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A midwinter update on Ukraine
With the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion approaching in February and the European continent in the grip of deep winter, the Kremlin is redoubling its attacks against Ukraine on land and from the skies.
Russia appears to have regained the initiative along the ground front, its recent territorial gains remain minimal and have come at a terrible price in troops and materiel.
- Constanze Stelzenmüller
- Brookings
Russia’s air campaign, however, has ramped up across Ukraine at levels not seen since last spring’s bombing offensive.
Moscow is deploying massive, serial waves of drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles — an increasing number of which are supplied by Iran and…