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Institute for the Study of War: Russia takes ‘operational pause’ to recover combat abilities

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The U.S. think tank confirmed its earlier assessment that Russia is undergoing an “operational pause,” meaning it will likely ease its offensives in Ukraine to rebuild its forces and ameliorate conditions for a future attack. Russia is also reportedly continuing to assemble ad hoc volunteer units to make up for the loss of personnel in Ukraine.

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The Kyiv Independent staff documented what it feels like to live and sleep in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile attacks on the city. Filmed over several weeks in June and July, our journalists take shelter in bathrooms, basements, and parking garages as explosions ring out overhead.

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