https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isw-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-28-2026Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isw-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-28-2026https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isw-russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-28-2026#u94128Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:05:31 +0000Russian President Vladimir Putin aims to force Ukraine to capitulate before spring 2027 through a modified theory of victory relying on massive combined long-range missile and jet-powered drone strikes. According to the Institute for the Study of War, the campaign depends heavily on cheap Geran-type drones launched at scale with high penetration rates. Meanwhile, Russian forces are actively interfering with efforts to supply food to residents in occupied Oleshky on the left bank of the Dnipro River, worsening a severe humanitarian crisis. Additionally, an unidentified aerial object likely repr