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Institute for the Study of War
Washington think tank publishing daily open-source battlefield assessments on Ukraine and Iran conflicts since 2007.
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#169 10 Aug
Mentioned in: An IRGC adviser claims enemy-soil orders
Iran Conflict 2026#165 1 Aug
Mentioned in: Trump calls off the Sunday strike
Iran Conflict 2026#26 1 Aug
Published July's monthly campaign assessment
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fired most, gained least in July#26 1 Aug
Relayed an unconfirmed Russian-source claim of an explosion at Chayko's birthday party
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW relays an unconfirmed Moscow blast#26 30 Jul
Mentioned in: Missile fell in Poland, Warsaw ready
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#164 29 Jul
Mentioned in: Drone hits US gas vessel at Damietta
Iran Conflict 2026#163 24 Jul
Mentioned in: Ukraine kills an Iranian sailor at sea
Iran Conflict 2026#25 22 Jul
Assessed the roughly 1,000km front as essentially static
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW calls Ukraine's front line frozen#160 21 Jul
Mentioned in: Houthis claim a second tanker, the Layla
Iran Conflict 2026#159 19 Jul
Assessed the IRGC's public thanks as a likely cover narrative
Iran Conflict 2026: ISW reads Iran's thanks as cover#24 18 Jul
Found no corroborating evidence for Gerasimov's claimed captures
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW finds no trace of Gerasimov's gains#25 17 Jul
Mentioned in: Verified Russian war death toll slows
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#23 11 Jul
Mentioned in: Ukraine's strikes move to the Azov
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#23 11 Jul
Recorded Russian and Ukrainian tactical advances on 11 July
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Overnight barrage shifts no front line#144 2 Jul
Mentioned in: Lebanon front reignites at Bint Jbeil
Iran Conflict 2026#21 23 Jun
Mentioned in: Iskander kills three in Kryvyi Rih
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#21 23 Jun
Assessed slowing Russian momentum with no capacity for decisive breakthrough
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia loses men 17 times Ukraine's rate#21 23 Jun
Assessed coordinated Lavrov-Putin statements as cognitive warfare targeting Global South audiences
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia offers EU as peace referee#21 20 Jun
Assessed slowing Russian momentum with neither side capable of decisive breakthrough
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia fakes advance with AI footage#21 20 Jun
Mentioned in: Bridges cut on Kherson's east bank
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#21 20 Jun
Assessed the Kremlin is priming a Union State invocation to draw Belarus into the war
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Kyiv gives Belarus a one-week deadline#21 19 Jun
Mentioned in: Verified Russian war deaths pass 227,600
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#131 17 Jun
Warned 17 June that 60 days of oil exports could raise up to $10bn for Iranian missile and drone programmes
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC says the relief money buys missiles#126 13 Jun
assessed it was unclear whether Khamenei or Vahidi had accepted deal details
Iran Conflict 2026: The IRGC has not signed the deal text#20 9 Jun
Assessed Russia net-lost approximately 91 square miles in the four weeks to 9 June
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW: Russia lost ground; new axis opens#121 8 Jun
Mentioned in: US tables uranium draft at IAEA Board
Iran Conflict 2026#19 7 Jun
recorded no confirmed Russian advances on 7 June and assessed milblogger panic
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Front stalls as death toll climbs#19 7 Jun
reported first sighting of DPRK Type-75 MLRS on Russian UGVs on 7 June
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: North Korean rockets on Russian robots#121 7 Jun
Mentioned in: Iran fires 10 missiles at Ramat David
Iran Conflict 2026#19 7 Jun
reported petrol rationing, food shortages, and Ukrainian fire control over T-22-09 corridor
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine cuts into Crimea's supply spine#18 26 May
compiled territorial data showing Russia's four-week 100 sq mi net loss
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia loses 100 sq miles in four weeks#18 24 May
Mentioned in: Russia fires first dual Oreshnik salvo
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#18 21 May
Mentioned in: Ukraine kills 65 drone cadets at Snizhne
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#17 19 May
Assessed Russia net-lost 12 sq mi (5-12 May) and 29 sq mi (12-19 May)
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: ISW Logs Third Straight Net-Loss Week for Russia#16 3 May
Published 3 May assessment confirming Russia's net 116 km² April loss and 70% deceleration in daily advance
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia's first net territorial loss since Kursk#15 3 May
Documented Russia's verified 2026 territorial gains at 340 km² against Gerasimov's 1,700 km² claim
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russian deaths up while engagements fall#14 21 Apr
Verified roughly 340 km² of Russian 2026 gains and a net territorial loss since 1 March
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Gerasimov files fourth false Luhansk claim#6 17 Apr
Mentioned in: CSIS: Russia's AI drones run mostly on US chips
Drones: Industry & Defence#69 15 Apr
Mentioned in: Cooper claims halt; Kpler counts 8
Iran Conflict 2026#13 14 Apr
Mentioned in: Russia fires 324 drones at Ukraine post-truce
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#13 12 Apr
Geolocated Ukrainian advances near Slovyansk and Kostyantynivka on 12-13 April
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukrainian advances near Slovyansk and Kostyantynivka#13 13 Apr
“assessed spring offensive stalled at fortress belt”
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#12 10 Apr
Assessed Russian and Ukrainian advances across multiple axes on 8 April
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia steps up tempo, eases death rate#9 31 Mar
ISW: Russia stalls at fortress belt
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#8 24 Mar
Mentioned in: 948 drones — war record in one day
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#8 20 Mar
assessed spring-summer offensive as now under way
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: 619 attacks over four days at Pokrovsk#6 17 Mar
Mentioned in: 286 clashes on 18 March — 2026 record
Russia-Ukraine War 2026#6 16 Mar
Produced underlying territorial data
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia loses net ground for first time#5 16 Mar
Described Pokrovsk-Dobropole as 'increasingly tense' after Hryshyne seizure
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia seizes Hryshyne near Pokrovsk#5 15 Mar
Confirmed Ukraine disrupted Russia's planned strategic March offensive
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine says Russia spring plan broken#4 13 Mar
Assessed Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia counterattacks as complicating Russian plans
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Ukraine takes 460 sq km in south#4 9 Mar