Ukraine–Russia
ISW: Russia’s spring-summer 2026 offensive lacks operational gains
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Kostyantynivka direction, Donetsk Oblast
- Actors
- Russia · Ukraine
- Importance
- Notable
ISW assessed that Russia’s spring-summer 2026 offensive had failed to achieve operationally significant gains, with June advances a fraction of the prior year’s pace and costly fighting near Kostyantynivka.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026
- Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026Institute for the Study of War · news report · supports · Published 01 Jul 2026, 00:00 UTC · Retrieved 04 Aug 2026, 02:45 UTC
Classification
Military · Military assessment · Atomic
Tags: assessment · donetsk · front_line · isw
Participants
- Russia · Initiator · Evidence: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026
- Ukraine · Affected · Evidence: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026
Location methodology
Kostyantynivka direction, Donetsk Oblast · within 60 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026
Review and provenance
Revision 8 · First published 24 Jul 2026, 05:44 UTC · Current revision 07 Sept 2026, 17:27 UTC · Change: Correction