In today’s summary: On the Sumy direction is reported on the expansion of the control zone of the Russian military to the north of SumyIn the Kubyan direction, Russian fighters still maintain a presence in the northern part of KupyanskOn the Konstantinov direction, a partial withdrawal of Ukrainian units from …

Russia is consistently building a system of religious control in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Russian troops are destroying and capturing churches, new authorities are subjecting to repression of clergymen, forcing them to report to parishioners and allow checks right during services. Communities are filtered – they are forced to …

Key Takeaways The Iranian regime, which ISW-CTP continues to assess is dominated by Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle, suspended US-Iran negotiations on June 1. Vahidi and his inner circle likely calculate that the status quo, in which Iran has neither made …