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Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
During the fourth day of the fighting, the Ukrainian side began to expand its embargo on information about the current situation (Russia has given no information about the course of the fighting from the very start).
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski, Krzysztof Nieczypor
At the beginning of the operation’s fourth day, reconnaissance units from the Russian group operating in north-eastern Ukraine approached the borders of Kyiv for the first time. The city is encircled on the west, north and east sides. The…
Analyses |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
The pace and scale of Russia’s combat operations came as a shock to the people of Ukraine. However, apart from fears for their own safety, public attitudes have been dominated by outrage at the aggressor and solidarity with the Ukrainian…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski
On 25 February, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree entitled ‘On universal mobilisation’, which will cover males aged 18 to 55, to be carried out within 90 days. This is due to the country’s deteriorating military…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Maria Domańska
On the night of 23/24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message to the nation, during which he announced the beginning of a special military operation aimed at defending the people of Donbas against ‘genocide’, and at…
Analyses |
| Sławomir Matuszak
The growing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine observed in recent weeks are exacerbating the country’s economic problems. On 14–19 February, Russia conducted military exercises which closed off a large part of the Sea of Azov and the…
Analyses |
| Piotr Żochowski
The situation in the occupied part of eastern Ukraine has significantly worsened in recent days. On 18 February, the self-proclaimed authorities of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR & LPR), which are fully…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk
During a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on 14 February, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that some of the large-scale exercises of the Russian Armed Forces had ended, while others were close to completion. The next day, the…
OSW Commentary |
| Justyna Gotkowska, Piotr Szymański
The NATO member states do not have a common position concerning sending arms supplies to Ukraine. In January, under increasing military pressure from Russia, it was the US, the UK, the Baltic states, the Czech Republic and Poland which…