ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 6, 2026

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways, and map from the Institute for the Study of War on January 6, 2026.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • Ukrainian forces continued their long range strike campaign against Russian military and energy infrastructure overnight on January 5 to 6.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with leaders of states in the Coalition of the Willing in Paris on January 6 to discuss possible security guarantees for post-war Ukraine.
  • A German military document reportedly describes how Russia is using covert attacks against German infrastructure to prepare for a potential Russia-NATO war in the future, in line with ISW’s ongoing assessments.
  • Russian forces recently advanced in the Siversk and Hulyaipole directions.

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