[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @TheStudyofWar Institute for the Study of War Institute for the Study of War posts on X about ukraine, russia, donald trump, united states the most. 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(FRO)](/topic/$fro) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::71298686/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "ISW's @gen_jackkeane discusses the state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943353082139623853) 2025-07-10 16:54:15 UTC 746.5K followers, 37.3K engagements "NEW: US President Donald Trump announced on July XX that the United States will sell NATO weapons including air defense systems and interceptors that NATO can then give to Ukraine. 1/5"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943824945735192771) 2025-07-12 00:09:16 UTC 746.6K followers, 322.8K engagements "2/ Additional Key Takeaways: Ukraines European allies continue to provide additional aid and pursue joint production initiatives with Ukraines defense industrial base (DIB). Ukraine continues to expand its production and innovation of interceptor drones for use against Shahed-type drones"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943824983899160617) 2025-07-12 00:09:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 10.9K engagements "MORE: The Kremlin continues efforts to use its diplomatic engagements with the United States in an effort to divert attention from the war in Ukraine and toward the potential restoration of US-Russian relations. The Kremlin is likely attempting to push the United States to suspend its diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for developing US-Russian bilateral relations and economic opportunities"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943681390089761095) 2025-07-11 14:38:49 UTC 746.5K followers, 41.2K engagements "MORE: Israel destroyed a large number of Iranian ballistic missile sites during the IsraelIran War. An Israeli analyst reported on July X that Israeli airstrikes destroyed at least XX Iranian missile bases. Israel also reportedly struck several factories affiliated with Irans ballistic missile program rendering them inoperable. US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have likely degraded Iran's ability to develop a nuclear arsenal. US and Israeli strikes damaged or destroyed the Fuel Plate Fabrication Plant (FPFP) and Uranium Metal Conversion Plant at the Esfahan Nuclear"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1940954919902605435) 2025-07-04 02:04:48 UTC 746.5K followers, 223.1K engagements "Cognitive warfare is Russias way of war governance and occupation. (1/4) Russia has effectively used cognitive warfare to facilitate its war in Ukraine shape Western decision-making obfuscate Russian objectives preserve Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and mask Russias weaknesses. The goals means and effects of Russian cognitive warfare are far greater than disinformation at the tactical level. Russian cognitive warfare is: X. The way of war: The Russian way of war is centered on the notion that wars can be won and lost in the opponents mind. The Kremlins main effort is shaping its"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1940477379127980105) 2025-07-02 18:27:14 UTC 746.5K followers, 412.8K engagements "Forcing Putin to abandon his current theory of victory and agree to end the war on reasonable terms requires Ukrainian forces to stop Russian advances and begin to retake operationally significant areas. Western aid provided in support of this effort is essential to hastening an end to the war. Ukrainian forces have been successful in holding Russian advances along the frontline to a foot pace while inflicting significant casualties on Russian forces. Putin has demonstrated throughout the past year however that he believes in a theory of victory that posits that indefinite Russian gains no"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945209343718383655) 2025-07-15 19:50:22 UTC 746.6K followers, 56.4K engagements "MORE: Trump said that European security benefits US interests and noted that Europe is committed to helping Ukraine defend itself. Trump stated that "having a strong Europe is a very good thing" and that Europe thinks supporting Ukraine is important. Rutte stated that Trump's July XX announcements are building on the June 2025 NATO summit in The Hague in which NATO decided to "keep Ukraine strong" and increase Europe's defense industrial production. The joint declaration from the NATO summit highlighted that Ukraine's security contributes to NATO's security. Axios on July XX cited a source"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945116076338995340) 2025-07-15 13:39:45 UTC 746.6K followers, 44.8K engagements ""Christina Harward a Russia analyst for the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War think tank told @nypost that Tuesdays barrage shows that Moscow is actively increasing its stockpile. "'When we see record after record being broken nearly every week it indicates that Moscow has scaled up its production and has a larger stockpile in place particularly with their new drones' Harward said. "While Russia had originally relied on Iran to provide it with the Shaheds Harward said the Kremlin has demonstrated that the drones are now made inside Russian factories with deadly modifications."  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943342365109850266) 2025-07-10 16:11:40 UTC 746.5K followers, 24.3K engagements "NEW: The Iranian regime is pursuing a relatively unchanged nuclear negotiating position even as hardliners continue to advocate preconditions that would amount to a rejection of renewed negotiations with the United States. More: The recent fighting between Druze and Sunni Bedouin militias in Suwayda Province Syria is emblematic of the lack of trust and tension between different Syrian communities. The governments present makeup and the history of its key members will contribute to the distrust and make it more difficult for the government to maintain security and stability along certain"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1944916427326284018) 2025-07-15 00:26:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 33.3K engagements "MORE: Likely Houthi fighters attacked a Liberian-flagged ship off the coast of Hudaydah Yemen on July X. (1/2)"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1941962536389157106) 2025-07-06 20:48:43 UTC 746.5K followers, 92.8K engagements "NEW: PRC Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU's top diplomat that the PRC does not want Russia to lose in Ukraine contradicting PRC public claims of neutrality in the war. Wang met with Kaja Kallas the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission on July X for the 13th EUPRC High-level Strategic Dialogue in Brussels. Hong Kong-based outlet South China Morning Post reported that Wang told Kallas that Beijing does not want Russia to lose in Ukraine because the United States could then shift its focus to"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943707217443663908) 2025-07-11 16:21:27 UTC 746.6K followers, 65.6K engagements "NEW: The United States paused weapons supplies to Ukraine including critical air defense interceptors artillery shells missiles and rockets. (1/2) The decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine will likely force Ukrainian forces to continue to husband materiel although the exact timing of the planned deliveries that the United States paused remains unclear at this time. The suspension of US aid to Ukraine will likely accelerate Russian gains on the battlefield as previous US aid suspensions have in the past. The suspension of US aid to Ukraine will reinforce Russian President Vladimir"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1940591782942642651) 2025-07-03 02:01:50 UTC 746.5K followers, 562.5K engagements "Timely and reliable Western military assistance to Ukraine coupled with increased economic pressure is necessary to bring about an end of the war on terms satisfactory for the United States Europe and Ukraine. Well-provisioned Ukrainian forces have previously demonstrated their ability to prevent Russian forces from making even marginal gains and to retake significant territory despite Russian manpower and materiel advantages. Western military aid to Ukraine will enable Ukrainian forces to maintain if not increase their ability to inflict the significant materiel and personnel losses on the"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945221666822611390) 2025-07-15 20:39:20 UTC 746.6K followers, 56.6K engagements "MORE: Trump noted that Russia has been delaying negotiations to end the war and that the recent intensification of Russia's overnight drone and missile strikes demonstrates that Russia is not interested in peace in line with ISW's longstanding assessment of Kremlin intentions. Trump stated that he is "disappointed" in Putin and that Trump has thought that a peace settlement was close "about four times." Trump noted that Russian strikes are hitting residences in Ukrainian cities and that it will take Ukraine "years" to rebuild its damaged energy infrastructure. Trump stated that Russian"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945099127978688985) 2025-07-15 12:32:24 UTC 746.6K followers, 42.7K engagements "NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be trying to increase volunteer recruitment among the Russian population likely due to waning domestic support for the Kremlin's crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of July X to X including a "double-tap strike" against emergency responders. Recent adaptations to Russian long-range drone technologies and strike tactics suggest that Russian strikes against civilian targets are very likely intentional. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1941988287939232072) 2025-07-06 22:31:02 UTC 746.5K followers, 457.2K engagements "2/ Russian President Vladimir Putin's theory of victory continues to drive his unwillingness to compromise on his pre-war demand for Ukraine's capitulation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new appointments within the Ukrainian government"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945266721012502686) 2025-07-15 23:38:22 UTC 746.6K followers, 14.8K engagements "NEW: Kremlin officials dismissed US President Donald Trump's demand that Russia agree to a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine within XX days while promoting claims that Russia can withstand economic pressure and remains committed to achieving its war aims. (1/4)"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945266675986620868) 2025-07-15 23:38:11 UTC 746.6K followers, 134.4K engagements "MORE: Trump stated in an interview withNBC Newsthat the United States will sell NATO an unspecified number and type of American-made weapons including Patriot air defense systems and interceptors that NATO will then give to Ukraine. Axiosreported on July XX that sources stated that NATO allies discussed the possibility of the United States using NATO as an intermediary to sell weapons to Ukraine at the most recent NATO Summit on June XX to XX and that these weapons could include both air defense support as well as offensive weaponry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on July 10"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943849999571292162) 2025-07-12 01:48:49 UTC 746.6K followers, 63.8K engagements "Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in key areas of the front to slow Russian advances and are inflicting significant costs on the Russian military. Ukrainian forces conducted a series of limited counterattacks into advancing Russian forces in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk directions in February and March 2025 which forced Russian units to regroup and slowed Russian advances in these areas. Ongoing successful Ukrainian counterattacks and defensive operations in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk directions appear to have forced the Russian military command to reevaluate its plan for"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945195159567622233) 2025-07-15 18:54:00 UTC 746.6K followers, 75.2K engagements "NEW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment July XX 2025: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed frustration following a June XX meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about Russia's lack of progress towards ending the war in Ukraine. 1/3 Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on July XX that Russia prefers to achieve its war goals through peaceful and diplomatic means but that the war continues and the "realities on the ground" are changing every day. Kremlin officials often call for Ukraine to recognize the "realities on the ground" (a reference to the frontline in"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943484731003167071) 2025-07-11 01:37:22 UTC 746.5K followers, 190.6K engagements "Ukraine's drone-based defense remains a key feature of Ukraine's ability to constrain Russian advances. Ukrainian drone operators have created a 15-to-20 kilometer kill zone along the frontline that is currently helping prevent rapid Russian advances and inflicting significant manpower and materiel losses on Russia. The Economist recently assessed that Russia has suffered between 900000 and XXX million personnel casualties since February XX 2022 including between 190000 and 350000 killed-in-action (KIA) and Ukrainian drone operators have inflicted a significant number of these losses. Russian"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945195170711978091) 2025-07-15 18:54:03 UTC 746.6K followers, 24.6K engagements "4/ Kremlin officials continue to justify the Kremlin's ongoing censorship efforts and appear to be seizing on Russia's hypercontrolled information space to push the Kremlin's informal state ideology"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943825055718265171) 2025-07-12 00:09:42 UTC 746.5K followers, 33.7K engagements "MORE: Trump is acting upon the reality that successful US efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table require that economic instruments be coupled with Western military support to allow Ukraine to increase pressure on Russia on the battlefield. Trump stated that the Russian economy is doing "very poorly" and that Russia is using its assets for war not trade. Trump stated that Russia is wasting money and people on its war. Rutte stated that Russian forces have suffered 100000 deaths since January X 2025. ISW continues to assess that Russia's battlefield losses"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1944974167071183342) 2025-07-15 04:15:51 UTC 746.6K followers, 54.3K engagements "The Kremlin focuses on the battle for the mind out of both necessity and opportunity. Russia is not weak per se given its sizable military capabilities and potential. But Russia is weak relative to its strategic goals. The Kremlin uses cognitive warfare to close gaps between its goals and means. The purpose of the Kremlins cognitive warfare is to generate an alternative reality that allows Russia to win in the real world. Most of the Kremlins cognitive efforts aim to decrease the will and capability of those resisting Russia and to lower the barrier for Russia to achieve its aims"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1942617023634145505) 2025-07-08 16:09:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 81.7K engagements "NEW: The British Navy and the European Union (EU) naval task force were unable to protect two merchant vessels from recent Houthi attacks. Ocean swells can hide small attack craft on radars making them difficult to detect. 1/7"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943833328701812959) 2025-07-12 00:42:34 UTC 746.5K followers, 36K engagements "3/ Ukrainian intelligence assesses that Russian forces are unlikely to realize the Kremlin's goal of seizing the entirety of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025 which is consistent with ISW's ongoing assessment of Russia's offensive capabilities"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943825024344813755) 2025-07-12 00:09:34 UTC 746.6K followers, 13.2K engagements "NEW: US President Donald Trump announced on July X that the United States would resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine as discussions about provisions of additional air defense systems and interceptors are reportedly ongoing. Additional Key Takeaways: The Kremlin continues to leverage Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev's aggressive rhetoric to undermine support for US military aid to Ukraine likely as part of a top-down concerted Kremlin informational effort. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern Sumy Oblast amidst a series of ongoing counterattacks. Russia"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1942711730125300146) 2025-07-08 22:25:44 UTC 746.5K followers, 319.5K engagements "NEW: US President Donald Trump announced largescale and rapid military aid supplies to Ukraine via NATO and possible future secondary tariffs against Russia. Additional Key Takeaways: Trump is acting upon the reality that successful US efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table require that economic instruments be coupled with Western military support to allow Ukraine to increase pressure on Russia on the battlefield. Trump noted that Russia has been delaying negotiations to end the war and that the recent intensification of Russia's overnight drone and missile"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1944947566845587628) 2025-07-15 02:30:09 UTC 746.6K followers, 517.3K engagements "NEW: Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike of the war so far on the night of July X to X with XXX total drones and missiles an about XX percent increase from the previous record high of XXX Russian drones and missiles launched on the night of July X to X. Additional Key Takeaways: The continued increase in the size of strike packages is likely intended to support Russian efforts to degrade Ukrainian morale in the face of constant Russian aggression. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Russian forces and pro-Russian separatists engaged in"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943092038745890829) 2025-07-09 23:36:57 UTC 746.6K followers, 234K engagements "MORE: US President Donald Trump announced large-scale and rapid military aid supplies to Ukraine via NATO and possible future secondary tariffs against Russia. Trump stated on July XX during a meeting with NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte that the United States will impose "severe" XXX percent secondary tariffs on Russia's trade partners if there is no peace settlement to end Russia's war in Ukraine within XX days. Trump also announced that the United States will send "billions of dollars' worth" of military equipment and weapons to NATO that NATO will pay for the US weapons and that NATO"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1944961279057104989) 2025-07-15 03:24:39 UTC 746.6K followers, 50.4K engagements "4/ The PRC announced sanctions against Taiwanese DPP legislator Puma Shen United Microelectronics Corporation founder Robert Tsao and Shens Kuma Academy civil defense organization. It added Shen and Tsao to its list of Taiwan independence diehards"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1847321832724050196) 2024-10-18 17:00:21 UTC 746.5K followers, 2507 engagements "NEW: Russia offered to help replenish Irans depleted uranium stockpile to support a peaceful nuclear program. Russia's involvement in the US-Iran nuclear talks would be very unlikely to secure US interests due to Russia's alignment with Iran. Additional Key Takeaways: French intelligence assesses that Irans nuclear program is very seriously damaged and its weaponization timeline is extremely delayed which is consistent with previous reports. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned on July X that the E3 (the United Kingdom France and Germany) could trigger the snapback mechanism if Iran"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943108182856921454) 2025-07-10 00:41:06 UTC 746.5K followers, 37.3K engagements "NEW: The Adversary Entente failed to decisively respond to the Israel-Iran war on Irans behalf.Neither Russia the Peoples Republic of China nor North Korea came to Irans aid during the Israeli and US strikes on the Iranian nuclear program despite each countrys pre-existing relationship with the Islamic Republic. The lack of immediate and tangible response from Moscow Beijing and Pyongyang was to be expected; however it underlines the strategic nuances that underpin the existence of the entente. Russia the PRC Iran and North Korea are neither working as an axis nor collaborating as a hardened"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1942692233850835152) 2025-07-08 21:08:16 UTC 746.5K followers, 61.8K engagements "NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the Kremlin's rejection of a ceasefire and unchanged demands including demilitarization and regime change in Ukraine. ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin remains uninterested in good-faith peace negotiations and any settlement to the war that does not acquiesce to its demands. MORE (1/3) Russia is leveraging its "Rubikon" Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies to improve its theater-wide drone capabilities including in priority frontline areas in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces have yet to reach parity with Ukraine's innovative and"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1942389699525464263) 2025-07-08 01:06:06 UTC 746.5K followers, 179.5K engagements "NEW Iran Update July XX 2025: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground troops destroyed Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon as part of the Israeli effort to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and prevent Hezbollahs reconstitution. 1/3"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1943469387886817543) 2025-07-11 00:36:24 UTC 746.5K followers, 40K engagements "NEW: Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion on the night of July X to X primarily targeting Kyiv City. Russian forces have conducted XX of the largest strikes in the war since January 2025. Additional Key Takeaways: US Patriot air defense systems remain critical to Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile strikes. US President Donald Trump acknowledged Russian President Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine on July X as Kremlin officials continue to"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1941261496492720540) 2025-07-04 22:23:02 UTC 746.5K followers, 396.8K engagements "ISW Founder and President Kimberly Kagan appeared on @newshour to discuss President Trump's new policy toward Ukraine"  [@TheStudyofWar](/creator/x/TheStudyofWar) on [X](/post/tweet/1945461020840923404) 2025-07-16 12:30:26 UTC 746.6K followers, 20.6K engagements
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"ISW's @gen_jackkeane discusses the state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine"
@TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-10 16:54:15 UTC 746.5K followers, 37.3K engagements
"NEW: US President Donald Trump announced on July XX that the United States will sell NATO weapons including air defense systems and interceptors that NATO can then give to Ukraine. 1/5" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 00:09:16 UTC 746.6K followers, 322.8K engagements
"2/ Additional Key Takeaways: Ukraines European allies continue to provide additional aid and pursue joint production initiatives with Ukraines defense industrial base (DIB). Ukraine continues to expand its production and innovation of interceptor drones for use against Shahed-type drones" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 00:09:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 10.9K engagements
"MORE: The Kremlin continues efforts to use its diplomatic engagements with the United States in an effort to divert attention from the war in Ukraine and toward the potential restoration of US-Russian relations. The Kremlin is likely attempting to push the United States to suspend its diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine in exchange for developing US-Russian bilateral relations and economic opportunities" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-11 14:38:49 UTC 746.5K followers, 41.2K engagements
"MORE: Israel destroyed a large number of Iranian ballistic missile sites during the IsraelIran War. An Israeli analyst reported on July X that Israeli airstrikes destroyed at least XX Iranian missile bases. Israel also reportedly struck several factories affiliated with Irans ballistic missile program rendering them inoperable. US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities have likely degraded Iran's ability to develop a nuclear arsenal. US and Israeli strikes damaged or destroyed the Fuel Plate Fabrication Plant (FPFP) and Uranium Metal Conversion Plant at the Esfahan Nuclear" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-04 02:04:48 UTC 746.5K followers, 223.1K engagements
"Cognitive warfare is Russias way of war governance and occupation. (1/4) Russia has effectively used cognitive warfare to facilitate its war in Ukraine shape Western decision-making obfuscate Russian objectives preserve Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime and mask Russias weaknesses. The goals means and effects of Russian cognitive warfare are far greater than disinformation at the tactical level. Russian cognitive warfare is: X. The way of war: The Russian way of war is centered on the notion that wars can be won and lost in the opponents mind. The Kremlins main effort is shaping its" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-02 18:27:14 UTC 746.5K followers, 412.8K engagements
"Forcing Putin to abandon his current theory of victory and agree to end the war on reasonable terms requires Ukrainian forces to stop Russian advances and begin to retake operationally significant areas. Western aid provided in support of this effort is essential to hastening an end to the war. Ukrainian forces have been successful in holding Russian advances along the frontline to a foot pace while inflicting significant casualties on Russian forces. Putin has demonstrated throughout the past year however that he believes in a theory of victory that posits that indefinite Russian gains no" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 19:50:22 UTC 746.6K followers, 56.4K engagements
"MORE: Trump said that European security benefits US interests and noted that Europe is committed to helping Ukraine defend itself. Trump stated that "having a strong Europe is a very good thing" and that Europe thinks supporting Ukraine is important. Rutte stated that Trump's July XX announcements are building on the June 2025 NATO summit in The Hague in which NATO decided to "keep Ukraine strong" and increase Europe's defense industrial production. The joint declaration from the NATO summit highlighted that Ukraine's security contributes to NATO's security. Axios on July XX cited a source" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 13:39:45 UTC 746.6K followers, 44.8K engagements
""Christina Harward a Russia analyst for the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War think tank told @nypost that Tuesdays barrage shows that Moscow is actively increasing its stockpile. "'When we see record after record being broken nearly every week it indicates that Moscow has scaled up its production and has a larger stockpile in place particularly with their new drones' Harward said. "While Russia had originally relied on Iran to provide it with the Shaheds Harward said the Kremlin has demonstrated that the drones are now made inside Russian factories with deadly modifications." @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-10 16:11:40 UTC 746.5K followers, 24.3K engagements
"NEW: The Iranian regime is pursuing a relatively unchanged nuclear negotiating position even as hardliners continue to advocate preconditions that would amount to a rejection of renewed negotiations with the United States. More: The recent fighting between Druze and Sunni Bedouin militias in Suwayda Province Syria is emblematic of the lack of trust and tension between different Syrian communities. The governments present makeup and the history of its key members will contribute to the distrust and make it more difficult for the government to maintain security and stability along certain" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 00:26:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 33.3K engagements
"MORE: Likely Houthi fighters attacked a Liberian-flagged ship off the coast of Hudaydah Yemen on July X. (1/2)" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-06 20:48:43 UTC 746.5K followers, 92.8K engagements
"NEW: PRC Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the EU's top diplomat that the PRC does not want Russia to lose in Ukraine contradicting PRC public claims of neutrality in the war. Wang met with Kaja Kallas the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission on July X for the 13th EUPRC High-level Strategic Dialogue in Brussels. Hong Kong-based outlet South China Morning Post reported that Wang told Kallas that Beijing does not want Russia to lose in Ukraine because the United States could then shift its focus to" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-11 16:21:27 UTC 746.6K followers, 65.6K engagements
"NEW: The United States paused weapons supplies to Ukraine including critical air defense interceptors artillery shells missiles and rockets. (1/2) The decision to suspend military aid to Ukraine will likely force Ukrainian forces to continue to husband materiel although the exact timing of the planned deliveries that the United States paused remains unclear at this time. The suspension of US aid to Ukraine will likely accelerate Russian gains on the battlefield as previous US aid suspensions have in the past. The suspension of US aid to Ukraine will reinforce Russian President Vladimir" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-03 02:01:50 UTC 746.5K followers, 562.5K engagements
"Timely and reliable Western military assistance to Ukraine coupled with increased economic pressure is necessary to bring about an end of the war on terms satisfactory for the United States Europe and Ukraine. Well-provisioned Ukrainian forces have previously demonstrated their ability to prevent Russian forces from making even marginal gains and to retake significant territory despite Russian manpower and materiel advantages. Western military aid to Ukraine will enable Ukrainian forces to maintain if not increase their ability to inflict the significant materiel and personnel losses on the" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 20:39:20 UTC 746.6K followers, 56.6K engagements
"MORE: Trump noted that Russia has been delaying negotiations to end the war and that the recent intensification of Russia's overnight drone and missile strikes demonstrates that Russia is not interested in peace in line with ISW's longstanding assessment of Kremlin intentions. Trump stated that he is "disappointed" in Putin and that Trump has thought that a peace settlement was close "about four times." Trump noted that Russian strikes are hitting residences in Ukrainian cities and that it will take Ukraine "years" to rebuild its damaged energy infrastructure. Trump stated that Russian" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 12:32:24 UTC 746.6K followers, 42.7K engagements
"NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be trying to increase volunteer recruitment among the Russian population likely due to waning domestic support for the Kremlin's crypto-mobilization efforts. Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of July X to X including a "double-tap strike" against emergency responders. Recent adaptations to Russian long-range drone technologies and strike tactics suggest that Russian strikes against civilian targets are very likely intentional. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-06 22:31:02 UTC 746.5K followers, 457.2K engagements
"2/ Russian President Vladimir Putin's theory of victory continues to drive his unwillingness to compromise on his pre-war demand for Ukraine's capitulation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new appointments within the Ukrainian government" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 23:38:22 UTC 746.6K followers, 14.8K engagements
"NEW: Kremlin officials dismissed US President Donald Trump's demand that Russia agree to a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine within XX days while promoting claims that Russia can withstand economic pressure and remains committed to achieving its war aims. (1/4)" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 23:38:11 UTC 746.6K followers, 134.4K engagements
"MORE: Trump stated in an interview withNBC Newsthat the United States will sell NATO an unspecified number and type of American-made weapons including Patriot air defense systems and interceptors that NATO will then give to Ukraine. Axiosreported on July XX that sources stated that NATO allies discussed the possibility of the United States using NATO as an intermediary to sell weapons to Ukraine at the most recent NATO Summit on June XX to XX and that these weapons could include both air defense support as well as offensive weaponry. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on July 10" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 01:48:49 UTC 746.6K followers, 63.8K engagements
"Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in key areas of the front to slow Russian advances and are inflicting significant costs on the Russian military. Ukrainian forces conducted a series of limited counterattacks into advancing Russian forces in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk directions in February and March 2025 which forced Russian units to regroup and slowed Russian advances in these areas. Ongoing successful Ukrainian counterattacks and defensive operations in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk directions appear to have forced the Russian military command to reevaluate its plan for" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 18:54:00 UTC 746.6K followers, 75.2K engagements
"NEW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment July XX 2025: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed frustration following a June XX meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about Russia's lack of progress towards ending the war in Ukraine. 1/3 Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on July XX that Russia prefers to achieve its war goals through peaceful and diplomatic means but that the war continues and the "realities on the ground" are changing every day. Kremlin officials often call for Ukraine to recognize the "realities on the ground" (a reference to the frontline in" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-11 01:37:22 UTC 746.5K followers, 190.6K engagements
"Ukraine's drone-based defense remains a key feature of Ukraine's ability to constrain Russian advances. Ukrainian drone operators have created a 15-to-20 kilometer kill zone along the frontline that is currently helping prevent rapid Russian advances and inflicting significant manpower and materiel losses on Russia. The Economist recently assessed that Russia has suffered between 900000 and XXX million personnel casualties since February XX 2022 including between 190000 and 350000 killed-in-action (KIA) and Ukrainian drone operators have inflicted a significant number of these losses. Russian" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 18:54:03 UTC 746.6K followers, 24.6K engagements
"4/ Kremlin officials continue to justify the Kremlin's ongoing censorship efforts and appear to be seizing on Russia's hypercontrolled information space to push the Kremlin's informal state ideology" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 00:09:42 UTC 746.5K followers, 33.7K engagements
"MORE: Trump is acting upon the reality that successful US efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table require that economic instruments be coupled with Western military support to allow Ukraine to increase pressure on Russia on the battlefield. Trump stated that the Russian economy is doing "very poorly" and that Russia is using its assets for war not trade. Trump stated that Russia is wasting money and people on its war. Rutte stated that Russian forces have suffered 100000 deaths since January X 2025. ISW continues to assess that Russia's battlefield losses" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 04:15:51 UTC 746.6K followers, 54.3K engagements
"The Kremlin focuses on the battle for the mind out of both necessity and opportunity. Russia is not weak per se given its sizable military capabilities and potential. But Russia is weak relative to its strategic goals. The Kremlin uses cognitive warfare to close gaps between its goals and means. The purpose of the Kremlins cognitive warfare is to generate an alternative reality that allows Russia to win in the real world. Most of the Kremlins cognitive efforts aim to decrease the will and capability of those resisting Russia and to lower the barrier for Russia to achieve its aims" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-08 16:09:25 UTC 746.6K followers, 81.7K engagements
"NEW: The British Navy and the European Union (EU) naval task force were unable to protect two merchant vessels from recent Houthi attacks. Ocean swells can hide small attack craft on radars making them difficult to detect. 1/7" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 00:42:34 UTC 746.5K followers, 36K engagements
"3/ Ukrainian intelligence assesses that Russian forces are unlikely to realize the Kremlin's goal of seizing the entirety of Donetsk Oblast by the end of 2025 which is consistent with ISW's ongoing assessment of Russia's offensive capabilities" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-12 00:09:34 UTC 746.6K followers, 13.2K engagements
"NEW: US President Donald Trump announced on July X that the United States would resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine as discussions about provisions of additional air defense systems and interceptors are reportedly ongoing. Additional Key Takeaways: The Kremlin continues to leverage Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev's aggressive rhetoric to undermine support for US military aid to Ukraine likely as part of a top-down concerted Kremlin informational effort. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in northern Sumy Oblast amidst a series of ongoing counterattacks. Russia" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-08 22:25:44 UTC 746.5K followers, 319.5K engagements
"NEW: US President Donald Trump announced largescale and rapid military aid supplies to Ukraine via NATO and possible future secondary tariffs against Russia. Additional Key Takeaways: Trump is acting upon the reality that successful US efforts to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table require that economic instruments be coupled with Western military support to allow Ukraine to increase pressure on Russia on the battlefield. Trump noted that Russia has been delaying negotiations to end the war and that the recent intensification of Russia's overnight drone and missile" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 02:30:09 UTC 746.6K followers, 517.3K engagements
"NEW: Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike of the war so far on the night of July X to X with XXX total drones and missiles an about XX percent increase from the previous record high of XXX Russian drones and missiles launched on the night of July X to X. Additional Key Takeaways: The continued increase in the size of strike packages is likely intended to support Russian efforts to degrade Ukrainian morale in the face of constant Russian aggression. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that Russian forces and pro-Russian separatists engaged in" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-09 23:36:57 UTC 746.6K followers, 234K engagements
"MORE: US President Donald Trump announced large-scale and rapid military aid supplies to Ukraine via NATO and possible future secondary tariffs against Russia. Trump stated on July XX during a meeting with NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte that the United States will impose "severe" XXX percent secondary tariffs on Russia's trade partners if there is no peace settlement to end Russia's war in Ukraine within XX days. Trump also announced that the United States will send "billions of dollars' worth" of military equipment and weapons to NATO that NATO will pay for the US weapons and that NATO" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-15 03:24:39 UTC 746.6K followers, 50.4K engagements
"4/ The PRC announced sanctions against Taiwanese DPP legislator Puma Shen United Microelectronics Corporation founder Robert Tsao and Shens Kuma Academy civil defense organization. It added Shen and Tsao to its list of Taiwan independence diehards" @TheStudyofWar on X 2024-10-18 17:00:21 UTC 746.5K followers, 2507 engagements
"NEW: Russia offered to help replenish Irans depleted uranium stockpile to support a peaceful nuclear program. Russia's involvement in the US-Iran nuclear talks would be very unlikely to secure US interests due to Russia's alignment with Iran. Additional Key Takeaways: French intelligence assesses that Irans nuclear program is very seriously damaged and its weaponization timeline is extremely delayed which is consistent with previous reports. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned on July X that the E3 (the United Kingdom France and Germany) could trigger the snapback mechanism if Iran" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-10 00:41:06 UTC 746.5K followers, 37.3K engagements
"NEW: The Adversary Entente failed to decisively respond to the Israel-Iran war on Irans behalf.Neither Russia the Peoples Republic of China nor North Korea came to Irans aid during the Israeli and US strikes on the Iranian nuclear program despite each countrys pre-existing relationship with the Islamic Republic. The lack of immediate and tangible response from Moscow Beijing and Pyongyang was to be expected; however it underlines the strategic nuances that underpin the existence of the entente. Russia the PRC Iran and North Korea are neither working as an axis nor collaborating as a hardened" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-08 21:08:16 UTC 746.5K followers, 61.8K engagements
"NEW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated the Kremlin's rejection of a ceasefire and unchanged demands including demilitarization and regime change in Ukraine. ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin remains uninterested in good-faith peace negotiations and any settlement to the war that does not acquiesce to its demands. MORE (1/3) Russia is leveraging its "Rubikon" Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies to improve its theater-wide drone capabilities including in priority frontline areas in Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces have yet to reach parity with Ukraine's innovative and" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-08 01:06:06 UTC 746.5K followers, 179.5K engagements
"NEW Iran Update July XX 2025: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground troops destroyed Hezbollah weapons depots in southern Lebanon as part of the Israeli effort to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure and prevent Hezbollahs reconstitution. 1/3" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-11 00:36:24 UTC 746.5K followers, 40K engagements
"NEW: Russian forces conducted the largest combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion on the night of July X to X primarily targeting Kyiv City. Russian forces have conducted XX of the largest strikes in the war since January 2025. Additional Key Takeaways: US Patriot air defense systems remain critical to Ukraine's ability to defend against Russian ballistic missile strikes. US President Donald Trump acknowledged Russian President Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine on July X as Kremlin officials continue to" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-04 22:23:02 UTC 746.5K followers, 396.8K engagements
"ISW Founder and President Kimberly Kagan appeared on @newshour to discuss President Trump's new policy toward Ukraine" @TheStudyofWar on X 2025-07-16 12:30:26 UTC 746.6K followers, 20.6K engagements