One Year Later: Russia’s War in Ukraine

As the world marks the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, CSIS experts examine the war’s devastating impact, where the conflict stands today, and what lies ahead as combat continues into a second year.

Analysis


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Photo: CSIS

Photo: CSIS

Ukrainian Innovation in a War of Attrition

Russia suffered more combat deaths in Ukraine in the first year of the war than in all of its wars combined since World War II. The average rate of Russian soldiers killed per month in Ukraine is 35 times greater than the number of Soviet soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

Brief by Seth G. Jones, Riley McCabe, and Alexander Palmer — February 27, 2023

Events


Experts


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Max Bergmann
Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
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Seth G. Jones
Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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Emily Harding
Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program and Deputy Director, International Security Program
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Benjamin Jensen
Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, International Security Program
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Williams
Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Kathleen Mcinnis
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
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Caitlin Welsh
Director, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Sean Monaghan
Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program
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Tom Karako
Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project
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Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
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Joseph Majkut
Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Conor M. Savoy

Conor M. Savoy

Former Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development
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Ben Cahill
Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Romina Bandura
Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development

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