Commentary
Russia continues to lose big in Ukraine. First, it failed to meet its No. 1 objective of capturing Kyiv in the first few days of the war, and then it was forced into a mortifying retreat from the northern part of Ukraine.
A BM-21 'Grad' multiple rocket launcher fires at Russian positions in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Oct. 4, 2022. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
Author
Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
