Author: David Batashvili


  • China Radar: South Caucasus; Issue 55, May 2026

    China Radar: South Caucasus is a monthly publication dedicated to China’s activities and influence in the three nations of South Caucasus. China’s Presence, Activities and Influence in the South Caucasus Political Activities In a meeting with Georgia’s parliamentary speaker, Shalva Papuashvili, on 19 May, the chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, Zhao…

  • Russian Geostrategy Monitor, Issue 41: May 2026

    The Russian Geostrategy Monitor is a monthly brief that tracks Russian geostrategy worldwide employing the framework set in The Structure of Modern Russia’s Foreign Strategy. Russian geostrategic activities are also tracked on the regularly updated interactive Russian Geostrategy Map. Issue 41 covers the Russian geostrategy for the month of May 2026. The numbering and contents of the Outcomes, Goals…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 287, from 15 May 2026, 16:00 to 22 May 2026, 15:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area Fighting in the area continued without major changes. Kharkiv Area West of Vovchansk, Ukrainians pushed Russians further back in village Starytsya. East of Vovchansk,…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 286, from 8 May 2026, 14:00 to 15 May 2026, 16:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area Fighting in the area continued without major changes. Kharkiv Area West of Vovchansk, Ukrainians pushed Russians back in village Starytsya. Near the international border…

  • China Radar: South Caucasus; Issue 54, April 2026

    China Radar: South Caucasus is a monthly publication dedicated to China’s activities and influence in the three nations of South Caucasus. China’s Presence, Activities and Influence in the South Caucasus Diplomatic Messaging In an article published in the Armenian media on 6 April, China’s ambassador to Armenia, Li Xinwei, wrote that Beijing intended to “steadily advance high-quality joint construction of…

  • Russian Geostrategy Monitor, Issue 40: April 2026

    The Russian Geostrategy Monitor is a monthly brief that tracks Russian geostrategy worldwide employing the framework set in The Structure of Modern Russia’s Foreign Strategy. Russian geostrategic activities are also tracked on the regularly updated interactive Russian Geostrategy Map. Issue 40 covers the Russian geostrategy for the month of April 2026. The numbering and contents of the Outcomes, Goals…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 285, from 1 May 2026, 12:00 to 8 May 2026, 14:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area In the north, Russians pushed from Sopych towards Bachivsk. Southeast of Sumy, Russians advanced west of Hrabovske, entering the northern part of village Ryasne.…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 284, from 24 April 2026, 12:00 to 1 May 2026, 12:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area In the Sumy region, Russians continued to attack in the area of villages Novodmytrivka and Taratutyne. Kharkiv Area Fighting in the area continued without…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 283, from 17 April 2026, 15:00 to 24 April 2026, 12:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area In the Sumy region, Russians advanced towards Taratutyne with the fighting taking place east of the village. A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive…

  • The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 282, from 7 April 2026, 16:00 to 17 April 2026, 15:00 Kyiv Time

    This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here. Kursk-Sumy Area Near the international border in the Sumy region, Russians took villages Myropilske and Marine as well as at least large part of village Prokhody, and entered villages Stepok…