Russia’s war in Ukraine has passed another grim milestone.
- Senior Lecturer in Military Strategy and Law, University of Portsmouth
Close to the Russian border, Kharkiv beat off invasion forces in 2022 and remains defiant under regular bombardment.
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Kyiv’s hopes of regaining its original territory look all but impossible.
The war in Ukraine is going to be a test of will, both for Ukraine’s troops and its allies in the west.
The author was part of a delegation to Kyiv of military, intelligence and diplomatic experts. Here are his impressions.
Vladimir Putin’s planning for his ‘special military operation’ failed to take into account the Ukrainian people’s staunch defence.
Beginning with the French, warring countries have been using balloons to spy on their enemies for more than 200 years.
New supplies of advanced weaponry and training will further integrate Ukraine into Nato’s defensive system.
Ukraine appears to be mounting an operation to retake the tiny headland.
What happens now could dictate the course of the rest of the war.
The gruelling winter months have arrived in Ukraine and both sides are digging in for a long few months of sub-zero temperatures.
Failing on the battlefield, Russia is now concentrating its fire against civilians in Ukraine’s major cities.
The success of Ukraine’s recent offensives have shown Ukraine can defeat Russia militarily, as long as it has sufficient support form the west.
Ukraine is losing this war at the moment. The west needs to massively step up its military aid to the country.
Pledges by the US and UK to supply longer-range artillery is really good news for Ukraine, but bad news for the invading Russians.
Both sides are now bracing for a long and bloody war of attrition.
Intelligence reports say Russia’s latest weaponry is not as devastating as it might look.
The US president has set out Nato’s war aims and provided substantial funding to back the plan.
Ukraine and Russia have already been facing off in Donbas for eight years. Now the stage is set for a crucial confrontation there.
If this descends into a protracted guerrilla war, Ukraine has the skill and resources to hurt Russia badly.
Putin has clearly defined political objectives, but Russian military planners have not gone about them the right way.
L’Ukraine peut s’appuyer sur une population très motivée pour mener une insurrection prolongée contre les forces d’occupation.
Ucrania ha reforzado su ejército y puede recurrir a una ciudadanía muy motivada para resistir contra las poderosas fuerzas de ocupación. Y a Putin lo último que le interesa es una guerra prolongada.
Ukraine can call on a highly motivated citizenry to fight a prolonged insurgency against occupying forces.
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