Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that Russian forces intensified ground attacks across the theater in the last week, which is — consistent with ISW’s assessment that Russian forces have launched their Spring-Summer 2026 offensive.
- The Kremlin continues to attempt to disguise and dismiss the economic impacts of its costly war in Ukraine while trying to take advantage of the current high energy prices.
- The ongoing war in the Middle East is likely exacerbating Russia’s ability to resolve its liquidity problems related to its unsustainable wartime spending.
- Russia is turning to private military companies (PMCs) to defend Russian critical infrastructure against Ukrainian drone strikes.
- US and Ukrainian delegations held another round of bilateral meetings in Miami, Florida, on March 22.
- Russia continues to take steps to expand its permanent military basing in Belarus, particularly to increase Russia’s long-range drone strikes against Ukraine.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Slovyansk direction.
- Ukrainian forces struck military assets and oil infrastructure in Russia. Russian forces launched 251 drones against Ukraine.
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