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Winter Events in Chattanooga

In addition to the Holiday Trail of Lights , winter in Chattanooga features an array of festivals, holiday events, Santa sightings, shopping, live music, and entertainment scattered throughout the city.

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Chattanooga Holiday Event Roundup

Some of the events listed below might be duplicates of the events featured above.

Holiday Trail of Lights $ | Nov.-Jan. / Times Vary The Holiday Trail of Lights features eight major points of interest which include millions of twinkling lights at Chattanooga’s top holiday attractions. Enjoy a varied array of festivals, holiday events, delicious holiday meals, Santa sightings, shopping, and live music and entertainment scattered throughout the city.

Holidays at the Chattanooga Choo Choo/Chattanooga Choo Choo   FREE/$ | Nov.-Jan.   Enter the festive lobby to see one of the city’s tallest Christmas trees! All the lights and cheer create a magical scene complete with holiday music, and the newly restored and renovated Hotel Chalet. While on-site, take a photo with Santa, grab a drink, and enjoy the complex’s amenities. 

EPB’s Holiday Windows/EPB    FREE | Nov.23-Jan. 1 / Open 24/7   EPB's Holiday Windows celebration continues a tradition that dates back to the World War II era. View the displays in the windows on the Broad and Market Street sides of EPB’s downtown headquarters building at 10 W. M.L. King Blvd.

Twinkling Snowflakes Along the Scenic Walnut Street Bridge/Downtown Chattanooga   FREE | Nov.-Jan. / Open 24/7  View the thousands of twinkling lights in snowflake form along the Walnut Street Bridge, one of the longest pedestrian-only bridges in the world at 2,370 feet.

Christmas Tea Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum   $ | Nov. 3-Dec. 23, weekends / 6:45 pm   Enjoy this special 4-course holiday dinner aboard a restored 1924 dining car. The excursion departs from Grand Junction Station and travels through areas of Chattanooga.

  Head of the Hooch Rowing Regatta/Downtown Riverfront FREE | Nov. 4-5 Times Vary Head of the Hooch, running a 3.1-mile course down the Tennessee River, is one of the largest regattas in the U.S., hosting more than 5,100 competitors ages 14-89 representing 29 states and countries from Chattanooga’s riverfront.

Snow Night/Creative Discovery Museum $/FREE | Nov. 6 / 6-8 pm Join us for an evening of fun and kick off the Winter Playland season at CDM! Members can participate in a variety of winter-themed activities and end the evening with a snow surprise and dance party.

Spectrum/Hunter Museum of American Art    $ | Nov. 9 & 10 / Times Vary  The Hunter Museum’s largest annual fundraiser, Spectrum, is one of Chattanooga’s premier cultural events. Spectrum is a two-evening event with a silent auction cocktail party on one evening and a black-tie seated dinner gala with a live auction on another.

Hamilton County Fair/McDonald Farm FREE | Nov. 10-12 / Times Vary The Hamilton County fair features three stages with live entertainment, bungee jump, photo booth, roaming entertainers, antique car and tractor competition, home-centered flower and event show, games, petting zoo, livestock & agriculture exhibits, equine demonstrations, shopping, and more.

Noogalights/Soddy Daisy $ | Nov. 14-Dec. 31 / Times Vary  Experience Chattanooga’s drive-thru holiday lighting spectacular that is enjoyed by all ages! The 1.5-mile route will be lined with handcrafted displays and thousands of lights illuminating the holiday season! 

Asian Lantern Festival/Chattanooga Zoo $ | Nov. 16-Jan. 14, 2024 / 5:30-9:30 pm Witness the return of the captivating celebration of art, culture, and the magic of traditional Asian lantern festivals! This year's festival promises an even more enchanting spectacle, featuring an all-new collection of over 30 stunning lanterns and 9 interactive displays.  

Enchanted Garden of Lights/Rock City Gardens $ | Nov. 17-Dec. 31 / 4:30-9pm (10 pm Fri.-Sun.) Closed Christmas Eve night. For the holiday season, Rock City’s Enchanted Garden of Lights is a family tradition featuring more than a million LED lights that transform the gardens’ natural daytime splendor into a fantasyland of wonder. Enjoy gingerbread cookie decorating, hot cocoa, and nightly entertainment.

Ho Ho Ho Christmas Market/Cambridge Square     FREE | Nov. 18 / 9 am-5 pm   Start your day out in the square with Breakfast with Santa, photos, and lots of Christmas activities! After that take advantage of shopping at all of the wonderful shops and boutiques that Cambridge has to offer.  

Chattanooga Christmas Village Holiday Market/Camp Jordan $ | Nov. 18-19 / Times Vary Join us for Chattanooga Christmas Village Holiday Market at Camp Jordan Arena! Shop over 130 vendors and have the kids’ picture taken with Santa for FREE! $5 admission – kids 12 and under are free!

North Pole Limited Adventures Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum      $ | Nov. 18-Dec. 23 / Times Vary   Enjoy a trip to the “North Pole” pulled by a locomotive with refreshments, storytelling, caroling, and more! During the return ride, Santa makes his way through the train cars to greet every child and presents a keepsake item to all the children. 

FESTIVE FOREST/MILLER PARK FREE | Nov. 22-Dec. 31 / Open 24/7 Better Business Bureau (BBB) is partnering with EPB and the city of Chattanooga to present the Festive Forest! The event in Miller Park will showcase 50 lit live trees that are sponsored and creatively decorated by local businesses and organizations

Thanksgiving On The River / Chattanooga Riverboat Co.’s Southern Belle   $ | Nov. 18 / 2-4 p.m. Enjoy Thanksgiving dinner on the Grand Chandelier deck overlooking the Tennessee River with live music and a buffet-style dinner complete with all the classic trimmings. After dinner, board the Southern Belle Riverboat for a one-hour sightseeing cruise.  

Grateful Gobbler $ | Nov. 23 / 8 am-11am The Crown Automotive Group Grateful Gobbler 5K Walk/Run will take place once again on Thanksgiving morning. Walkers will gather at Coolidge Park for festivities before the 8:00 am start. 100% of the proceeds of the walk will benefit the Maclellan Shelter for Families.

Reindeer on the Riverfront & Lighted Boat Parade/Chattanooga Green   FREE | Nov. 24 / 4-8 pm   Holiday joy will fill downtown with live reindeer, Santa Claus, fire pits, face painting, holiday tunes, and more, all while enjoying the Lighted Boat Parade and fireworks.

Ruby Falls Christmas/Ruby Falls    $ | Nov. 24-Dec. 23 / Times Vary   Return to a simpler time with a classic Christmas on the mountain featuring magical views, beautiful holiday lights on the Village Plaza, and plenty of festive cheer in historic Ruby Falls Castle with special activities, including the Forest of Wishes, photos with Santa, and more!  

Ice on the Landing/First Horizon Pavilion      $ | Nov. 24- Jan. 28 / Times Vary     The much-anticipated temporary outdoor ice rink has moved under cover in the open air at First Horizon Pavilion. The schedule includes general skating time, special themes, appearances by Santa, and a rotating schedule to benefit local not-for-profits.  

Gingerbread Workshops/Creative Discovery Museum     $ | Nov. 25-Dec. / Times vary per day    Kick off the holiday season with this sweet tradition. The whole family will enjoy creating sweet and sticky gingerbread houses with icing, candy, and other sugary confections. The workshop also includes hot chocolate, cookies, and holiday music. Reservations are required in advance.  

TSSAA Blue Cross Bowl/Finley Stadium   $ | Nov. 30-Dec. 2 / Times Vary   Chattanooga will host the TSSAA Tennessee High School Football Championship games at Finley Stadium, home of the UTC Mocs Football.

Christmas Carol Dinner Cruises/Chattanooga Riverboat Co.’s Southern Belle $ | Dec. / Times vary per date Enjoy lunch while on a relaxing cruise down the Tennessee River. The cruise includes live entertainment, dancing, a dinner of prime rib, shrimp creole, savory cornbread dressing, desserts, and more. Reservations can be booked online or by phone.

NightCap with St. Nick Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum      $ | Dec. / Times Vary   Begin your holiday festivities on a one-hour train ride with all the bright trimmings of the season. This experience is for 21 and up, and includes two drinks, a delicious sweet and savory treat box, a souvenir bell, keepsake boarding pass, and a visit from Santa. 

‘Tis the Season Lunch Cruises/Chattanooga Riverboat Co.’s Southern Belle $ | Dec. / Date and times vary Enjoy lunch while cruising down the Tennessee River. Cruise includes live entertainment, Pilot House tours, and a lunch of prime rib, lemon basil chicken, desserts, and more. Reservations can be booked online or by phone.

Red Bank Christmas Festival & Parade/Red Bank Free/$ | Dec. 1 / 4pm-9pm (parade at 7pm) Come join the friends, family, and the Red Bank community for some festive holiday fun. We will have local vendors to help start your holiday shopping, face painters, Buddy the Elf, Anna & Elsa, Santa Claus, bouncy house, and more!

MainX24 24-Hour Festival/Southside District FREE/$ | Dec. 2 / 12 am-12 pm Celebrate Main Street and the Southside District for a 24-hour long festival held the first Saturday each December. The packed entertainment schedule includes fashion shows, parades, parties, live music, Big Wheel contest, chili cook-off, an ice-skating rink, and so much more.

Cloudland Canyon 50 Mile-50k-Half Marathon/Cloudland Canyon   $ | Dec. 2-3 / Times Vary  Run Bum presents its annual trail run in one of the most beautiful places to run on the East Coast. This canyon run is not the easiest race, but the views make it all worth it!

Santa’s Hiwassee Holiday Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum   $ | Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, & 22-23 / Times Vary  The Hiwassee Holiday Train is a round-trip one-hour and 15-minute ride along the beautiful Hiwassee River Gorge featuring writing letters to Santa, gingerbread cookies, and chocolate milk.

Chattanooga Holiday Market/Chattanooga Convention Center   FREE | Dec. 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 / Times Vary  As part of the Chattanooga Market, this market offers a special holiday theme with live music, caroling, festivities and more than 200 vendors providing a great assortment of unique, locally hand-made items, holiday décor and artisan foods for all those holiday gifts.

PJs with Santa/Creative Discovery Museum   $ | Dec. 8 / 6-8 pm  Santa is taking a break from the North Pole and heading down south on Friday, December 8! Join us for PJs with Santa, a members-only event for the whole family. Kids will enjoy a meet-and-greet with Santa and other special activities throughout the Museum.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas/Walker Theatre    $ | Dec. 8 / 7:30 pm   15-time GRAMMY winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and his ace backing band, Kentucky Thunder, will play in their refreshing acoustic style all your favorite Christmas songs in this delightful tour along with a few of their special friends. 

CHA Ballet’s The Nutcracker/Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium $ | Dec. 8-10 / Times Vary Southeastern Trust presents Chattanooga Ballet’s The Nutcracker featuring the professional company, the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra performing live, and students from Chattanooga Ballet’s School and the region.

Scrooge! the Musical/Chattanooga Theatre Centre $ | Dec. 8-31 / Times Vary   A Musical Twist on a Holiday Classic, Scrooge! is a charming production for all ages to enjoy. This well-loved holiday tale of Christmases past, present, and future is sure to warm hearts this December.

Breakfast with Santa/Read House Hotel    $ | Dec. 9 / 9 am-10:30 am   Join Santa & Mrs. Claus for breakfast in the Silver Ballroom before they start their final countdown in preparation for Christmas! This event will offer a delicious breakfast spread anyone will love and allow photo ops with Santa & Mrs. Claus as they mingle with guests. 

Preschool Adventure: Gingerbread Village/Creative Discovery Museum $ | Dec. 9 / 10 am-12 pm Calling all little bakers and budding artists aged 5 and under to embark on an enchanting journey of creativity and learning. From gingerbread man puppet crafting to snow painting, these captivating hands-on activities will ignite your child’s imagination.

Lodge Cast Iron Bake-Off/Chattanooga Holiday Market   FREE | Dec. 10 / 11 am – 3 pm  The annual Lodge Cast Iron Bake-Off features our city’s most prominent and rising chefs. It’s a chance to watch live as they create culinary delights for a panel of judges. 

Lookout Mountain 50 Miler, 18 Miler & 10K Trail Race   /Lookout Mountain

$ | Dec. 16 / 7:30 am  The Lookout Mountain trail races begin high atop the mountain and offer a variety of challenging climbs, highly runnable sections, and moderate descents on predominantly single-track trails with the best views around. No matter which race you compete in, this will be an exciting challenge.

Nooga Santa Pub Crawl $ | Dec. 16 / 2 pm Nooga Santa Pub Crawl is Back & Better Than Ever! We are starting out the day with a Santa Pup Crawl for all the fur babies. Then the big event of the evening starts on the Northshore and makes it way to the Southside with 50+ locations, specials at each location, no covers, and free transportation all night.

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Present Home for the Holidays/Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium $ | Dec. 16-17 / Times Vary One of Chattanooga’s most treasured holiday events, Home for the Holidays, is the perfect seasonal celebration for the whole family! The CSO is joined by the CSO Chorus, a variety of community groups, and even the big man himself!

Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet/Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium    $ | Dec. 23 / Times Vary The beloved family tradition is back: NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet! Gather your loved ones for the warm glow nostalgia of Americas favorite Christmas celebration. Be transported by the magic of jaw dropping acrobatics, larger-than-life puppets and stunning hand-crafted sets and costumes.

A Magical Cirque Christmas/Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium    $ | Dec. 26 / 7:30 pm   Embrace the holiday spirit with A Magical Cirque Christmas, a variety show full of nostalgia, charm, and awe-inspiring performances for all ages. Get ready to be filled with holiday cheer as you witness the talents of world-class entertainers performing to your favorite holiday music.

The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays/Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium $ | Dec. 27 / 7:30 pm Celebrate the holidays with the entire family at The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays, a mind-blowing spectacle featuring the jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth.

Holiday Christmas Lights Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum   $ | Dec. 26-31 / Times Vary  The Holiday Lights Train Ride is a festive way to enjoy the holiday season starting after Christmas Day. The train ride takes you through a variety of light displays, while enjoying holiday music, hot cocoa, and family fun activities.

Discovery Day/Ruby Falls    $ | Dec. 30 / Times Vary Celebrate the 95th anniversary of the discovery at Ruby Falls! On Discovery Day, Ruby Falls will offer specially priced Cave Walk tickets for residents of local counties. Through 2024, Ruby Falls will continue their celebrations by announcing special events, activities, Café games nights, art installations, and more!   rubyfalls.com  

Cheers to the New Year/Creative Discovery Museum   $ | Dec. 30 / 6-8 pm   Ring in the New Year at the only New Year's party in town designed specifically for children and families! Members will have exclusive after-hours playtime in the Museum and enjoy a variety of themed activities. Of course, a New Year’s celebration wouldn’t be complete without a countdown and toast to 2024!

New Year’s Nightmare at Dread Hollow   $ | Dec. 30-Jan. 6 / 7:30 pm – 10 pm   Scream in the new year at Dread Hollow. Make your way through the path where sinister creatures lurk in the shadows on the hunt for prey. Then, tour Grimsby’s Slaughterhouse where you will be enticed to join them and become a tasty part of their holiday feast. 

New Years at Noon/Creative Discovery Museum $ | Dec. 31 / 12-4 pm We’re celebrating the end of 2023 and the start of 2024 at CDM with New Years at Noon! Join us on December 31 from 12-4 pm for a variety of themed activities celebrating the start of a new year. This event is free with Museum admission. Ticket reservations are recommended.

New Year’s Dinner Train/Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum    $ | Dec. 31 / 5 pm & 8 pm     Join the Tennessee Valley Railroad for a special Dinner Train excursion on New Year’s Eve. The trip includes a four-course dining experience usually on board a restored 1924 dining car and departs from Grand Junction Station. 

New Year's Eve Party with Comedian Lester Bibbs/The Comedy Catch $ | Dec. 31 / 7:30 & 10 pm   Comedian Lester Bibbs has appeared on HBO’s Def Comedy Jam and Bad Boys of Comedy, BET’s Comic View, and more. Taking on topics related to life, Lester knows how to keep the crowd rolling! Celebrate the new year at the late show with toast, hats, horns and post-show dancing.  

Chattanooga 2024 New Year's Eve Celebration Dec. 31 / 8 pm  Hosted by the City of Chattanooga, this free event will take place at the intersection of Broad Street and Aquarium Way, featuring live musical performances by The MaleMen Show Band and Strung Like A Horse with support from DJ LV in partnership with SoundCorps. The 2024 Chattanooga New Year's Eve party will feature a light show, confetti, a New Year's countdown tower, food trucks, drink vendors, and more.

New Year’s Eve at The Edwin Hotel  $ | Dec. 31 – Jan. 1 / 8:00 pm – 1 am  Join us for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration at The Edwin Hotel! Get ready to ring in the new year with style and excitement at our Autograph Collection venue. The party will be held at Whiskey Thief, our trendy rooftop terrace with stunning views.  

The Read House New Year’s Eve Party/Read House Hotel Dec. 31 / 8:30 pm Ring in the new year at our New Year's Eve Roaring 20s Party 2023!  Dance the night away with live music by Gwen Hughes and The Retro Kats, enjoy hors d’oeuvres, an open bar, champagne toast at Midnight, a dessert & coffee bar, and late-night light snacks after Midnight.

New Year’s on the River/Chattanooga Riverboat Co.’s Southern Belle   $ | Dec. 31 / 9 pm-12 am  Ring in the New Year with great food, live entertainment, DJ, dancing, toasts, Pilot House tours, and more. Must be 21 or older and have a valid ID. Reservations can be booked online or by phone.

The Neon Moon 90s Country New Year's Even Celebration/Barrelhouse Ballroom $ | Dec. 31 / 9:00 pm  Dust off the boots and shine up the belt buckle, it’s time to relive all the country hits of the 90s. From Garth Brooks to Randy Travis, Clint Black to Brooks and Dunn you’ll ring in the new year dancing to your favorite country hits from this star band.  

Larry Fleet/The Signal   $ | Dec. 31-Jan. 1 / 9:00 pm-12:30 am   Tennessee-born troubadour, Larry Fleet is a thoughtful songwriter with a knack for a one-liner, an era for a sturdy hook, and a powerhouse voice that strikes like a match.  

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River Cruises Christmas and New Year

Christmas cruises 2024, 2025, 2026, 2023 new year's eve.

All River Cruises Christmas and New Year cruise offers listed here are just itineraries and not cruise deals for sale. Vessels are ordered alphabetically. Comparing all the ships in the River Cruises fleet is a most convenient way to select the best for you Holiday voyages as departures (homeports, dates), destinations (regions, visited countries), itineraries (ports of call, arrival dates, port times) and also to compare cruise prices.

CruiseMapper shows cruise prices per person. These are only indicative fares on the ship's lowest category staterooms. All rates are based on double occupancy (twin share) and don't include cruise line or travel agency promotions, group booking rates or any other special offers and discounts.

Christmas river cruises are among Europe's top-selling Holiday travel deals. The riverboats operate on the most popular European rivers and major inland waterways, including Rhine, Danube, Main, Main-Danube Canal, Moselle, Seine. All larger-sized river ships depart from homeports in famous cities and operate voyages to popular regions in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania.

Generally operated with all-inclusive fares, European riverboats provide premium hotel amenities, comfort, boutique-style interior, spacious staterooms (many with French Balconies), gourmet meals, complimentary tours, and boat transfers. Some river cruise deals are also inclusive of airfare (one-way or roundtrip international flights).

Christmas river cruises in Europe generally include the following amenities - all meals (formal dinners and cocktail receptions), beverages (European wines, beer and soft drinks during lunch and dinner), bottled water (in stateroom), 24-hour beverage station (specialty tea/coffee, juices, snacks), tours and excursions (guided by English-speaking experts, and mainly to UNESCO sites), Holiday-themed guided programs, onboard enrichment and live entertainment (by guest lecturers, resident pianist, local performers), gratuities, taxes, ashore use of Nordic walking sticks, bicycles and Quietvox devices (portable audio headset system).

Next, are listed the most visited European river port cities by destination.

• Rhine River - Basel, Kehl (to Strasbourg), Germersheim (to Heidelberg), Mainz, Rudesheim, Cologne, Koblenz, Mannheim, Dusseldorf, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Arnhem, Breisach, Speyer, Worms.
• Danube River -  Budapest, Vienna, Krems, Linz (to Salzburg and Oberndorf), Durnstein, Passau (to Munich), Grein, Melk Abbey, Bratislava, Deggendorf (to Theresienthal), Regensburg, Esztergom, Visegrad, Mohacs, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Vidin, Ruse, Giurgiu (to Bucharest), Oltenita, Braila, Tulcea.
• Main River - Nurnberg (Rhine–Main–Danube Canal), Bamberg, Kitzingen, Wurzburg (to Rothenburg), Wertheim, Frankfurt, Rothenfels.
• Elbe River - Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Meissen, Dresden, Bad Schandau, Decin.
• (France) Seine River - Paris, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Vernon, Les Andelys, Rives-en-Seine, Honfleur, Rouen, Giverny,  Auvers-sur-Oise, Poissy, Le Havre.
• (France) Rhone River - Lyon, Chalon-sur-Saone, Beaune, Vienne, Tournon-sur-Rhone, Viviers-sur-Rhone, Valence, Macon, Arles, Pont du Gard, Avignon.
• (France) Garonne RIver - Bordeaux, Pauillac, Blaye, Bourg-sur-Gironde, Saint-Emilion, Libourne, Cadillac, Cubzac-les-Ponts, Gironde Estuary.
• (Portugal) Douro RIver - Porto, Bitetos, Regua, Pinhao, Barca d'Alva, Vega de Terron (to Salamanca).
• In Ukraine (Dnieper River) and Russia (Volga River) cruises during Christmas and New Year are not available.

To search for Christmas and New Year river cruises by departure port, country, and company, you can use the CruiseMapper's Xmas cruise finder . Be sure to select "River" in the "Ship Type" box.

Next tables show all River Christmas New Year cruise itineraries as ships, departure ports, call ports (dates and arrival/departure times) and regions.

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 20, 2024

Christina Harward, Kateryna Stepanenko, Angelica Evans, Karolina Hird, and George Barros

June 20, 2024, 8:30pm ET  

Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in this report.

Click here to see ISW’s 3D control of terrain topographic map of Ukraine. Use of a computer (not a mobile device) is strongly recommended for using this data-heavy tool.

Click here to access ISW’s archive of interactive time-lapse maps of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These maps complement the static control-of-terrain map that ISW produces daily by showing a dynamic frontline. ISW will update this time-lapse map archive monthly.

Note: The data cut-off for this product was 1:30pm ET on June 20. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the June 21 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a major information operation during his recent visit to North Korea and Vietnam on June 18 and 19 aimed at sabotaging efforts by Ukraine's partners to clearly define a common strategic objective and strategy to decisively defeat Russia’s illegal war of conquest in Ukraine.  Ukraine’s partners undertook several important steps in mid-June to cohere a common strategy and define the desired strategic outcome of the war. Over 80 Western and international officials recently established a principled position on supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as the foundation of lasting peace in Ukraine in a communique adopted during the Ukraine-led Global Peace Summit on June 16.[1] Ukraine also signed security agreements with the United States and Japan for 10 years on June 13, and numerous partner states reaffirmed their long-term support for Ukraine within the Group of 7 (G7) and the Ramstein formats.[2] US President Joe Biden stated that the United States will continue supporting Ukraine so that Ukraine “has victory and that Russia does not prevail” when discussing the US-Ukraine security agreement.[3] Putin’s strategy for winning the war relies on the Kremlin’s ability to mislead the United States, the European Union, and Ukraine’s international allies into ceasing support for Ukraine and abandoning key principles of international law – respect for state sovereignty and the inviolability of territorial integrity.[4] Allied strategic clarity and commitment to enabling Ukraine to decisively defeat Russia on the battlefield in Ukraine greatly undermines Putin’s center of gravity – and his ability to shape the will and decisions of allied decision makers.

Putin implicitly threatened to use nuclear weapons if the West enables Ukraine to decisively defeat Russia in order to undermine the international community's cohering strategic vision of support for Ukraine.  Putin stated in a press conference on June 20 following his trip to North Korea and Vietnam that Russia is considering making changes to its nuclear doctrine, claiming that Russia is aware that an unnamed “potential adversary” is working on new elements “related to lowering the threshold nuclear weapon use."[5] Putin’s statement was likely partly in response to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s June 17 remarks that NATO members are discussing increased nuclear readiness in the face of growing threats from Russia and China, even though Stoltenberg did not discuss lowering the threshold for nuclear weapon use.[6] The Russian nuclear doctrine calls for Russia to only use nuclear weapons in the event of “exceptional cases” of threats to Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and Putin notably defined Russia’s possible strategic defeat in Ukraine as the “end of [Russia’s] statehood” following his mention of lowering thresholds for nuclear weapon usage.[7] Putin added that a defeat on the battlefield would signify the end of the “thousand-year history” of the Russian state and that Russia is better off fighting until the end. Putin’s rhetoric deliberately aims to present Russia’s aggression in Ukraine as an existential war for Russia’s sovereignty, and Putin likely invoked the possibility of lowering the threshold for nuclear weapon use to imply that he reserves the right to use nuclear weapons if his forces are decisively defeated on the frontlines in order to deter Ukraine’s allies from reaching a common strategic objective of decisively defeating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — an outcome which is in the West’s interests.[8]

Putin’s nuclear threat is part of an ongoing Kremlin nuclear blackmail campaign aimed at dissuading Ukraine’s allies from decisively committing to defeating Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and is therefore highly unlikely to result in actual nuclear escalation.  A Russian strategic defeat in Ukraine does not threaten Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity (but it can threaten the stability of Putin's regime). The Kremlin did not engage in nuclear escalation following Russia’s devastating defeats around Kyiv, Kharkiv, or Kherson oblasts in 2022, and these defeats certainly did not threaten Russian sovereignty or territorial integrity. Putin’s own nuclear threats have been riddled with contradictions since 2022. Putin claimed that Ukraine was not aggressive towards Russia but was threatening the occupied “Donbas republics” before Putin illegally annexed them.[9] Putin also noted in his discussion of the potential changes to the Russian nuclear doctrine that Russia does not need the ability to launch a preventative nuclear strike. Both of these statements are incompatible with the notion that Russia is fighting an existential war. Putin indicated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory with Western-provided weapons do not cross a supposed Russian “red line” that would result in Russian nuclear escalation after Ukrainian forces struck Belgorod Oblast with HIMARS armed with GMLRS.[10] ISW has also routinely assessed that the threat of a nuclear escalation will continue to be the core asset of Russia’s ability to manipulate the perceptions of foreign decision makers via its reflexive control campaign.[11] ISW continues to assess that Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West — and will likely lose — if the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin.[12]

South Korea responded to the Russian-North Korean comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on June 20 and stated that it would reconsider its previous ban on sending lethal military assistance to Ukraine.  South Korea's  Yonhap News Agency  reported that South Korean National Security Director Chang Ho-jin stated that South Korea will reconsider its stance on sending aid to Ukraine following the Russian-North Korean agreement and that South Korea is "grave[ly] concerned" and condemns the agreement.[13] South Korea has notably had a long-standing policy that prevents it from directly transferring arms into active conflict zones—a policy that has forced South Korea to send artillery shells to Ukraine via indirect transfers using third party intermediary states.[14] Chang also noted that any Russian military-technical cooperation with North Korea violates a series of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and will result in unspecified corresponding retaliatory measures from South Korea. Chang stated that South Korea will also sanction four ships, five organizations, and eight individuals involved in the transfer of weapons and oil between Russia and North Korea in response to the agreement.   North Korean state outlet  Korean Central News Agency  published the full text of the agreement on June 20, which includes provisions for "immediate military and other assistance... in the event of an armed attack by any state of several states" and "joint activities to strengthen [each country's] defense capabilities... to prevent war."[15] Several Russian and South Korean sources noted that the agreement is almost identical to the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance that the Soviet Union and North Korea signed in 1961.[16]

Russian President Vladimir Putin simultaneously attempted to downplay aspects of the Russia-North Korea agreement potentially in response to South Korea's concerns during a June 20 press conference in Vietnam.  Putin reiterated several times during the press conference that the Russian-North Korean agreement mirrors the language of a previous security agreement that both countries signed in 1961 and that the agreement is only a "reproduction" of the terms of the 1961 agreement.[17] Putin stated that South Korea has "nothing to worry about" regarding the new agreement as long as South Korea does not perpetrate acts of aggression against North Korea. Putin threatened, however, that it would be a "very big mistake" for South Korea to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine and that Russia would take unspecified actions in response to such a policy. Putin claimed that the new agreement's clause on providing mutual security assistance does not apply to the war in Ukraine because Ukraine committed acts of aggression towards the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR/LNR) before Russia illegally annexed the territories and that Russia hopes that this agreement will be a "restraining factor" that prevents the situation on the Korean peninsula from intensifying. Putin also claimed that Russia has not asked anyone to "use [their] capabilities" in Ukraine and no one has offered to help Russia in this way, insinuating that there is no threat of third parties getting militarily involved in Ukraine. Putin may have tempered his rhetoric about Russia's June 19 agreement with North Korea in order to quell South Korean concern about the agreement and lull South Korea into reassurance and away from reconsidering its policy on aiding Ukraine. ISW has previously observed that Russia at times seems to be trying to mend its relationship with South Korea to mitigate the impacts of a growing relationship with North Korea, and Putin may have followed up his visit to North Korea with such statements in an effort to appease Seoul.[18]

Putin also used the press conference to reiterate a series of known information operations feigning Russia's interest in good faith negotiations with Ukraine, including by characterizing Russia's offensive operation into Kharkiv Oblast as solely defensive. Putin claimed that he expected the West to reject his June 14 demands for Ukraine's capitulation as a prerequisite for his envisioned peace negotiations and suggested that Russia has previously unsuccessfully presented these demands during "behind-the-scenes negotiations."[19] Putin claimed that "sensible politicians" will realize that Putin's demands for Ukraine to "completely withdraw" its forces from the administrative borders of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts and officially abandon its intention to join NATO are "realistic" and acceptable conditions for peace. Putin’s terms for Ukraine’s capitulation violate the basic principles of the United Nations Charter and other cornerstones of international law. Putin stated that any peace negotiations predicated on Russia withdrawing its forces from occupied Ukraine will "never happen." Russian officials made similar claims about how Kherson City would “forever” remain in Russian occupation before Russian forces abandoned Kherson City in November 2022.[20] Putin reiterated his claims that Russia remains open to peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, placing the onus on Ukraine and the West for the lack of progress toward peace negotiations despite the fact that Russian officials, including Putin, continue to publicly signal that they are unwilling to participate in good faith peace negotiations with Ukraine.[21] Putin also reiterated claims that Russian forces are conducting offensive operations in the Kharkiv direction to defend Belgorod Oblast from Ukrainian shelling and that Russian forces have "no goals of approaching Kharkiv [City]."

Putin also met with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm, Vietnamese Prime Minister Ph ạ m Minh Chính, and General Secretary of the Central Committee of Vietnam’s Community Party Nguy ễ n Phú Tr ọ ng during his visit and discussed bilateral relations and the Soviet Union's and Russia's support of Vietnam during the 20th and 21st centuries .[22] ISW noted on June 19 that Putin appears to be pursuing a coalition of friendly states with historically warm ties to the Soviet Union that could form the basis of an alternative to the West and the current world order.[23]

Russian forces used the new FAB-3000 M-54 bomb with a unified planning and correction module (UMPC) to strike Ukrainian positions in Kharkiv Oblast for the first time, representing a new Russian capability with a high potential for destruction if Russian forces continue to be able to use such weapons uninhibited.  Russian sources widely amplified footage of the first-ever FAB-3000 M-54 strike against a reported Ukrainian deployment point in Lyptsi, Kharkiv Oblast, on June 20, noting that the bomb caused substantial destruction even though it landed 10 meters away from its intended target.[24] Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu first announced the serial production of FAB-3000 M-54s, dumb-bomb variants weighing over 3,000 kilograms that can be converted into guided glide bombs with the addition of the UMPC modification, during a visit to Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in March 2024.[25] Russian sources previously praised the production of FAB-3000s but noted that their weight and general dimensions would make them very difficult for most Russian tactical aircraft to deliver.[26] The fact that Russian forces have figured out how to launch FAB-3000s is a significant development and will increase the destructive potential of Russia's ongoing glide bomb attacks against Ukrainian forces and infrastructure. Russian forces have already increased guided and unguided glide bomb use against Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv Oblast, to devastating effect, and should Russian forces be able to launch massive barrages of FAB-3000s (or even heavier guided glide bombs) they will be able to cause even more widespread damage to Ukrainian frontline positions and critical infrastructure.[27] Russian milbloggers noted that the June 20 strike was not particularly accurate, but the destruction radius of the FAB-3000 will compensate for its lack of accuracy, especially if Russian forces are able to use them at scale uncontested as the Russian Air Forces has with 500-kilogram glide bombs.[28]

The United States made a policy change to prioritize delivering Patriot air defense interceptors to Ukraine against the backdrop of the increasing threat of Russian guided glide bomb use in Ukraine.  US National Security Spokesperson John Kirby stated on June 20 that the US is going to "reprioritize" the export of Patriot missiles so that the missiles "rolling off the production line" will go straight to Ukraine.[29] Kirby characterized the decision as "difficult but necessary" to ensure that hundreds of Patriot and NASAM munitions produced for the next 16 months would go to Ukraine, regardless of which country ordered them. Kirby stated that Ukraine will receive the first shipments of Patriot missiles by the end of Summer 2024 and that other countries that ordered Patriot missiles will receive them on a "delayed timeline." Kirby stated that other countries impacted by the delay were ”broadly supportive” of the decision to prioritize Ukraine’s air defense needs.[30] The Romanian Supreme National Defense Council announced on June 20 that Romania will donate one Patriot system to Ukraine due to Russia's large-scale strikes on Ukrainian energy and civil infrastructure.[31] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba have recently emphasized Ukraine's need for more Patriot systems.[32] ISW continues to assess that Ukraine's ability to defend itself against devastating Russian glide bomb strikes is heavily contingent on Ukraine's ability to target Russian aircraft within Russian airspace using US-provided air defense systems before Russian aircraft can launch strikes at Ukrainian cities, critical infrastructure, and frontline positions.[33]

US policy still prohibits Ukrainian forces from striking military targets with US-provided weapons in the operational and deep rear of Russian territory.  Politico  reported on June 20 that anonymous US government officials reiterated that the United States permits Ukrainian forces to strike Russian forces where Russian forces attack into Ukraine across the international border, likely meaning the international border near Ukraine’s Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv oblasts.[34] This report does not signify a change in US policy. The report makes clearer the contours of current US policy:  Ukrainian forces may use HIMARS armed with GMLRS to strike Russian forces preparing to or actively attacking Ukraine, but likely may not strike all legitimate Russian military targets in range of Ukrainian HIMARS using GMLRS in Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts.  The  Politico  report acknowledged that Ukrainian and European officials have urged the Biden Administration to further loosen its restrictions and allow Ukraine to strike all legitimate military targets in Russia.[35] US policy still protects the vast majority of Russia’s operational rear and deep rear, and US policy still forbids Ukrainian forces from using ATACMS anywhere in Russia.[36] The Biden Administration’s partial removal of Russian sanctuary is a step in the right direction but is by itself inadequate and unable to disrupt Russian operations at scale. ISW assesses that the West maintains the ability to substantially disrupt Russian operations at scale by allowing Ukraine to use Western-provided weapons to strike Russia’s operational rear and deep rear areas in Russian territory.[37]

The Russian military's increased over-reliance on infantry-heavy frontal assault tactics has greatly degraded the distinctions between various Russian combat services on the battlefield in Ukraine, minimizing the operational efficacy of frontline troops.  Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on June 20 that he gained access to a 2024 training manual for Russian airborne (VDV) troops, entitled "Combat use of an assault company (group) in an offensive."[38] Mashovets stated that the training manual is meant to integrate battlefield experiences from the war in Ukraine into VDV training doctrine and noted that the tactical solution to contemporary frontline challenges that the manual offers is the creation of dedicated VDV assault detachments, usually at the company level, pulled from units at the brigade-, regiment-, and battalion-level.[39] According to the manual, the assault groups should seize Ukrainian strong pints and individual firing points, as well as fortified terrain features, and ideally operate within a larger “assault detachment” or “assault battalion.”[40] Mashovets emphasized that Russian high command expects for these company-sized assault groups have a standard service life of two days maximum, as this is the timeframe in which the Russian high command has calculated that the assault group will completely expend its combat capabilities during attritional combat operations.

The concept of dedicated assault companies pulled from existing regiments, brigades, and battalions is not a novelty for Russian forces in Ukraine, and indeed has become the prevalent tactic of attack along most of the frontline for over a year, apart from occasional (mostly unsuccessful) mechanized assaults. ISW first began reporting on the creation of such specialized assault detachments within non-VDV Russian forces in February 2023 and observed the use of such assault-focused detachments in infantry-heavy frontal assaults leading to high levels of attrition throughout the course of 2023.[41] The fact that VDV forces are now relying on the same frontal assault tactic as ordinary Russian infantry and mechanized forces is notable, and further suggests that the VDV and other formations that were previously considered "elite" within the Russian military prior to 2022 have lost those distinctions due to the way that the Russian command writ large is prosecuting the war.[42] The codification of the assault group into VDV training doctrine further supports ISW's long-standing assessment that the way that Russia is fighting in Ukraine has blurred previously relevant distinctions among various services, largely reducing all frontline troops to understrength and low-quality motorized rifle units.[43] A prominent Russian commentator, who previously served as an instructor for a "Storm-Z" assault unit (which notably used similar tactics to those outlined in the VDV training manual), criticized Russia's reliance on attritional infantry-led frontal assaults on June 20, noting that this practice maintains constant pressure on Ukrainian defenders but does not achieve operationally significant results.[44] The current style of Russian assaults in Ukraine, however, corresponds with Russian President Vladimir Putin's recently articulated theory of Russian victory in Ukraine, which suggests that all Russian forces need to do is gradually achieve creeping advances while keeping tension on Ukraine and its partners in order to win a war of attrition against Ukraine.[45]

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov used a working visit to the Eastern Military District in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai to create the appearance of a strict but engaged defense minister.  Belousov visited the military camp of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade, residential buildings for military personnel, the Okeansky military sanatorium, and a branch of the Nakhimov Naval School in Vladivostok on June 20.[46] Belousov issued instructions concerning multiple construction projects at these facilities and stated that the rehabilitation of Russian servicemembers and the allotment of housing to Russian servicemembers' families are priorities of the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD). Belousov repeatedly emphasized the need to complete these construction projects before the set deadlines and even threatened the director of a construction company that was touring the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade's military camp with Belousov with criminal liability should the construction company not complete the project on time.[47] Belousov also notably spoke about Russian servicemembers' possible return home from the war in Ukraine for the first time, stating twice on his tour that unspecified Russian soldiers will start to return home and that Russian authorities need to make sure that everything is "worthy" and "ready" for the soldiers.[48] The Russian decree on partial mobilization does not allow for the termination of mobilized Russian servicemembers' contracts before the end of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, however, and it is unclear if Belousov was speaking about the return of soldiers in near or longer term, or purely theoretically.[49] The Kremlin has repeatedly publicly congratulated and awarded the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade over the course of the war in Ukraine, despite the fact that the unit has suffered significant losses and has had to reconstitute multiple times.[50] The Russian MoD may be paying special attention to the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade's military and social facilities in Vladivostok in order to appease the soldiers and their families who may be angered by the unit's heavy losses. Belousov's strict orders about the timely fulfillment of military construction projects may also be part of efforts to create the appearance that Belousov is spearheading an anti-corruption campaign in the Russian MoD.[51]

Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against at least two oil facilities in Russia on the night of June 19 to 20.  Ukrainian outlet  RBK-Ukraine  reported on June 20 that sources stated that Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) conducted drone strikes against the Tambovnefteprodukt fuel and lubricants warehouse in Tambov Oblast and the Lukoil-Yugnefteprodukt "Enemska" oil depot in the Adygea Republic.[52] Geolocated footage shows fires at the oil depot in Platonovka, Tambov Oblast and the oil refinery in Enem, Adygea Republic.[53] Tambov Oblast Head Maskim Egorov acknowledged that a Ukrainian drone caused an oil tank at the Platonovka oil depot to catch fire.[54] Adygea Republic Head Murat Kumpilov stated that a Ukrainian drone strike started a fire at the Enem oil depot.[55] The Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters claimed that a drone fell on a house in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, and a Russian milblogger claimed that Ukrainian forces may have been targeting the Slavyansk Eko oil refinery in Slavyansk-on-Kuban.[56] Other Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces struck the Afipsky oil refinery near Neftekachka, Krasnodar Krai.[57] The Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters claimed that information about a fire at the Afipsky refinery is not reliable.[58] ISW cannot independently verify that the Ukrainian strike on the Afipsky refinery, and the Afipsky and Enem oil refineries are notably fewer than 10 kilometers apart from each other. The Russian MoD claimed that Russian forces destroyed six drones over the Adygea Republic and three drones over Krasnodar Krai but did not mention activity over Tambov Oblast.[59]

Key Takeaways:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a major information operation during his recent visit to North Korea and Vietnam on June 18 and 19 aimed at sabotaging efforts by Ukraine's partners to clearly define a common strategic objective and strategy to decisively defeat Russia’s illegal war of conquest in Ukraine.
• Putin implicitly threatened to use nuclear weapons if the West enables Ukraine to decisively defeat Russia in order to undermine the international community's cohering strategic vision of support for Ukraine.
• Putin’s nuclear threat is part of an ongoing Kremlin nuclear blackmail campaign aimed at dissuading Ukraine’s allies from decisively committing to defeating Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and is therefore highly unlikely to result in actual nuclear escalation.
• South Korea responded to the Russian-North Korean comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on June 20 and stated that it will reconsider its previous ban on sending lethal military assistance to Ukraine.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin simultaneously attempted to downplay aspects of the Russia-North Korea agreement potentially in response to South Korea's concerns during a June 20 press conference in Vietnam.
• Putin also met with Vietnamese President Tô Lâm, Vietnamese Prime Minister Ph ạ m Minh Chính, and General Secretary of the Central Committee of Vietnam’s Community Party Nguy ễ n Phú Tr ọ ng during his visit and discussed bilateral relations and the Soviet Union's and Russia's support of Vietnam during the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Russian forces used the new FAB-3000 M-54 bomb with a unified planning and correction module (UMPC) to strike Ukrainian positions in Kharkiv Oblast for the first time, representing a new Russian capability with a high potential for destruction if Russian forces continue to be able to use such weapons uninhibited.
• The United States made a policy change to prioritize delivering Patriot air defense interceptors to Ukraine against the backdrop of the increasing threat of Russian guided glide bomb use in Ukraine.
• US policy still prohibits Ukrainian forces from striking military targets with US-provided weapons in the operational and deep rear of Russian territory.
• The Russian military's increased over-reliance on infantry-heavy frontal assault tactics has greatly degraded the distinctions between various Russian combat services on the battlefield in Ukraine, minimizing the operational efficacy of frontline troops.
• Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov used a working visit to the Eastern Military District in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai to create the appearance of a strict but engaged defense minister.
• Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes against at least two oil facilities in Russia on the night of June 19 to 20.
• Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, and Russian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar, Avdiivka, and Donetsk City.
• Russian milbloggers complained that the Russian military command is failing to properly incentivize Russian servicemen to fight and explain the purpose of the Russian full-scale invasion to its troops.

We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas. We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports.

• Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine (comprised of three subordinate main efforts)
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and encircle northern Donetsk Oblast
• Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast
• Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis
• Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign
• Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts
• Russian Technological Adaptations
• Activities in Russian-occupied areas
• Ukrainian Defense Industrial Base Efforts

Russian Information Operations and Narratives

• Significant Activity in Belarus

Russian Main Effort – Eastern Ukraine

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Kharkiv Oblast   ( Russian objective: Push Ukrainian forces back from the international border with Belgorod Oblast and approach to within tube artillery range of Kharkiv City)

Ukrainian forces recently advanced northeast of Vovchansk (northeast of Kharkiv City) amid continued Russian and Ukrainian attacks north and northeast of the city on June 20. Geolocated footage published on June 20 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently retook several positions northeast of Vovchansk and advanced along Soborna Street within northern Vovchansk.[60] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces conducted strikes against Ukrainian positions along Hohol and Olesya Dosvitna streets in central Vovchansk and ISW has not observed recent evidence of enduring Russian positions within this area of central Vovchansk, suggesting that Ukrainian forces maintain positions in the area despite previous Russian claims.[61] The milblogger also claimed that Russian forces seized two buildings on the grounds of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant, but ISW has not observed visual confirmation of this claim.[62] Another Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces maintain positions roughly 300 meters from the Vovcha River in an unspecified area of Vovchansk.[63] A different Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced up to 1.55 kilometers towards Tykhe (immediately east of Vovchansk) and the Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Tykhe, supporting previous Russian reports that Ukrainian forces have recaptured the settlement.[64] Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn reported that Russian attacks have been less intense near Vovchansk since the morning of June 20.[65] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces also repelled Ukrainian counterattacks in the Lyptsi direction (north of Kharkiv City), including near Hlyboke (north of Kharkiv City).[66]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Luhansk Oblast  (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast)

Russian forces continued offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on June 19 and 20 but did not make any confirmed advances. The Ukrainian General Staff reported continued fighting northeast of Kupyansk near Synkivka; southeast of Kupyansk near Stepova Novoselivka and Pishchane; northwest of Svatove near Stelmakhivka and Kruhlyakivka; southwest of Svatove near Serhiivka; northwest of Kreminna near Nevske, Hrekivka, and Terny; and southwest of Kreminna in the Serebryanske forest area on the evening of June 19 and throughout the day on June 20.[67] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced up to 1.13 kilometers deep along a 2-kilometer-wide front west of Ploshchanka (north of Kreminna) and up to 300 meters deep within a forested area near Torske, but ISW has not yet observed visual evidence of these claims.[68] Elements of the 25th Motorized Rifle Brigade (6th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Leningrad Military District [LMD]) are reportedly operating in the Kupyansk direction, and elements of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division (20th CAA, Moscow Military District [MMD]) are reportedly operating in the Borova direction (west of Svatove).[69]

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Donetsk Oblast  (Russian objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas)

Russian forces recently conducted a roughly platoon-sized mechanized attack in the Siversk direction and reportedly made marginal advances elsewhere in the area as of June 20. Ukraine's State Border Guard Service published geolocated footage on June 20 of Ukrainian forces repelling a roughly platoon-sized Russian mechanized attack comprised of one tank and two BMP amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicles southeast of Vyimka (southeast of Siversk).[70] A Russian milblogger similarly reported that Russian forces attacked near Vyimka, and one milblogger claimed that Russian forces also advanced up to one kilometer southwest of Rozdolivka (south of Siversk and southwest of Vyimka).[71] Another milblogger claimed that Russian forces are advancing further northward in Bilohorivka (northeast of Siversk).[72] ISW has not observed visual evidence of Russian advances in these areas, however. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks east of Siversk near Verkhnokamyanske and near Rozdolivka on June 19 and 20.[73]

Russian forces recently advanced up to the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal north of Chasiv Yar. Geolocated footage published on June 19 indicates that Russian forces have advanced to the bank of the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal in central Kalynivka (north of Chasiv Yar) in the area where the canal runs underground.[74] If Russian forces are able to properly exploit this advance, they may be able to attack into Chasiv Yar from the north and threaten Ukrainian positions in central Chasiv Yar without having to conduct an opposed crossing of the canalized terrain in order to enter the settlement. Russian forces have not yet been able to cross the canal where it runs above ground in the Kanal Microraion (easternmost Chasiv Yar). Russian milbloggers similarly reported Russian gains near the canal in Kalynivka.[75] Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn noted on June 20 that Russian forces have resumed infantry-heavy frontal assaults in the Chasiv Yar direction after having recently suffered high losses during unsuccessful mechanized assaults.[76] Russian and Ukrainian sources reported continued fighting in the Kanal and Novyi microraions (easternmost Chasiv Yar); northeast of Chasiv Yar near Bohdanivka; east of Chasiv Yar near Ivanivske; and southeast of Chasiv Yar near Klishchiivka and Andriivka on June 19 and 20.[77] Elements of the 88th "Hispaniola" Volunteer Brigade (Russian Volunteer Corps) are reportedly fighting near Chasiv Yar.[78]

Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Toretsk direction (southwest of Chasiv Yar and west of Horlivka) on June 19 and 20 but did not make confirmed advances. Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced up to two kilometers deep on the eastern outskirts of Pivnichne (east of Toretsk), and some milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces have advanced to the outskirts of Niu-York (south of Toretsk).[79] The Ukrainian General Staff acknowledged that Russian forces continued offensive operations on this part of the front east of Pivnichne and near Niu-York and Shumy (southeast of Toretsk) on June 19 and 20.[80]

Russian forces recently advanced northwest and southwest of Avdiivka. Geolocated footage published on June 20 shows that Russian forces made marginal gains on the southern bank of the Samoyilova Gully northeast of Sokil (northwest of Avdiivka), which is generally consistent with Russian claims of Russian advances near this gully area north of Sokil.[81] Additional geolocated footage published on June 19 shows that Russian forces advanced on the northern bank of the Karlivske Reservoir (southwest of Avdiivka), and milbloggers similarly reported Russian gains in the reservoir area on June 20.[82] Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces advanced on the outskirts of Karlivka and west of Netaylove (both south of the Karlivske Reservoir and southwest of Avdiivka) as well as near Yasnobrodivka (west of Avdiivka), but ISW has not observed visual evidence of these claims.[83] Voloshyn noted that Russian forces are using fewer armored vehicles in attacks west of Avdiivka than they previously did and are now relying on small light infantry groups using ATVs or motorcycles to simplify their movement along forest belt and windbreak areas.[84] Russian forces conducted ground attacks north of Avdiivka near Kalynove; northwest of Avdiivka near Ocheretyne, Oleksandropil, Novooleksandrivka, Yevhenivka, Sokil, Vozdvyzhenka, and Novoselivka Persha; and southwest of Avdiivka near Karlivka on June 19 and 20.[85]

Russian forces recently advanced southwest of Donetsk City. Geolocated footage published on June 19 indicates that elements of the Russian 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet) recently marginally advanced west of Solodke (southwest of Donetsk City), and Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces on motorcycles advanced in the area.[86] Russian forces continued ground attacks west of Donetsk City within Krasnohorivka and near Heorhiivka and Maksymilyanivka and southwest of Donetsk City near Pobieda, Kostyantynivka, Paraskoviivka, and Vodyane on June 19 and 20.[87] Elements of the Russian 238th Artillery Brigade (8th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) and 20th Motorized Rifle Division (8th CAA, SMD) are reportedly operating near Kostyantynivka.[88]

Russian forces continued ground attacks in the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border area near Urozhaine and Vremivka (both south of Velyka Novosilka) on June 20.[89]

Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis  (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes)

Positional engagements continued in western Zaporizhia Oblast near Mala Tokmachka (northwest of Robotyne) on June 20, but there were no confirmed changes to the frontline in this area.[90]

Positional engagements continued in the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, including near Krynky, on June 19 and 20.[91] A Russian milblogger claimed that a Russian servicemember operating in the Kherson direction stated that Russian forces are having issues due to effective Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW).[92] Elements of the Russian 24th Motorized Rifle Regiment (70th Motorized Rifle Division, 18th Combined Arms Army, Southern Military District) are reportedly operating near Oleshky.[93]

Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign  (Russian Objective: Target Ukrainian military and civilian infrastructure in the rear and on the frontline)

Russian forces conducted a large-scale series of missile and drone strikes against mainly Ukrainian energy infrastructure on the night of June 19 to 20. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched four Kh-101/555 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS aircraft over the Caspian Sea; three Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh Oblast; two Kh-59 cruise missiles from the airspace above the Sea of Azov; and 27 Shahed-136/131 drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai.[94] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces shot down all four Kh-101/555 missiles, one Kh-59 missile, and all 27 Shahed drones and noted that Russian forces struck critical infrastructure, particularly in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The Russian MoD claimed that the overnight strikes targeted Ukrainian energy facilities that are critical to the operation of Ukraine's defense industrial base (DIB).[95] Ukrainian state electricity transmission operator Ukrenergo stated that Russian drones damaged equipment at energy facilities in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Kyiv oblasts and that Ukrenergo is increasing restrictions on energy consumption as a result.[96] Ukraine's largest private energy operator DTEK reported that the Russian strikes seriously damaged equipment at an unspecified DTEK thermal power plant and that this is the seventh massive Russian strike on DTEK's thermal power plants in the last three months.[97] DTEK reported that Russian strikes damaged high-voltage power grids in Brovarskyi Raion, Kyiv Oblast.[98] Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Head Serhii Lysak stated that Russian forces struck the Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol raions.[99] Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration Head Serhii Borzov stated that debris from a downed Shahed drone damaged critical infrastructure in Vinnystia Oblast.[100]

Russian Mobilization and Force Generation Efforts  (Russian objective: Expand combat power without conducting general mobilization)

Russian milbloggers complained that the Russian military command is failing to properly incentivize Russian servicemen to fight and explain the purpose of the Russian full-scale invasion to its troops.[101] One milblogger claimed that he had recently returned from a trip to Belgorod Oblast and occupied Avdiivka and observed that the Russian military command does not offer real incentives for its subordinates to fight and selectively enforces punishments.[102] Another milblogger responded to the post and claimed that interviews with Russian servicemen often reveal their lack of understanding of Russia’s objectives.[103] The milblogger claimed that Russian servicemen often offer differing interpretations of Russia's war goals, which include “denazification,” victory over NATO, and ”liberation” of Donbas. The milblogger noted that some Russian servicemen are fighting without a reason outside of just responding to Ukrainian forces on the battlefield and noted that the Russian MoD needs to raise a new generation of frontline commanders. The first milblogger later added that many Russian frontline servicemen do not get promoted because they do not know how to advocate for themselves and that the Russian military encourages meekness and obedience as opposed to efficacy.[104]

Russian Sevmash shipbuilding enterprise General Director Andrei Puchkov announced on June 20 that the Project 11442M heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser  Admiral Nakhimov  will undergo testing at sea in November 2024 after undergoing modernization procedures at Sevmash.[105] Puchkov added that Sevmash is replacing unspecified outdated military systems and complexes with modern weapons and military equipment which will correspond with the characteristics of the fourth-generation ship. Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseev additionally stated on June 19 that Russia is preparing to construct fifth-generation submarines, including strategic and multi-purpose nuclear submarines.

Russian Technological Adaptations  (Russian objective: Introduce technological innovations to optimize systems for use in Ukraine)

The Fleet-2024 International Naval Show in St. Petersburg reportedly featured the "Orkan," "Vizier," and "BEK-1000" unmanned naval drones for the first time.[106] The "Orkan" is reportedly the most compact drone, the "Vizier" reportedly has a maximum speed of 45 knots and range of up to 270 miles, and the "BEK-1000" can reportedly carry a payload up to one ton.

Ukrainian Defense Industrial Efforts  (Ukrainian objective: Develop its defense industrial base to become more self-sufficient in cooperation with US, European, and international partners)

ISW is not publishing coverage of Ukrainian defense industrial efforts today.

Activities in Russian-occupied areas  (Russian objective: Consolidate administrative control of annexed areas; forcibly integrate Ukrainian citizens into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems)

ISW is not publishing coverage of activities in Russian-occupied areas today.

The Russian government is continuing to deflect responsibility for well-documented Russian violations of international law regarding Russia’s treatment of Ukrainian children via Russian diplomatic platforms. Kremlin-appointed Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova stated at a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) press conference on June 20 that the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant against her is preventing the processes of reunifying children with their families because the warrant is scaring parents from seeking help.[107] Lvova-Belova added that Western and Ukrainian “fake information” is directly interfering with the process of ”reuniting children with families in Ukraine and Russia.” Lvova-Belova was directly implicated in the forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia by the ICC in March 2023.[108]

The Russian and Belarusian ministries of foreign affairs (MFAs) published a report on June 20 accusing the West of imposing the Western-led “rules-based order” to commit human rights violations, likely as part of an ongoing Kremlin information operation to undermine and misrepresent international law and undermine Western-led human rights and humanitarian norms.[109] The report claimed that the Western “rules-based order” is in opposition to international law and accused the West of using the premise of human rights violations to ”escalate confrontation and put pressure on sovereign states.” The Russian government’s recently announced intent to suspend Russia’s participation in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), however, is a sufficient indicator that the Kremlin is not interested in actual discussions about safeguarding human rights and is using this narrative to discredit international law and deflect from its own human rights violations.[110]

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) resurrected the narrative about a claimed political power strife between former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as part of ongoing efforts to erode confidence in the Ukrainian government and portray Ukrainian leadership as illegitimate.[111] The SVR claimed on June 20 that the United States considers Zaluzhnyi to be the “most suitable” candidate to replace Zelensky and that the West is preparing to “write off” Zelensky. The SVR absurdly claimed that the West benefits from Zelensky’s "illegitimacy” because it forces Zelensky to be completely dependent on the West.[112] The SVR’s statements are a continuation of the Russian “Maidan-3” information campaign aimed at portraying the Zelensky government as illegitimate because Ukraine lawfully suspended the May 20 presidential elections in accordance with Ukraine’s constitution and martial law.

The Russian government is continuing to charge Ukrainian military commanders with crimes in absentia as part of its ongoing efforts to enforce Russian federal law outside of Russia's jurisdiction and insinuate that Ukraine should not exist as an independent state. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) placed former Ukrainian Deputy Commander-in-Chief Lieutenant General Mykhailo Zabrodskyi on Russia's wanted list for an unspecified criminal infraction on June 20.[113] The Kremlin's prosecution of Ukrainian military personnel continues to highlight Russia's enduring belief that the Ukrainian state does not and should not exist as a political entity separate from Russia.[114]

Significant activity in Belarus  (Russian efforts to increase its military presence in Belarus and further integrate Belarus into Russian-favorable frameworks and Wagner Group activity in Belarus)

The Belarusian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported on June 20 that Belarusian MoD Department of International Military Cooperation Head and Deputy Defense Minister for International Military Cooperation Major General Valery Revenko met with Saudi Arabian defense officials in Belarus to discuss bilateral military cooperation.[115]

Note: ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.

[1] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/press-releases/2024/06/16/joint-communique-on-a-peace-framework-summit-on-peace-in-ukraine/

[2] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-13-2024

[3] https://it.usembassy.gov/president-biden-and-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-in-joint-press-conference/

[4] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/denying-russia%E2%80%99s-only-strategy-success

[5] https://www.vedomosti dot ru/politics/news/2024/06/20/1045213-putin-zayavil

[6] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-talks-put-nuclear-weapons-standby-boss-tells-uks-telegraph-2024-06-17/; http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74357

[7] http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74234; https://www.kommersant dot ru/doc/6775946

[8] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/high-price-losing-ukraine-part-1-%E2%80%94-military-strategic-financial-implications-russian; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/high-price-losing-ukraine-part-2-%E2%80%94-military-threat-and-beyond

[9] http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74357

[10] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-7-2024#:~:text=will%20do%20so.-,Putin%20indirectly%20indicated%20that%20Ukrainian%20strikes%20on%20Russian%20territory%20with,at%20SPIEF%20on%20June%207.

[11] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/denying-russia%E2%80%99s-only-strategy-success

[12] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/denying-russia%E2%80%99s-only-strategy-success

[13] https://en.yna dot co.kr/view/AEN20240620012200315

[14] https://isw.pub/UkrWar020624; https://www.barrons.com/news/s-korea-says-it-will-reconsider-ban-on-weapons-sales-to-ukraine-da823575

[15] http://kcna dot kp/ru/article/q/848b072d48dcc965d89ce5f716e78e71.kcmsf ; https://t.me/tass_agency/255646

[16] https://www.yna dot co.kr/view/AKR20240620055554504?section=north-korea/all ; https://meduza dot io/en/feature/2024/06/20/putin-and-kim-jong-un-s-mutual-defense-pact-uses-language-nearly-identical-to-the-ussr-s-1961-treaty-with-north-korea ; https://t.me/rybar/61116

[17] http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74357

[18] s://isw.pub/UkrWar011924

[19] http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74357 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-14-2024

[20] https://www.kommersant dot ru/doc/5346368; https://ria dot ru/20221027/kherson-1827083322.html

[21] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-14-2024 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar052624 ; https://isw.pub/UkrWar052524

[22] http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/transcripts/74345 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/255674 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/255676 ; https://vietnamnews dot vn/Politics%20-%20Laws/1657881/vietnamese-russian-presidents-hold-talks-in-ha-noi.html ; http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74349 ; http://www.kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/74350 ; https://t.me/tass_agency/255733

[23] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-19-2024

[24] https://t.me/rybar/61119; https://t.me/fighter_bomber/17113; https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18143; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70777; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27091 ; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/127448; https://t.me/dva_majors/45619; https://t.me/sashakots/47425; https://t.me/vysokygovorit/16256; https://t.me/tass_agency/255800

[25] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-21-2024; https://en.defence-ua.com/analysis/how_possible_is_to_turn_3_ton_fab_3000_dumb_superbomb_into_a_smart_glide_munition_and_which_aircraft_can_lift_it-9931.html

[26] https://en.topwar dot ru/239398-samolety-takticheskoj-aviacii-potencialnye-nositeli-fab-3000-s-umpk.html

[27] https://isw.pub/UkrWar052524; https://isw.pub/UkrWar021724; https://isw.pub/UkrWar031024; https://isw.pub/UkrWar032824; https://www.eurointegration dot com.ua/news/2024/04/26/7184731/ ; https://www.pravda dot com.ua/news/2024/04/26/7453164/

[28] https://t.me/fighter_bomber/17113; https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18143; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70777; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27091 ; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/127448

[29] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-air-defense-interceptor-patriot-missile/ ; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-air-defense-interceptor-patriot-missile/

[30] https://x.com/nickschifrin/status/1803851264867922313

[31] https://www.presidency dot ro/ro/media/sedinta-consiliului-suprem-de-aparare-a-tarii1718883520

[32] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-11-2024; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-6-2024; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-10-2024

[33] https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias

[34] National security adviser Jake Sullivan told PBS on June 17 that the agreement with Ukraine about firing American weapons into Russia extends to “anywhere that Russian forces are coming across the border from the Russian side to the Ukrainian side to try to take additional Ukrainian territory.” https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/sullivan-hamas-cease-fire-response-has-both-understandable-and-out-of-step-proposals ; https://politico.com/news/2024/06/20/us-says-ukraine-can-hit-inside-russia-anywhere-00164261

[35] https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/20/us-says-ukraine-can-hit-inside-russia-anywhere-00164261

[36] https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-30-2024; https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/putins-safe-space-defeating-russias-kharkiv-operation-requires-eliminating-russias; https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/30/biden-ukraine-weapons-strike-russia-00160731 ; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/30/nato-europe-us-weapons-ukraine-russia/ ; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-allows-ukraine-to-use-american-weapons-strikes-inside-russia/ ; https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-allows-ukraine-to-strike-inside-russia-with-american-weapons-72a3f8a1

[37] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-9-2024

[38] https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/1965; https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/1967

[39] https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/1967

[40] https://t.me/zvizdecmanhustu/1965

[41] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-26-2023; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-27-2023; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-13-2023

[42] https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-28

[43] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russia%E2%80%99s-military-restructuring-and-expansion-hindered-ukraine-war

[44] https://t.me/philologist_zov/1042; https://t.me/philologist_zov/1041

[45] https://isw.pub/UkrWar060724

[46] https://t.me/mod_russia/39990; https://t.me/mod_russia/39998 ; https://t.me/mod_russia/40002; https://t.me/mod_russia/40005; https://t.me/mod_russia/40019

[47] https://t.me/agentstvonews/6372; https://t.me/mod_russia/39990 ; https://lenta dot ru/news/2024/06/20/belousov-so-slovami-tolko-poprobuyte-prigrozil-podchinennomu-sudom-i-popal-na-video/

[48] https://t.me/agentstvonews/6376

[49] https://www.interfax dot ru/russia/865656

[50] https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/20631329 ; https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/19108191 ; http://kremlin dot ru/events/president/news/68075; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-18-2023 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-24-2023

[51] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-12-2024

[52] https://www.rbc dot ua/rus/news/droni-sbu-atakuvali-naftobazi-tambovskiy-1718871899.html

[53] https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1803715008179667300; https://x.com/GirkinGirkin/status/1803761058504446076; https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1803715714047520971; https://x.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1803713638139584784

[54] https://t.me/egorovmb/3788

[55] https://t.me/muratkumpilov/10380

[56] https://t.me/rybar/61114; https://t.me/opershtab23/8121

[57] https://t.me/vizioner_rf/8346; https://t.me/dva_majors/45582

[58] https://t.me/opershtab23/8122

[59] https://t.me/mod_russia/39977;

[60] https://t.me/WarArchive_ua/16282; https://t.me/ua_marines_36brigade/1837 ; https://x.com/EjShahid/status/1803793193944727658; https://t.me/VARVARGROUP/261

[61] https://t.me/motopatriot/24023 ; https://t.me/motopatriot/24029 ; https://t.me/motopatriot/24060

[62] https://t.me/motopatriot/24032

[63] https://t.me/Sladkov_plus/10742

[64] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11993 ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gkhCNw7XuKiVqydUeL5R9Cus5Czr6bz8Kwte3oTfkNCrQfxzf3SaMdgUznRpWRJhl

[65] https://t.me/Khortytsky_wind/541

[66] https://t.me/wargonzo/20604 ; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11998

[67] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0tKMSBWwX2KcyVimMeR7HuJaV23UdnRwiEY3NoGReBGKFVfRhfLtjPzH15vKt59qhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl

[68] https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70753; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11972

[69] https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70790 (Kupyansk); https://t.me/ButusovPlus/11262 (Borova)

[70] https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1593787267851688; https://x.com/666_mancer/status/1803802206421795017; https://dpsu.gov dot ua/ua/news/%20video%20-vidbito-shturm-okupantiv-na-siverskomu-napryamku-znishcheno-2-bronoviki-ta-pihotu-protivnika/

[71] https://t.me/motopatriot/24035; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11985

[72] https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11984

[73] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0tKMSBWwX2KcyVimMeR7HuJaV23UdnRwiEY3NoGReBGKFVfRhfLtjPzH15vKt59qhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl

[74] https://x.com/GermanObserver1/status/1803529024100245726; https://t.me/DeepStateUA/19732

[75] https://t.me/motopatriot/24017; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11988; https://t.me/project_nd/90 ; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/127431

[76] https://t.me/Khortytsky_wind/541

[77] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0tKMSBWwX2KcyVimMeR7HuJaV23UdnRwiEY3NoGReBGKFVfRhfLtjPzH15vKt59qhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70753; https://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11988;

[78] https://t.me/spainrus/1316

[79] https://t.me/dva_majors/45581; https://t.me/rybar/61109; https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18142; https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18140; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70753; https://t.me/rybar/61101

[80] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0tKMSBWwX2KcyVimMeR7HuJaV23UdnRwiEY3NoGReBGKFVfRhfLtjPzH15vKt59qhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl

[81] https://x.com/EjShahid/status/1803695626208579602; https://t.me/strikedronescompany/296; ttps://t.me/DnevnikDesantnika/11989

[82] https://x.com/giK1893/status/1803540016578396205; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27092

[83] https://t.me/rybar/61117; https://t.me/NgP_raZVedka/18140; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70753; https://t.me/wargonzo/20604; https://t.me/rezervsvo/60207 ; https://t.me/boris_rozhin/127434

[84] https://t.me/Khortytsky_wind/541

[85] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gkhCNw7XuKiVqydUeL5R9Cus5Czr6bz8Kwte3oTfkNCrQfxzf3SaMdgUznRpWRJhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0tKMSBWwX2KcyVimMeR7HuJaV23UdnRwiEY3NoGReBGKFVfRhfLtjPzH15vKt59qhl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl; https://t.me/rybar/61101; https://t.me/rybar/61117; https://t.me/rusich_army/15320

[86] https://x.com/EjShahid/status/1803527125804171753; https://t.me/TOF_VMF/3367 ; https://t.me/z_arhiv/27088 ; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70724

[87] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0VgRr73WxAQDnQoGaQCJ8DH4ksdsNAk3BBBjW2ebM7ziLE5KZq2TquUwGykfcZ3GNl ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl ; https://t.me/rybar/61117 ; https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70753 ; https://t.me/wargonzo/20604 ; https://t.me/rusich_army/15318

[88] https://t.me/RVvoenkor/70778; https://t.me/nm_dnr/12394

[89] https://t.me/voin_dv/9247 ; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl

[90] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl

[91] https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid0gDTctyFzPYDbNNfGBVf8mNLnMuZwUxboE68pBuNMYZZxCQYvak3cvfhA8vRGpZSzl; https://www.facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua/posts/pfbid01S4MqPLtvSzdMVGoAttWQkqkMa9VQi9n74eBojXDYB9KGhoii5EXZW1z1Ceuj1Fvl; https://t.me/SJTF_Odes/10080

[92] https://t.me/dva_majors/45593

[93] https://t.me/dva_majors/45629

[94] https://t.me/ComAFUA/317

[95] https://t.me/mod_russia/40021

[96] https://t.me/Ukrenergo/2967; https://t.me/Ukrenergo/2968; https://t.me/Ukrenergo/2970

[97] https://t.me/dtek_ua/1624

[98] https://t.me/dtek_ua/1625

[99] https://t.me/dnipropetrovskaODA/13853

[100] https://t.me/vinnytskaODA/12933

[101] https://t.me/Alekhin_Telega/10569

[102] https://t.me/Alekhin_Telega/10569

[103] https://t.me/dva_majors/45589

[104] . https://t.me/Alekhin_Telega/10575 ; https://t.me/dva_majors/45628

[105] https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/21147323

[106] https://tass dot ru/armiya-i-opk/21140181

[107] https://life dot ru/p/1667247

[108]  https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and

[109] https://t.me/MID_Russia/42210

[110] https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-19-2024

[111] https://t.me/tass_agency/255686 ; https://t.me/dva_majors/45603 ; https://t.me/epoddubny/20198 ; https://t.me/vysokygovorit/16253 ; https://t.me/epoddubny/20198

[112] https://ria dot ru/20240620/zelenskiy-1954160355.html

[113] https://t.me/tass_agency/255691; https://tass dot ru/proisshestviya/21149443

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[115] https://t.me/modmilby/39611

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