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NEW: Ukrainian forces reportedly captured the first North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) in Kursk Oblast. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 11, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar011125

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NEW: The entire North Korean contingent of roughly 12,000 personnel currently in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in action by mid-April 2025 should North Korean forces continue to suffer from their current high loss rate in the future. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar011625

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NEW: Ukrainian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries in Russia on the night of January 20 to 21 as part of an ongoing strike series aimed at degrading Russian military capacity. (1/3) Details: isw.pub/UkrWar012125

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NEW: The Kremlin has launched an information operation that seeks to create the false impression that the Russian economy is performing well despite numerous continued indicators of macroeconomic distress. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 22, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar012225

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NEW REPORT: The Kremlin is in the endgame of a decades-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, which will permanently augment Russia’s military and economic capabilities to pursue its revanchist geopolitical objectives against the United States and NATO. (🧵1/5)

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NEW: The Ukrainian General Staff reported on January 18 that Russian forces used ammunition equipped with chemical agents banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 434 times in Ukraine in December 2024, contributing to a total of 5,389 documented cases since February 2023. isw.pub/UkrWar011925

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NEW REPORT: The Kremlin is in the endgame of a decades-long strategic effort to de facto annex Belarus, which will permanently augment Russia’s military and economic capabilities to pursue its revanchist geopolitical objectives against the United States and NATO. (🧵1/5)

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NEW: The Kremlin has launched an information operation that seeks to create the false impression that the Russian economy is performing well despite numerous continued indicators of macroeconomic distress. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 22, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar012225

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NEW: The entire North Korean contingent of roughly 12,000 personnel currently in Kursk Oblast may be killed or wounded in action by mid-April 2025 should North Korean forces continue to suffer from their current high loss rate in the future. (1/3) isw.pub/UkrWar011625

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NEW: Ukrainian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries in Russia on the night of January 20 to 21 as part of an ongoing strike series aimed at degrading Russian military capacity. (1/3) Details: isw.pub/UkrWar012125

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