Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- US Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg expressed support on April 11 for the deployment of an allied “reassurance force” in the rear areas of western Ukraine after a possible future ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
- Russian state-owned and pro-Kremlin media amplified a Russian official’s blanket rejection of any peacekeeping force in Ukraine on April 12.
- Russian forces have resumed a more typical strike pattern in late March and early April 2025 after a temporary spike in the size of Russian long-range strike packages in mid-February and early March 2025.
- People’s Republic of China (PRC) military officials reportedly visited the frontline in Ukraine to glean insights for future warfare amid reports that at least 155 Chinese nationals are fighting in Ukraine.
- Ukraine’s European partners announced additional military aid packages within the context of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Ramstein format) meeting on April 11.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Kurakhove, and Russian forces recently advanced in Sumy Oblast and near Toretsk and Pokrovsk.
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Authors: Grace Mappes, Daria Novikov, Olivia Gibson, Angelica Evans, Davit Gasparyan, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter.
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