ISW: Russia Stepping Up Strikes on Ukraine's Critical Infrastructure
The Institute for the Study of War says Russia is accelerating its campaign of strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure and has identified reasons behind this shift.
The US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has stated in its latest assessment that Russia has recently accelerated its campaign of strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure. The institute noted that this intensified activity is driven by specific factors, which its analysts addressed in detail in their review.
ISW regularly publishes daily and thematic assessments on the course of the war in Ukraine, drawing on open-source intelligence, battlefield reporting, and statements from Russian officials and military figures. Its analyses are widely referenced in international journalism and policy circles seeking to understand the Kremlin's military and strategic reasoning.
Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities and other critical infrastructure have been a recurring feature of the war in recent years, often intensifying during periods when such attacks can place additional strain on civilians and the state's ability to deliver essential services. ISW's latest assessment focuses specifically on this shift in the intensity of the campaign and why Moscow has reportedly chosen to accelerate it now.
In its published assessment, the institute emphasized that Russia's actions should be evaluated within the broader context of its overall war strategy rather than as an isolated development. Further details on the specific reasons cited by ISW analysts for their conclusion were not elaborated upon in available reporting.
Ukraine and its international partners closely follow ISW and similar institutions' assessments to better anticipate possible Russian military moves and to prepare defensive and restoration measures for energy infrastructure.
