Institute for the Study of War 24d ago

Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign has undermined logistics in Russia’s operational rear. ISW’s Kateryna Stepanenko and George Barros explain how Ukraine reintroduced elements of mechanized maneuver to the battlefield while achieving tactical drone supremacy in space and time. ISW forecasts that Ukraine’s strikes into Russia will likely intensify, assuming continued support from international partners to exploit favorable battlefield dynamics. Data Cutoff: May 28, 2026 Visit ISW’s website to learn more: isw.pub/UkraineStrikeCampaignYT Read more about the Ukrainian battlefield and Putin’s theory of victory: https://understandingwar.org/research/future-of-war/ukraine-and-the-problem-of-restoring-maneuver-in-contemporary-war/