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| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
In the last days of September, Ukrainian forces outflanked Russian positions in the northeastern region of Donetsk Oblast, leading to the hasty withdrawal of enemy units from the surrounding villages and Lyman (1 October).
Analyses |
| Marek Menkiszak, Maria Domańska, Piotr Żochowski
On the afternoon of 30 September, President Vladimir Putin signed ‘agreements’ to annex four Ukrainian oblasts to Russia: Donetsk (the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR), Luhansk (the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, LPR),…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński, Piotr Żochowski
On 27–28 September, representatives of the Belarusian and Russian defence ministries met in Moscow for talks on the prospects for military cooperation. Belarusian military officials announced an unannounced test of the combat &…
Analyses |
| OSW team
On 23–27 September, ‘referendums’ on the annexation of four Ukrainian regions to Russia were held in the occupied territories in Ukraine. They were organised in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (Donetsk oblast; DPR), the Luhansk…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
The situation on the front remained essentially unchanged. Russian forces continued to attack Ukrainian positions on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut, as well as to the north, southeast, and south of the city. Fighting also took place…
Analyses |
| Kamil Całus
On 25 September protests were held in Chisinau against Moldova’s pro-West president Maia Sandu and the Moldovan government linked to her Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). There were around 7,000-10,000 protesters who above all raised…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
On 21 September the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law which reinstated excise on fuels – 100 euros for 1,000 litres of petrol and diesel and 52 euros for 1,000 litres of LPG. Purchases made by the Ministry of Defence during martial law (no…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
The mobilisation in Russia announced on 21 September, is being implemented hurriedly, with military commissions failing to adhere to its guidelines for conscripting reservists only of specific specialities. The organisational problems are…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 22 September, 215 soldiers fighting on the Ukrainian side (including 108 from the Azov regiment) were exchanged for Viktor Medvedchuk – a pro-Russian politician with close personal ties to Vladimir Putin – and 55 Russian soldiers.…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 21 September, President Vladimir Putin signed the decree ‘On the announcement of partial mobilisation in the Russian Federation’. The document provides for the recruitment into the Russian Armed Forces of citizens obliged to serve in…