Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine Crisis: 29 October-4 November 2022
10 November 2022
Amid ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive operations in the southern regions, Russia moved its Kherson regional occupation administration from Kherson to Skadovsk last week.
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 22-28 October 2022
3 November 2022
Ukrainian forces conducted ground attacks near Svatove and Kreminna in the Luhansk region, advancing their positions in the area (ISW, 25 October 2022). Russian forces continued offensive operations in the direction of Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the Donetsk region (RFE/RL, 26 October 2022). Russian forces continued to target civilian infrastructure across Ukraine with shelling, missiles,…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 15-21 October 2022
27 October 2022
While Ukrainian officials have maintained silence about recent developments in their ongoing counteroffensive operation, Russian sources reported the renewal of Ukrainian assaults in the southern Kherson region (ISW, 16 October 2022). In the Donetsk region, Russian forces continued their attempts to seize the strategically important Bakhmut area (Washington Post, 16 October 2022). Meanwhile, on 19…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 8-14 October 2022
20 October 2022
Suspected Ukrainian forces triggered an explosion that severely damaged the Kerch bridge connecting Russia with occupied Crimea on 8 October. Four Russian civilians were reportedly killed in the explosion. The bridge is an important supply and logistics artery for Russian operations in southern Ukraine (New York Times, 8 October 2022). While Russian state sources claim…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 1-7 October 2022
14 October 2022
On 1 October, Ukrainian forces liberated the strategic town of Lyman in the Donetsk region, which Russia had used as a logistics and transport hub for its military operations in northern Donbas (The Guardian, 2 October 2022). Ukrainian forces also continued to advance in the Kharkiv region, wresting control of several settlements around Kupiansk and…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 23-30 September 2022
6 October 2022
Ukrainian forces made advances in the area of Lyman in the Donetsk region throughout the week and recaptured several settlements in the Kupiansk and Izium districts of the Kharkiv region. Ukrainian forces also continued counteroffensive operations in the Kherson region, shelling Russian positions and re-supply routes. Following widely discredited “referendums” the week prior, Russian President…
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