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  1. 15 hours ago

    April 20 Assessment Highlight: forces have not achieved any major breakthroughs, nor have they demonstrated any new capability to conduct multiple successful, simultaneous advances.

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  2. 15 hours ago

    and Oblasts Update: forces continued offensive operations that likely captured several outlying suburbs of . Russian forces additionally conducted unsuccessful attacks north towards and .

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  3. 15 hours ago

    Update: Occupation authorities of Mariupol announced on April 20 that Russian and DNR forces will hold a "Victory Day" parade on May 9. Russian forces may undertake hasty and poorly-organized offensive actions to clear Azovstal before this date.

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  4. 17 hours ago

    NEW from & : forces made minor advances in the ongoing offensive in eastern on April 19, seizing several small towns and advancing into the key frontline towns of and .

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  5. 19 hours ago

    Here is the fifth and final control-of-terrain map for today from and

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  6. 19 hours ago

    Here are the first four of today's control-of-terrain maps from and .

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    Apr 19

    From my report above, here’s a a timeline only an analyst could love that shows how the violence during so-called ceasefires led to a cascade of Syrian surrenders that ultimately turned the tide of the war

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    Apr 19

    I’ve covered at length how manipulated the West (& ) into so-called ceasefires & “cessation of hostilities” in that didnt end violence but sapped western & Syrian resolve

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  9. 24 hours ago

    April 19 Assessment Highlight: officials and media are likely preparing to declare victory in in the coming days, possibly before forces in the Azovstal facility have been fully defeated.

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    Apr 19

    My formidable colleague called it like it is in . We all want an end to the violence. The devastating truth is preys on that desire. In , he repeatedly exploited it, tying us up while he preps for more violence. Ukraine should be wary.

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    When it - hopefully - comes to ceasefire talks in the war, Ukraine should be careful, says from - some ceasefires lead to peace, others to more war, and 's aims haven't changed.
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    Apr 20

    Russian advances in eastern Ukraine via

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    Apr 19

    Our latest maps of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for . Some notes on their development. 1. We have updated out map in Kharkiv Oblast north of Kharkiv City and near Derhachi since yesterday to show our current assessment of the probably front line north of...

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  13. Apr 19

    and Oblasts Update: forces reportedly repelled attempted advances into , , and on the night of April 18.

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  14. Apr 19

    April 19 Assessment Highlight: operations continue to proceed hastily, as if Vladimir Putin has set an arbitrary date by which they must succeed. The haste with which Russian forces are moving may compromise the success of their operations.

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  15. Apr 19

    Update: ’s Defense Ministry made another demand for surrender, which Mariupol’s defenders refused. forces maintained their positions at the plant and continued limited street fighting in central Mariupol.

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  16. Apr 19

    and officials announced that the next phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on April 19. Click here to read the report and see the latest maps from and :

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    Apr 19

    Indeed. Russia used filtration camps during its brutal wars in Chechnya to establish a state system of terror and intimidate the local population. Atrocities are a part of the Russian way of war in Ukraine and beyond. More in our piece:

    Putin's playbook doesn't change. At filtration camps in Chechnya, Russia beat, tortured and executed civilians. We .
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    Apr 19

    By now it’s clear: Sanctions are not stopping Putin Via

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  19. Apr 19

    April 18 Assessment Highlight: forces did not take the operational pause that was likely necessary to reconstitute and properly integrate damaged units withdrawn from northeastern into operations in eastern Ukraine.

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  20. Apr 18

    forces began a new phase of large-scale offensive operations in eastern on April 18 likely intended to capture the entirety of and oblasts. Read the latest from and :

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