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"I think theyre setting themselves up for another disaster," Lt. General Russel Honoré (U.S. Army, ret.) told Newsweek.

Three stories Russians tell themselves about the war in Ukraine — involving China, the West’s alleged weakness, and tech — and why they point to a long conflict.

The new plan will protect civilians while preserving military effectiveness.

"In the short-to-medium run, Russia isnt capable of generating much more effective conventional force than it has already deployed," an analyst told Newsweek.

An RFE/RL investigation looks at the high casualty rate in one Russian Army unit -- one that has been implicated in the Bucha massacres north of Kyiv — and what it says about the way Russia is conducting its war on Ukraine.

Following Desert Storm, the Navy recapitalized its assets and decommissioned the Iowas, though Charles Myers continued to push for the conversions as late as 1995.

The assessments come despite continued Russian advances against outgunned Ukrainian forces, including the capture of the key town of Severodonetsk.

The assessments come despite continued Russian advances against outgunned Ukrainian forces.

They survey, they assess, and they can attack, sometimes controlled by artificial intelligence. And there are thousands of them fighting in Ukraine right now. 

"The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin to the Spanish development, whereby older national traditions are re-defined and new defense approaches shaped," writes Robbin Laird.