#Ukrainian forces will likely capture or encircle #Lyman within the next 72 hours.
#Ukrainian military officials maintained operational silence regarding Ukrainian ground maneuvers in #Kherson Oblast but stated that Ukrainian forces continued to force #Russian troops into defending their positions.
#Iranian security forces brutally cracked down on anti-regime protests at #SharifUniversity in #Tehran on October 2. Here's what you can expect from CTP's #IranProtests update later today: 1/5
Supreme Leader Ali #Khamenei remains absent and did not make a public appearance or statement on October 2. 2/5
#Sharif University students reported that #Iranian security forces barricaded, shot, and arrested student protestors in #Tehran on October 2. 3/5
Demonstrations erupted throughout Iran as #MahsaAmini protests entered their fifteenth consecutive day. Keep an eye out for CTP's full update and protest map for more details. #IranProtests#مهسا_امینی
CTP can asses with moderate-to-high confidence that anti-regime protests occurred in at least 20 Iranian cities in 17 provinces on October 1 as of 12:35 EST. Protestors were able to organize demonstrations despite ongoing internet restrictions. #اعتراضات_سراسری
Footage circulating on social media documented protestors chanting a slogan unique to the #MahsaAmini movement: "Woman, Life, Freedom." #زن_زندگی_آزادی
Protests are now occurring in over 93 cities and towns in 31 of #Iran's 32 provinces as of September 25. The regime has violently suppressed protests and sustained casualties among its security forces in recent days. 2/5
#Iranian reporting and statements from senior judiciary and security officials suggest that the regime fears losing its capability to crack down on ongoing unrest. 3/5
Regime power centers are behaving as if succession is either imminent or underway. 2/6
The ongoing #MahsaAmini protests may be challenging the regime’s capability and willingness to crackdown but do not appear close to collapsing the regime. 3/6
#Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely announce the Russian annexation of occupied #Ukrainian territory on September 30 after Russian officials completed their falsified “referenda” on September 27. Read today’s update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar: criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi…
#Ukrainian forces are consolidating their positions on the eastern bank of the #Oskil river and made further gains on the outskirts of #Lyman.
#Russian forces continued unsuccessful offensive operations around #Bakhmut and west of #Donetsk City, increasingly leveraging penal units.