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Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.
Aug. 14
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The video appeared on social media, showing Ukrainian armored vehicles moving through the eastern outskirts of the city of Sudzha, suggesting that Ukrainian forces may have taken control of the town.
Aug. 13
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Kremlin had spent over $109 million and over two-and-a-half years building the fortifications.
Aug. 12
Putin
It wasn’t just the Kremlin and Russia’s military that was taken by surprise by Kyiv’s cross-border move last Tuesday – Moscow’s propaganda machine was also unprepared.
Aug. 12
Armed Forces of Ukraine
The total combat zone now covers 720 square kilometers. Meanwhile the Russian Defense Ministry is publishing old videos claiming they’re new “successful strikes.”
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
Staring at the slow, nearly static frontline land war, means not seeing the war fought by military and non-military means; on land, in the air, at sea, in space, in cyberspace, and cognitive space.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
If reports of Ukrainian troops entrenching in Russia’s Kursk region were true, it could mean Kyiv intended to hold the territories, potentially for future negotiations.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
The focus of this piece is to explore the options now available to Ukraine as it moves into the second week of operations in Kursk, as well as the considerations and risks involved with each option.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
AFU troops stormed across the border on Tuesday morning in what has been the largest and most successful such offensive by Kyiv since Russia’s full scale invasion.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
A quick assessment of what we know about the surprise Ukrainian assault into Russia, and what might be Ukraine’s strategic and operational objectives.
Aug. 11
War in Ukraine
This Russian army isn't their father’s Soviet Army. They are their great-great grandfather’s meatgrinder of an army that fled the battlefields of WWI – led by an equally one-dimensional general.
Aug. 11
Zelensky
In his nightly address on Saturday, the Ukrainian president only mentions “pushing onto the aggressor’s territory” while keeping all details hidden behind the veil of operational security.
Aug. 11
Russia
A unique mix of Soviet and US-provided equipment seen in the latest Ukrainian troop movements into the Kursk region indicated the potential involvement of the country’s 80th Air Assault Brigade.
Aug. 10
Putin
According to Bloomberg, despite the intelligence reports, which detailed the buildup of Ukrainian forces near the border, the General Staff did not tell Vladimir Putin what was going on.
Aug. 9
War in Ukraine
Russia has given only scarce updates as it seeks to strike a balance between denouncing the escalation and avoiding panic.
Aug. 8
Video: Age-old battlefield tricks adapted for the Game of Drones: Ukrainian Leopard tanks in Kurakhove strike Russian forces, retreat under smoke to avoid drone attacks, supported by a second Leopard.
Nov. 20