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As Pokrovsk Is Set to Fall, Ukraine Must Choose to Fight or Save Troops
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Ukrainian forces are still battling desperately to maintain their foothold in the besieged eastern city of Pokrovsk, even as debate mounts over whether they should tactically ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All It Can to Help UkraineAs President Trump prepares to meet President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in the coming weeks to discuss a possible cease-fire, a senior German general warned that if Russia i...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
For Putin, 'Security Guarantees' on Ukraine Mean Something DifferentRussia, Ukraine and European powers have all emerged from meetings with President Donald Trump in support of establishing security guarantees as part of a broader agreement to...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Trump's Russia-Ukraine Talks Raise Two Conditions Key to Ending WarThe fast-moving developments in President Donald Trump's near-back-to-back summits with the heads of Russia, Ukraine and European powers have raised two items increasingly pos...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
German Military Targets 8,300 Drone Systems, Lagging NATO AlliesThe German military is looking to secure 8,300 drone systems by the end of the decade, far fewer than some of its NATO allies aim for, as spending on unmanned defense systems ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Is North Korea Sending More Experienced Soldiers to the Ukraine Conflict?Recent reports indicate that North Korean troops, who have been fighting alongside Russian forces in Kursk since late 2024, may have withdrawn from the front lines....
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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After Key Town Falls in Ukraine’s East, Russian Forces Push Into Another
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A week after Russia captured Vuhledar, a town that anchored Ukraine’s defenses in the country’s southeast, Moscow’s forces are continuing to advance in the area, pushing into ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Russia Closes In on Eastern City Despite Ukraine’s Successes Elsewhere
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“There’s some evidence that the Russians are actually engaging the last proper defensive line outside of the town outside of Pokrovsk,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, a Vienna-based ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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As Ukraine Pushes Deeper Into Russia, Moscow Sends Reinforcements
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Military analysts said the attack across the border had involved elements of at least four brigades in a rare example of successful maneuver operations involving support from ...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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The U.S. Tests Putin’s Nuclear Threats in Ukraine
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What difference will this make? Franz-Stefan Gady, an Austria-based military analyst with the Center for a New American Security, said it’s “obviously important that the Ukrai...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern UkrainePart of the Russians’ plan with this overall attack, military analysts said, is to threaten Kharkiv and force Ukraine to divert troops from other battlefields, especially thos...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Ukraine Is Finally Getting More US Aid. It Won’t Win the War — but It Can Save Them from Defeat.
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Franz-Stefan Gady, an analyst with the Center for a New American Security who recently returned from a study trip to the front lines in Ukraine, said the new aid package was l...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Will the U.S. Abandon Ukraine?For all its recent gains in Avdiivka, the Russian military is also an exhausted force—and one that is losing more tanks, howitzers and other military equipment to Ukrainian fo...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
Are Ukraine’s Defenses Starting to Crumble?Avdiivka was “not a mere symbolic Russian victory,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, an Austrian military analyst with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), who travels regula...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Technology & National Security
How Cheap Drones Are Transforming Warfare in UkraineThe appeal of FPV drones is that they offer cheap, accurate firepower. Unguided artillery shells cost anywhere between $800 and $9,000. A GPS-guided shell is closer to $100,00...
By Franz-Stefan Gady & Samuel Bendett
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This Ambush Shows How Ukraine Is Holding the Line
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“At this stage of the war, neither side has been able to establish a decisive fire advantage,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, an independent military analyst who has toured the front...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Next Year Could Be Even Tougher than This Last for Ukraine, Forcing It to Fight Irregularly to Hold On
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The future of Ukraine's war effort, though, is now perhaps more uncertain than it has been at any time since the early days of Russia's failed assault on Kyiv. After its lackl...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Defense / Transatlantic Security
What Happens in Ukraine If U.S. Aid Disappears?So both sides seem committed to continuing the war — but what would it look like if the US decides to bow out? “A failure to supply military aid to Ukraine isn’t going to caus...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Manpower Becomes Ukraine’s Latest Challenge as It Digs In for a Long War
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“Ukraine needs infantry in top physical shape,” said Franz-Stefan Gady, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. “The physical requirements for th...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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Ukraine Seeks to Reignite Counteroffensive With Daring River Crossings
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The operation on the opposite bank a few miles from the Ukrainian-held regional capital of Kherson is proving costly and hard going. Soldiers involved in the fight say they ar...
By Franz-Stefan Gady
