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Expert Reflections on the War in Ukraine, Two Years After Russia’s Invasion

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 25: A man with a Ukrainian flag stands on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House as demonstrators gather to protest the Russian invasion on February 25, 2022 in Washington, DC. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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Posted: February 24th, 2024

By The Cipher Brief

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS – Two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his armed forces to attack Ukraine. Putin called it a “Special Military Operation,” and by several accounts he anticipated a swift victory and was surprised by the tenacity of the Ukrainian resistance and unified response of the NATO alliance.

One year ago, at the one-year mark of the war, Ukraine could count several battlefield achievements: a successful defense of the capital, Kyiv, in the early days of the war; late-2022 routs of the Russians in Kharkhiv and Kherson; huge rates of Russian casualties; and a robust blend of financial, military and political support from the U.S. and Europe. 

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