Author: Mykola Bielieskov / Eurasia Daily Monitor

The recent successes of Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv and Kherson offensive operations has given rise to countless speculations about the future course of Ukrainian actions. It is becoming more obvious that Ukraine will do its best to exploit to the fullest extent possible this window of opportunity that has been opened by the combination...

The all-out Ukrainian war, raging now for seven months, has already provided several valuable lessons. Indeed, the fighting has tested various prewar ideas on military development that had been widely discussed among Ukrainian military experts before the war. As Russia continues to be an imminent military threat to Ukraine, it is critical to properly distill...

Ukrainian forces’ Balakliya-Kupyansk offensive operation (September 6-12) could likely be treated as the turning point in the all-out Ukrainian-Russian war. It could mark the point when Ukraine gained the initiative. In approximately one week, Ukraine liberated more than 6,000 square kilometers (about 3,730 square miles) of its sovereign territory in the Kharkiv region – much...