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OSW Commentary | | Kamil Kłysiński

The end of prosperity The state of Belarusian refineries

The sanctions imposed by the West after 2020, along with the involvement of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s regime in the invasion of Ukraine, have severely impacted Belarus’spetrochemical sector. The EU’s embargo on the import of petroleum…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Sławomir Matuszak

Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraines energy infrastructure

On 26 August, Russia carried out another large-scale attack on Ukraine’s infrastructure, primarily targeting the energy grid, using a record number of weapons (see chart). According to the Ukrainian Air Force Command, a total of 127…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor

Ukraine prepares to strike Korenevo and Russia has its sights on Pokrovsk Day 915 of war

Analyses | | Marcin Jędrysiak, Krzysztof Nieczypor

The Ukrainian parliament votes to ban a Moscow-controlled church

On 20 August, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed amendments to laws regulating the activities of religious communities, and thus made it possible to ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP), the largest…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor

Pokrovsk prepares to defend itself Day 908 of the war

OSW Commentary | | Marcin Jędrysiak

Zelensky Yermak and Ukraines wartime governance

A peculiar political system has emerged during the five years of Volodymyr Zelensky’s rule in Ukraine, with virtually all power concentrated in the hands of the head of state and the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU) which he…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor

The Ukrainian initiative in the Kursk Oblast Day 902 of the war

Analyses | | OSWs Russian Department

The Kremlins Kursk problem the first consequences of the Ukrainian attack on Russia

The Ukrainian military action in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, which began on 6 August, came as a surprise to the Kremlin and a shock to the Russian public. The military and civilian leadership, as well as the state…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Marcin Jędrysiak

The Ukrainian attack in the Kursk Oblast Military consequences and Ukraines objectives

Within six days of their military action, after initially encountering no serious resistance, Ukrainian forces have succeeded in occupying Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast, having advanced more than 20 km to the north and up to 10 km…
OSW Commentary | | Joanna Hyndle-Hussein, Kamil Kłysiński

A difficult legacy Tensions over how to interpret the shared past of Lithuanian and Belarusian peoples

Hostile attitudes towards Belarusians in Lithuania have become more widespread as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Belarus’s involvement. This animosity has been further exacerbated by the ongoing debate in the Lithuanian…