Post-Putin Russia: Five Potential Pathways
Putinism without Putin is the most likely post-status quo pathway for Russia, but this will be difficult to sustain.
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3 killed, 17 wounded in Ukraine after Russian shelling
Ukrainian officials reported more civilian casualties from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south, as a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began.
Ukrainian troops advancing in all directions of counteroffensive, Kyiv says
President Voldoymyr Zelenskyy has described the counteroffensive as proceeding more slowly than desired, but that Kyiv would not be pressured into speeding it up.
Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine, Kyiv also abused detainees: UN report
United Nations experts found no evidence that Russian authorities have investigated allegations of abuse by their own forces in Ukraine.
Few changes along southern frontline, Ukraine says amid counteroffensive
Ukraine has reclaimed additional territory from Russian forces along the southern frontline but the situation on the battlefield there has changed little over the past week.
Ukrainians forge Russian stealth missile into key fobs
The team of aviation enthusiasts at the Fuselage Creations is turning scraps of wreckage from a downed Russia’s long-range ‘Kh-101’ cruise missile into souvenir key fobs and selling them. “This missile was produced in December 2022 and was aimed …
Infighting among Putin allies seems to reveal signs of ‘deep dysfunction’
Some see Vladimir Putin’s failure to squelch the infighting as a sign of potential shifts in Russia’s political scene that set the stage for more internal battles.
Ukrainian artillery destroys Russia’s rare mine-laying system in precise strike
A high-precision strike has eliminated a rare ISDM Zemledeliye remote mine-laying system in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. According to a press release from the Come Back Alive Foundation, Soldiers from the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade…
Ukraine strikes bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russia’s supply lines
The Chonhar bridge hit overnight is one of just a handful of access roads to Crimea, which is linked to the Ukrainian mainland by a narrow isthmus.
Ukraine counteroffensive going ‘slower than desired,’ Zelenskyy says: report
Though small, Ukraine’s advances are the biggest by its forces since November as they push into heavily fortified and mined Russian-held areas.