Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia’s war effort in Ukraine
With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator,…
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As Ukrainian forces hold off Russian advances, the roar of artillery remains relentless
Desperate attempts to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol continue Friday, with the United Nations trying to strike a deal with Russian forces that would allow more than 100,000 civilians to leave the port city. Fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine’s…
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Preserving Ukraine’s cultural treasures with digital tools
In Ukraine, as everywhere, much of contemporary life, including history and culture, is documented in the digital space. With so much at risk, new efforts are taking on a new kind of digital “cultural preservation.” Jeffrey Brown reports for our…
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Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power
With so much of Ukraine’s vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from…
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New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who…
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Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine
President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the…
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Volunteers risk their lives to provide aid to Ukrainians trapped on the frontlines
As the war in Ukraine has shifted east, so too have the efforts to aid millions of civilians still stuck between warring armies with nowhere to hide. They lack the very basics, but some of their fellow Ukrainians are risking…
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As war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners
The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday agreed to a prisoner exchange. U.S. Marine Trevor Reed boarded a plane back home after a 2019 arrest in Moscow for allegedly assaulting police officers. He was traded for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot…
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