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This is a partial reprint from a UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, or IGCC, retrospective on Russia's war in Ukraine. The retrospective featured UC Riverside faculty members Paul D'Anieri and Jana Grittersova, among other experts from the UC system.
"The so-called Russian offensive was really just more of the same," Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the United States Army Europe told Newsweek.
War experts are split over whether Ukraine should continue its tooth-and-nail defense of Bakhmut, a town of limited importance.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has undercut Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s anti-corruption initiatives, the wartime leader acknowledged.
Lyman and cities across the Donbas have been invaded and liberated multiple times since 2014. The few residents left fear Russia will invade again, continuing the cycle.