The ISW Briefing Room


The ISW Briefing Room
is a video series that complements our written assessments and long-form research. ISW launched the Briefing Room series in response to our readers’ interest in more interactive and multimedia content. Below are the episodes that have been released to date:

Episodes:

Episode 52, Russian Offensive Stalls in Pokrovsk Direction, April 3, 2025

Episode 51, The Consequences of Curtailing US Aid to Ukraine, March 7, 2025

Episode 50: Russian Envelopment Tactics in Eastern Ukraine, February 4, 2025

Episode 49: Putin's Poison Pill for Peace, January 30, 2025

Episode 48: Russia’s 2024 Offensive and the Outlook for 2025, January 14, 2025

Episode 47: Examining the Ukrainian Defense of Pokrovsk, November 25, 2024

Episode 46: Russia Threatens Democracy in Georgia, October 31, 2024

Episode 45: Beyond Moldova’s October Elections: Russia Poses Long-term Threats to Moldova’s European Integration October 25, 2024

Episode 44: Kremlin Information Operations around Kursk and Donetsk, September 16, 2024

Episode 43: Hundreds of Known Russian Military Targets are in Range of ATACMS, August 29, 2024

Episode 42: Kursk, Pokrovsk, and the Current State of the War, August 24, 2024

Episode 41: The Kursk Incursion Begins, August 16, 2024

Episode 40: Putin’s Extreme Demands for Ceasefire Talks with Ukraine, August 1, 2024

Episode 39: Russia Begins Summer Offensive Against Ukraine, July 31, 2024

Episode 38: Putin's Theory of Victory, July 12, 2024

Episode 37: Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Some Targets in Russia, May 31, 2024

Episode 36: An Update on Russia's Kharkiv Offensive, May 15, 2024

Episode 35: An Update on the Frontline in Ukraine, April 17, 2024

Episode 34: The Battle for Chasiv Yar Begins, April 11, 2024

Episode 33: Why Russia Wants to Destabilize Moldova, April 3, 2024

Episode 32: New Russian Prisoner Recruitment Schemes, March 8, 2024

Special Report: The Kremlin's Occupation Playbook

Episode 28: Putin's Annual Press Conference and “Direct Line” Forum, December 15, 2023

Episode 27: An Update on Russia's Offensive Drive on Avdiivka, December 8, 2023

Episode 26: Putin’s Speech at the World Russian People’s Council, November 30, 2023

Episode 25: The Impact of Fall Weather on the Ukraine War, November 20, 2023

Episode 24: Putin Prepares for 2024 Elections, November 17, 2023

Episode 23: Ukraine Crosses the Dnipro River Near Kherson, November 9, 2023

Episode 22: Russia’s Heavy Losses in Avdiivka, October 24, 2023

Episode 21: Tracking Russia’s Military Reforms, October 18, 2023

Episode 20: Fall Combat Conditions in Ukraine, October 5, 2023

Episode 19: A Dynamic Situation in Southern Ukraine, September 27, 2023

Episode 18: Ukrainians Breach Russian Defensive Lines, September 22, 2023

Episode 17: What Surovikin's Reappointment Means, September 14, 2023

Episode 16: Ukraine’s Slow and Steady Progress in the South, September 8, 2023

Episode 15: Russia's Redeployment of the 76th Airborne Division to Zaporizhia, September 5, 2023

Episode 14: Critical Moment for Ukraine’s Counteroffensive, September 1, 2023

Episode 13: What's Behind Prigozhin's Assassination?, August 25, 2023

Episode 12: Ukraine Makes Tactically Significant Gains, August 17, 2023

Episode 11: Ukraine's Interdiction Campaign, August 11, 2023

Episode 10: The Wagner Group in Belarus, August 2, 2023

Episode 9: Main Thrust of Ukraine's Counteroffensive Begins, July 27, 2023

Episode 8: Russia's Military Purges, July 17, 2023

Episode 7: Ukrainian Counteroffensive Update, July 11, 2023

Episode 6: Russian Force Generation, June 30, 2023

Episode 5: Assessing Prigozhin's Wagner Group Rebellion, June 27, 2023

Episode 4: Ukrainian Counteroffensive Makes Slow Progress, June 23, 2023

Episode 3: Russian Units in Southern Ukraine, June 21, 2023

Episode 2: Russian Defensive Tactics, June 15, 2023

Episode 1: The Ukrainian Counteroffensive Begins, June 14, 2023

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