Satellite image of the aftermath of a large series of explosions at an ammunition depot in Toropets, Russia, on Sept. 18, 2024.
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The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a war of attrition, and most analyses have assumed that plays to Russia’s advantage. But that view disregards the importance of Ukrainian resolve and morale.
A Ukrainian soldier patrols in the centre square in Sudzha in the Kursk region of Russia in August 2024.
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Putin could have used the Ukraine offensive into Kursk as an excuse to ramp up conscription.
Russia president Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on the Kursk incursion on Aug. 8, 2024.
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From terrorist attacks to submarine disasters, Russia’s longtime leader has shown to be vulnerable in the face of crises.
Soviet troops and T-34 tanks counterattacking form the southern front, July 1943.
Red Army
This time it is Ukrainian troops that are on the offensive.
Russian troops after a being shelled by advancing Ukrainian units, August 11 2024.
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A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine from the past fortnight.
Ukrainian troops relax in an armoured personnel in the Sumy border region of Ukraine, having returned from Kursk in Russia.
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Ukraine’s incursion on to Russian soil puts Vladimir Putin under pressure and presents an opportunity for Kyiv’s western allies to call his bluff.
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Ukraine has captured hundreds of square kilometres of Russia in a well-planned surprise attack.