The battle for the Donbas rages in Ukraine’s east with Russian forces on the verge of capturing the strategically vital city of Sievierodonetsk. And with Ukrainian cities facing a merciless onslaught of Russian artillery and missile attacks, Kyiv calls on the West to send more long-range weapons to push back the offensive.
Russia’s war of choice and war of aggression against Ukraine is nearly four months old. On this week’s Power Vertical Podcast, host Brian Whitmore speaks with military analyst Michael Kofman, director of the Russia studies program at the CNA Corporation, a fellow at the Kennan Institute, and a senior editor at War on the Rocks, to unpack the war’s latest developments.