Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • Russia's economy and war effort is coming under increasing strain, which will pose increasingly acute challenges to Russian President Vladimir Putin's ability to sustain the war over the long term.
  • Ukrainian and Russian forces both advanced within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast.
  • Russian forces advanced in and near Selydove and northwest of Vuhledar.
  • Russian authorities are using Cossack organizations to militarize Russian children and build out Russia's force generation reserve in the long term.

Authors: Nicole Wolkov, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Davit Gasparyan, and Frederick W. Kagan.

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