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Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 25 August, an air crash occurred in Zhytomyr oblast. According to initial reports, two MiG-29 fighter jets collided. The Ukrainian Air Force Command referred to the incident the following day, stating that “the crews of two L-39 trainer…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Piotr Żochowski, Jacek Tarociński
On 23 August, an explosion occurred at the location of an S-400 air and missile defence system in the area of the village of Olenivka on the Tarkhankut peninsula, the westernmost part of Crimea. A drone video showing the explosion was…
Analyses |
| Maria Domańska
On 23 August, shortly after 6pm Moscow time, an Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s company, which had been flying from Moscow to St Petersburg, crashed in Tver oblast. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency (…
OSW Commentary |
| Miłosz Bartosiewicz
The Russian Federation, despite its limited abilities, has significantly strengthened its influence in Africa over recent years through the skilful use of its economic tools and ‘controlled chaos’ – a set of aggressive actions designed to…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Jacek Tarociński
Speaking in the Netherlands on 20 August, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky and Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte announced that the Hague would be handing over F-16 multi-role aircraft to Kyiv. The Ukrainian leader wrote on social…
Analyses |
| Marcin Popławski
On 12 August, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a statement on their country’s gas cooperation between the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In this document, the vice-president of the state-owned oil and…
Analyses |
| Jakub Ber, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński
In the period of 11-16 August, heavy fighting continued along the Zaporizhzhia front, with the Ukrainians maintaining the initiative and conducting offensive operations. As a result, the breach in the front of the Russian 58th Army between…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
Ukrainian forces renewed their assault south of Velyka Novosilka; after several days of fighting, they managed to establish control over the northern part of the village of Urozhayne and retook the neighbouring village of Staromayorske.…
OSW Commentary |
| Witold Rodkiewicz
Less than a decade ago, both Russian and Indian analysts would have described the relations between Moscow and New Delhi as problem-free from a political perspective. No other power was as convenient a partner for Russia as India. The…
OSW Commentary |
| Filip Rudnik
More than six months after the European Union imposed sanctions on Russian exports of oil and petroleum products, Russia’s oil sector has adapted to the new reality. Having found new markets, the industry has managed to cut crude…