 9 May 2023. “The funny thing is that now there will be many such…

Russia Concerned About Dependence on Chinese Technology

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russia Concerned About Dependence on Chinese Technology

President Putin and Chinese President Xi, Kremlin, June 2019. “Russia’s conflict with Ukraine is making Moscow too dependent on Chinese…

South African Army Chief Visits Russia To Discuss Arms Amid U.S. Tensions

By Dianne McIntosh | 06/01/2023 | Comments Off on South African Army Chief Visits Russia To Discuss Arms Amid U.S. Tensions

Vladimir Putin arrives in South Africa for the 10th BRICS Summit in 2018. “The timing, if not the mission of…

Validating our Key Assessments on Russia – What We Learned 5 Months into the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/30/2023 |

Read up on what we’ve learned 5 months into the Russia-Ukraine conflict

21st Century Large-Scale Combat Operations: Emergent Lessons Learned from Russia’s “Special Military Operation” In Ukraine

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/11/2023 |

The TRADOC G-2 began capturing Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) observations emerging from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in early March 2022…

Russia Claims Victory in Vostok 2022 Exercise

By Dianne McIntosh | 05/01/2023 | Comments Off on Russia Claims Victory in Vostok 2022 Exercise

President Putin and Chief of General Staff Gerasimov, Vostok 2022, 6 September 2022. One of Russia’s large-scale, annual military exercises,…

Russian Doctrinal Changes and Deviations in the Battle for Kyiv

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/26/2023 |

In the days and weeks leading up to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the vast majority of military analysts, retired…

Georgian Separatist Republic Conducts Military Exercises

By Dianne McIntosh | 04/01/2023 | Comments Off on Georgian Separatist Republic Conducts Military Exercises

Map of Abkhazia. “As part of a three-day exercise, employees of the State Security Service… will practice measures to counter…