U.S. intelligence agencies thought the Afghan military would last longer and predicted Kyiv would fall faster, showing the difficulty of assessing fighting spirit.
Tag: Ukraine
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Belarusian Exiles in Ukraine Join the Fight Against Russia’s Invasion
Eager, but ill equipped, some of Belarus’s exiles have formed a battalion in their host country, saying its fight against Vladimir Putin’s domination is the same as their homeland’s.
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Poland Wins European Tree of the Year After Russia Is Banned
After Russia was banned from the European Tree of the Year competition, organizers reflected on how a celebration of trees became tangled up in global politics.
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Ukraine Puts Putin’s Playbook to the Test
Russia’s tactics during the invasion echo a strategy forged during the Chechen wars of the 1990s.
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‘A Frightening Repeat’: Ukrainian World War II Survivors Face Conflict Again
Nearly 80 years after Ukraine emerged from a devastating world war that killed more than five million of its people, Russia’s invasion has stirred memories that the country had struggled to overcome.