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Aug 29, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan |Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones
Report Card*Change in control of Ukrainian territorySince Feb. 24, 2022: Russia: +25,000 square miles. 11% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut combined. Ukraine: 0. Ukraine has not taken any territory controlled by Russia before the 2022 invasion. Since Aug. 29, 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive: Ukraine +6,540 square miles. 3% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Russia: +520. Ukraine: +7,060.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
Report Card*Change in control of Ukrainian territorySince Feb. 24, 2022: Russia: +25,000 square miles. 11% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut combined. Ukraine: 0. Ukraine has not taken any territory controlled by Russia before the 2022 invasion. Since Aug. 29, 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive: Ukraine +6,540 square miles. 3% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Russia: +520. Ukraine: +7,060.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
4 Ideas to ExploreChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley “had a point” in November when he said Ukraine’s then-strong military position and the upcoming winter season combined to make it a good time to consider peace talks, a U.S. official told Politico. “We may have missed a window to push for earlier talks,” the unnamed official acknowledged.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
August 16, 2023 "Russia becomes Europe’s biggest economy.” That’s the headline that Kremlin-funded RT’s editors put on a story they ran Aug. 4.
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Aug 15, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
Report Card*Change in control of Ukrainian territorySince Feb. 24, 2022: Russia: +25,000 square miles. 11% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Connecticut combined. Ukraine: 0. Ukraine has not taken any territory controlled by Russia before the 2022 invasion. Since Aug. 29, 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive: Ukraine +6,540 square miles. 3% of Ukraine. Area equivalent to Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Russia: +520. Ukraine: +7,060.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
7 Things to KnowIn the past month of fighting, Russian armed forces made net gains of 25 square miles in Ukraine, according to an estimate by the Belfer Russia-Ukraine War Task Force. Their research shows that Russian forces gained 43 square miles of Ukrainian territory, while Ukraine gained 18 square miles in the month preceding the Aug. 8, 2023 issue of the task force’s Russia-Ukraine War Report Card.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Ingrid Burke Friedman |Olga Kiyan |Grace Jones
While Yevgeny Prigozhin’s June mutiny marked a dramatic occurrence in the context of modern Russia, it was less shocking from a global perspective, bearing many traits common to mutinies elsewhere. Placing the Russian mutiny in the context of wider mutiny trends may help us understand what to expect going forward, such as the likelihood of another rebellion in Russia. Worldwide, mutinies have increased since the end of the Cold War.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Maggie Dwyer |Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach
6 Thigs to Know The U.S. intelligence community assesses that Ukraine's current counteroffensive will fail to reach the key southeastern city of Melitopol, thus, remaining unable to disrupt the land bridge from Russia to Crimea, WP reported, citing “people familiar with the classified forecast.” The assessment is based on Russia's proficiency in defending occupied territory, which has surpassed expectations, according to the report.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach |Mikael Pir-Budagyan
August 04, 2023 This week has seen U.S. and Ukrainian officials launch negotiations on bilateral security commitments for Ukraine per the joint declaration of support for Kyiv adopted by G-7 countries ahead of July’s NATO summit in Lithuania.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
russiamatters.org | Grace Jones |Janet Egan |Eric Rosenbach |Mikael Pir-Budagyan
This piece is a series in Belfer’s analysis on the war in Ukraine, including most recently a primer on Ukraine and NATO’s relationship. Future analysis will explore Russia’s use of technology during the war, and specific recommendations for the US defense enterprise to support Ukraine. The underdog invaded by a major world power, Ukraine was outmatched on every traditional defense metric.
