Europe & Central Asia
Ukraine Crisis: 16-22 July 2022
28 July 2022
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Siversk and Bakhmut areas of the Donetsk region without securing significant territorial gains (ISW, 22 July 2022). In the Kherson region, Ukrainian forces struck and seriously damaged the Antonivskyi bridge, a key route for supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine (Reuters, 20 July 2022). On 22 July, Ukraine…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 9-15 July 2022
21 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Donetsk region, primarily in the direction of Bakhmut, which saw heavy shelling (Hromadske, 14 July 2022; Suspilne Media, 15 July 2022). Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces struck several Russian ammunition depots in the Kherson, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions (Novoye Vremya Ukraine,…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 2-8 July 2022
15 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. On 3 July, the Ukrainian army was forced to withdraw from Lysychansk, leaving Russian forces in control of every large city in the Luhansk region. From Luhansk, Russian forces continued offensive operations towards the Donetsk region (Suspilne Media, 9 July 2022). Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces struck nearly…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 25 June-1 July 2022
7 July 2022
Fighting continued last week in eastern and southern Ukraine. Clashes in the Donetsk region account for almost half of all violence recorded in the country during the week. Russian forces continued to try to encircle Lysychansk, the last large city in the Luhansk region under Ukrainian control, prompting heavy fighting. In the Black Sea, following…
Read MoreUkraine Crisis: 18-24 June 2022
1 July 2022
In the Luhansk region, heavy clashes continued in Severodonetsk until 24 June, when the Ukrainian government ordered a full withdrawal from the city (BBC News, 24 June 2022). Following the withdrawal, Russian forces began to push towards Lysychansk, the last large city in the Luhansk region under Ukrainian control (NV, 23 June 2022). Russian troops…
Read MoreUnrest in French Overseas Territories and Corsica: Analysis of Violent Demonstration Trends From 2020 to Early 2022
30 June 2022
This report examines the regional trends that have emerged out of increased demonstration activity in mainland France, the overseas territories, and Corsica, through COVID and the 2022 elections.
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