Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- European and NATO officials emphasized that a strong Ukrainian military backed by European security guarantees remains the most effective deterrent against future Russian aggression to ensure long-term peace in Ukraine and Europe.
- Ukraine’s European partners continue preliminary technical discussions about a possible future peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian forces reportedly struck the only plant in Russia that produces fiber optic cables that are vital for Russian forces’ fiber optic drones.
- Ukraine’s European partners continue to provide technical support to Ukraine.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Kupyansk, and Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk and Pokrovsk and in Kursk Oblast.
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Authors: Olivia Gibson, Grace Mappes, Christina Harward, Davit Gasparyan, Daria Novikov, and Frederick W. Kagan.
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