THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF
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How Ukraine and Russia May Shift War Strategy After Avdiivka’s Fall
After the capture of Avdiivka, Ukrainian forces will need a new defensive line in unforgiving terrain, while Russia tries to press its advantage.
Ukraine Military Recruiters Use Harsh Tactics to Fill Ranks
Ukrainian men are reporting incidents of wrongful draft notices, unprofessional medical commissions and coercive mobilization tactics.
Ukraine, a Sniper Mission and the Myth of the ‘Good Kill’
A New York Times reporter who is a former Marine has a conversation with a Ukrainian sniper about morality in war.
Kamianka, Ukraine, Bears Legacy and Detritus of WWII and Putin’s War
The legacy of World War II lingers in the Ukrainian town of Kamianka, where tractors spit out shell casings, old and new. Now it has...
Ukrainian Commander Urges More Defenses in the Northeast
In an apparent break with Pentagon advice, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander of Ukraine’s eastern forces, called for “all measures” to defend an area where...
Even in War, Ukrainian Soldiers Find Time for World of Tanks Video Game
The urge to play a violent video game in the midst of the most brutal land war in Europe since World War II may seem...
‘It Doesn’t Count as a War Crime if You Had Fun’: Inside the Minds of Some Russian Soldiers
At a bar in a once-occupied Ukrainian village, dehumanizing messages on the walls were a stark reminder that the Kremlin wants to stamp out Ukraine...
Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History
Troops’ use of patches bearing Nazi emblems risks fueling Russian propaganda and spreading imagery that the West has spent a half-century trying to eliminate.
The Battle for Bakhmut Is Over. What’s Next for Russia?
Seizing the city took 10 months and untold lives. Most likely, analysts say, Russia’s exhausted forces will settle into a defensive crouch, preparing for Ukraine’s...
Why Bakhmut? It’s a Question Older Than the Ukraine War.
The twists and turns of a war are rarely easy to predict. In Ukraine, they landed on a city in the east that few had...
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