Category: JRL NewsBlog

“As policymakers debate the future of the Black Sea peninsula, more are coming around to the view that ending the Russian occupation is possible.” “Just over a year ago, most western commentators and policymakers had effectively written off Ukraine ever regaining control of Crimea … invaded and annexed [by Russia] in … 2014. … [even as] it was still officially […]

“… Why this obsession with war and death? … [T]he Russian army has suffered at least 200,000 dead and wounded, according to Western estimates, and over 140,000 dead alone, according to the Ukrainian General Staff’s estimates. (The two numbers aren’t necessarily incompatible, as there are numerous reports of Russian soldiers leaving their wounded comrades on the battlefield to die. …) […]

“… Ukraine has been steeling itself for stepped-up Russian offensives … in the east and south, and the likelihood of new attacks … mark[ing] the anniversary of the invasion on Feb. 24. … Ukraine [reportedly] has already had to deal with volleys of more than 100 rockets in a single day, and that it would do so again. … The […]

“… All around this front line in flux, Ukrainians are preparing for the possibility that Russia will continue its creeping advance. This is a war of feet, not miles — and nowhere is that more apparent than in the wintry countryside outside Bakhmut … epicenter of Russia’s push to regain momentum …. Any Ukrainian fallback [reportedly] is likely to be […]

“As the one-year mark of the Ukraine-Russia war approaches, Moscow has failed in many of its objectives. Ukraine has effectively blunted several major Russian advances and reclaimed large swaths of its territory from invading forces. Though the war continues, and seems far from over, there are already many key takeaways from the fighting — and the conflict’s causes and implications […]