As the Russian military continues its advance on Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv, Ukraine’s military and legions of volunteer fighters are falling back in defensive positions. Russian troops have laid siege to various cities in Ukraine, shelling civilian targets and conducting indiscriminate bombings with no concern| The Soufan Center
Many analysts covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been shocked as much by the former’s pitiful military performance as they have by the latter’s success. The Ukrainian military of 2022 stands in stark contrast to the Ukrainian military of 2014. The difference| The Soufan Center
“Putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences,” U.S. President Joseph Biden asserted yesterday afternoon in a speech condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden announced a new tranche of sanctions that target Russian elites, top banks and state-owned enterprises| The Soufan Center