Meatgrinder: Russian Tactics in the Second Year of Its Invasion of Ukraine

This report examines the adaptation of Russian tactics in the war in Ukraine and the challenges this poses for the Ukrainian armed forces. It offers a precise military interpretation of the transformation of combat in this conflict. Special Report, WATLING Jack, REYNOLDS NickRUSI, 19 May 2023. See

The Russo-Ukrainian War. The Return of History

A historian and professor of Ukrainian and Eastern European history at Harvard University, Serhii Plokhy traces the historical background and cultural aspects of Ukraine and Russia to analyse the origins and course of the current war between the two countries. Going back to the imperial collapse of the [...]

The bear and the fox. Immediate history of the war in Ukraine

This book offers a military analysis of the Russian-Ukrainian war. As well as providing useful insights into Russian-Ukrainian history, the authors look at the fighting, the strengths and weaknesses, and the new features of this conflict, which has already claimed more than 350,000 victims. GOYA Michel, LOPEZ Jean, Paris, Perrin, 2023. Further information

Ukraine between East and West

With a dozen articles and a number of boxes written by a series of specialists, this issue of the journal "Questions internationales" offers useful insights into the various facets of the war in Ukraine. From the historical background to the economic, social and military aspects, the authors present a rich panorama of the [...]

How Russia Went to War. The Kremlin's Preparations for Its Aggression Against Ukraine

In this report, produced by one of the leading think tanks in the Baltic region, the authors look at Russia's preparations for the war of aggression against Ukraine. They explore the various actions taken by the Kremlin in the political, informational, military and economic spheres, both at home and abroad. In their view, the preparations [...]

War in Ukraine: military analysis and outlook

This note, produced between December 2022 and March 2023, aims to draw up an interim assessment of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and to outline some prospects for this conflict. It analyses the components of the Russian resources strategy, focusing on the land dimension, which remains the main medium of [...]

Russia's war against Ukraine. Chronology and historical documents (1991-2023)

Produced by the Centre d'études des mondes russes, caucasien & centre-européen (Centre for Russian, Caucasian and Central European Studies) at the EHESS, this timeline lists the main events, official documents and speeches by leaders, all translated into French, to shed light on the nature of the Russian regime, the objectives of the belligerents and the development of the war [...].

What security guarantees can the EU provide to Ukraine?

At a time of intense debate over the outcome of Russia's war against Ukraine, Pierre Haroche deciphers the security guarantees that the European Union could put in place once Ukraine has emerged from the war. HAROCHE Pierre, Institut Jacques Delors, March 2023. See