Pokrovsk: Logistics, Pressure and the Geometry of the Eastern Front
Pokrovsk has become the most stressed point on the eastern Ukrainian front.
Hybrid Threats: Explore emerging threats that combine cyber, military, and disinformation tactics.
Pokrovsk has become the most stressed point on the eastern Ukrainian front.
Russia does not need to occupy a country to control it. It only needs to prevent resolution. From Transnistria to Crimea, from narrative warfare to financial systems, Empire Logic shows how modern power is held — not through conquest, but through structural denial.
As negotiations flicker in the background of a grinding war, Russia’s ability to sustain its military effort in Ukraine depends on a fragile web of foreign supply, internal mobilization, and retrofitted Soviet stockpiles. This report examines the current state of Russia’s armed forces in Q2 2025, revealing a system stretched but still operational — and why that matters.