Ukraine's Window of Opportunity?
With military circles abuzz that Ukraine might be preparing to launch a counter-offensive against Russian-held Kherson, Michael Kofman of CNA's Russia team helps us parse the facts. What has been happ...
28 Juli 202223min
Is the Most Important Battle of the War Coming?
Michael Kofman joins Ryan once again to discuss the Russo-Ukrainian War. In this episode, he discusses the looming battle for Slovyansk and Kramatorsk, two small cities near each other that are likely...
11 Juli 202225min
Ukraine and Russia Grapple with Relentless Battle and Attrition
Mike Kofman joins the show again to update us on the war in Ukraine. In this episode (which was recorded shortly before Russian forces withdrew from Snake Island), he explains that by focusing on the ...
30 Juni 202223min
The Most Dangerous Phase for Ukraine?
This is not an optimistic episode. Michael Kofman speculates that the war might be in its most dangerous phase. Why is that? Ukraine's casualties and shortages in munitions are beginning to show as Ru...
13 Juni 202219min
What the Experts Got Wrong (and Right) About Russian Military Power
It is now widely understood that many observers, in advance of this war, over-estimated Russian military performance and underestimated Ukrainian military performance. Prominent among those observers ...
30 Maj 20221h
The Battlefields of the Donbass and Beyond
Michael Kofman sat down with Ryan again to sort through how the war in Ukraine is proceeding, with a focus on the Donbass, where Ukraine and Russia are concentrating their forces. Beyond the battlefie...
24 Maj 202219min
Counter-Attacks and Can-Kicking in the Russo-Ukrainian War
Russia's stumbling war was launched almost three months ago. As Russian and Ukrainian forces battle on, how should we understand the state of play? Michael Kofman joins Ryan again to discuss the war o...
14 Maj 202236min
The U.S. Military Might Be More Like Russia's Military Than You Think
Did that title get your attention? It got Ryan's attention too when it came out of Steve Blank's mouth. If you're a War on the Rocks reader/listener, you've probably heard of him before. A successful ...
12 Maj 202218min
