Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Two Weeks In
Nearly two weeks into their long-awaited counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces have made some initial tactical gains while also taking significant losses. However, the offensive has yet to reach its decisive...
Luhansk Oblast
UKRAINE REPORT: Russia, Ukraine Trade Missile and Drone Barrages as Counteroffensive Looms
Kyiv continues to pursue a weeks-long effort to set favorable conditions for success in its coming counteroffensive. These “shaping operations” aim to undermine the Russian military’s ability...
Op-eds
Militias are a symptom, not a cure
Armed militias, wherever they operate, break existing systems, but like ruling regimes before them, typically fail to offer anything new or better.
Op-eds
War in Ukraine Update: Wagner Group Drama in Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, escalated his long-running feud with Russia’s Ministry of Defense over the last week. In a March 4 video, Prigozhin hurled expletives...
Op-eds
WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Zelensky Visits Frontline City; Putin in Ukraine
Zelensky Visits Besieged City of Avdiivka
Op-eds
Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it’s too late
With renewed fighting expected, Kyiv needs the ability to attack deeper behind Russian lines in occupied lands, write a trio of FDD researchers.
Op-eds
How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs
“We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...
Insights
The Wagner Group: Paramilitary Terrorism
President Biden recently stated he would deny congressional resolutions to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. The president’s response comes amid a broader discussion of how to counter...
Insights
In an About-Face, Russia Announces Mobilization and ‘Referendums’ in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
In a televised address on Wednesday morning, President Vladimir Putin promised to ensure the security of upcoming “referendums” in occupied Ukrainian territories and declared Russia would conduct...
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson and the Road Ahead
Ukraine’s stunning victory in Kharkiv Oblast has reshaped the battlefield and dealt a powerful blow to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to wage a more gradual...
Op-eds
How to Include Far More Lawfare Ammunition in Next UN General Assembly Resolution on Russian Invasion
On March 24, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted its second resolution addressing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both this and the first resolution, adopted on March 2, symbolically demonstrated...