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November 8, 2024 | John Hardie |

What Ukraine’s Kursk gamble has — and has not — achieved

Ukraine took a gamble with its offensive in Kursk Oblast. Three months in, the operation has yet to pay off in the way Kyiv hoped. It did boost Ukrainian morale and disrupt the gloomy narrative surrounding...

November 8, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia looks to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Kurakhove

Russian forces are currently attempting to encircle Kurakhove, a small city in the southern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Their rate of advance, while still relatively modest, has accelerated...

September 13, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia retakes some territory in the Kursk region

“The Russians have begun counter-offensive actions” in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. Although information about Russia’s progress remains fragmentary,...

September 7, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukrainian Reinforcements Are Counterattacking Outside Pokrovsk

September 6, 2024 | John Hardie |

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September

Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They...

August 30, 2024 | John Hardie |

Russia moves forces to Kursk while intensifying push toward Pokrovsk

Though Kyiv hoped its Kursk offensive would undercut Russia’s push toward the eastern city of Pokrovsk, that has not happened. Instead, Russian advances have accelerated, while Russia has redeployed...

August 9, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s bold—and risky—gamble in Kursk

Now on its fourth day, Ukraine’s surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk region is a daring gambit likely intended to divert Russian forces and snatch back the war’s momentum. But it also comes with...

June 12, 2024 | John Hardie |

Stones from the sky. Ukraine can be saved from constant bombardment only if the U.S. authorizes ATACMS strikes on Russian territory

Mykhailo, an eight-year-old from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, was asked to do something no child should ever have to do. After Russia bombed Kharkiv’s Epicenter shopping center on May 25, police asked the...

April 26, 2024 | John Hardie |

U.S. Rushes Aid to Ukraine as Russia Presses Near Avdiivka, Chasiv Yar

The United States has begun rushing artillery shells and other aid to Ukraine following the passage of the long-delayed national security supplemental bill. For Kyiv’s embattled troops, this...

March 22, 2024 | John Hardie |

Battle of Avdiivka: A Preliminary Analysis

This article offers a preliminary analysis of the Battle of Avdiivka, particularly its final weeks. While more information will no doubt come to light as time passes, some initial conclusions stand out....

February 8, 2024 | John Hardie |

Ukraine’s Hold on Avdiivka Slipping

A Ukrainian military spokesman confirmed today that Russian troops have pressed into northern Avdiivka, a small city in southeastern Ukraine that has been on the front line since 2014. While...