Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Moscow’s long war: Russia’s political calculations after 100 days of conflict
Although 100 days have passed since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has not achieved even the hypothetical minimum objective of the operation: the capture of the entire Donbas. The fierce Ukrainian resistance and Western support for Kyiv mean that, despite the concentration of forces in selected sections, the Russian...
A war not won, a war not lost. The military situation after 100 days of the Russian aggression against Ukraine
One hundred days of Russian aggression against Ukraine has still not answered the basic question: who will win? The first phase of the clash – a manoeuvre warfare until the end of March, in which the aggressor had broadly defined operational goals – ended in failure for Russia, and resulted in it withdrawing from one of the two main theatres of...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 92
For the next 24 hours, the heaviest fighting is taking place at the junction of the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Russian forces have approached Bakhmut from the south-east, and the defenders are resisting them in the vicinity of the villages of Pokrovske and Klynovye (10–15 km east of the city centre). To the northeast of Bakhmut, there...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 91
The Ukrainian side reports an increase in the intensity of operations at the junction of the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Lyman has been partially captured by the aggressor’s forces, which are to prepare for a further strike in the south-eastern direction – on Siversk–Bakhmut. The defenders are trying to prevent the seizure of the...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 90
Russian forces are continuing their efforts to cut off and eliminate the enemy grouping in the Sievierodonetsk area and to drive defenders from the border of the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts. There are ongoing clashes over Sievierodonetsk and surrounding towns in the Luhansk Oblast under Ukrainian control, as well as Lyman, the last major town...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 88
The Ukrainians are repelling hostile attacks at the junction of the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, in most cases forcing the enemy to withdraw to previously held positions. The main area of fighting remains the area of Sievierodonetsk – the aggressor’s forces were to enter the northern part of the city, as well as destroy the bridge...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 83
Russian forces pushed for another 24 hours against Ukrainian positions in the Donbas, which remains the main arena of fighting. Outside it, clashes occurred north of the town of Barvinkove, the only consistently aggressor-attacked area of the Kharkiv Oblast. Skirmishes continued on the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Sumy Oblast (in the Shostka...
Slovakia: strategic dilemmas after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The centre-right government in Bratislava decided to discontinue its long-standing policy of avoiding antagonising Russia. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slovakia has found itself in the vanguard of the countries most involved in providing military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Slovakia: strategic dilemmas after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The centre-right government in Bratislava decided to discontinue its long-standing policy of avoiding antagonising Russia. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slovakia has found itself in the vanguard of the countries most involved in providing military and humanitarian aid to Kyiv. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine: day 75
Russian units attempted to completely cut off the Ukrainian grouping in the Sievierodonetsk area from the rest of the forces. After organising another crossing of the Donets River, they struck along the border of the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts at the height of the villages of Bilihorivka and Shypylivka (west of Lysychansk) in a southern...
