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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 8, 2025

Ukrainian forces recently captured Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian military in several areas of Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on April 8 that Ukrainian forces captured several Chinese "fighters" who were fighting for Russia near Bilohorivka (east of Siversk) and Tarasivk…
#ISW #miltodon #understandingwar
understandingwar.org/backgroun

"#Russia Tests Cutting Off Access to Global Web, and #VPNs Can't Get Around It"

pcmag.com/news/russia-tests-cu

Now that it has lost #Syria, #Russia is preparing for #revolution following it home

"#Roskomnadzor blocked residents in #Dagestan, #Chechnya, and #Ingushetia, which have majority-#Muslim populations, #ISW says... People in those areas couldn't access #Google, #YouTube, #Telegram, #WhatsApp, or other foreign websites or apps—even if they used #VPN s, according to a local #Russian news site"

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#Russia is training over 10,000 North #Korean troops in the Far #East, with plans to deploy them near Ukraine's borders and possibly rotate them with Moscow’s forces.

#ISW suggested through recruiting these troops Russia aims to avoid increasing mobilization in Russia.

rbc.ua/rus/news/rosiya-gotue-p

РБК-Україна · Росія готує понад 10 тисяч військових КНДР на Далекому Сході, - джерелоBy Марія Кучерявець

Via the #InstituteForTheStudyOfWar

NEW: #Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near #Vovchansk & #Starysta, & #Russian forces recently advanced near #Siversk & #Toretsk.

Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate ( #GUR ) Head Lieutenant General #KyryloBudanov stated Western military assistance→arriving in #Ukraine, but it will likely not arrive @ scale that will significantly impact frontline situation until @ least mid to late July 2024.