Is Russia losing the war?
Many experts predicted that Russia would take Ukraine in a matter of days \u2013\u2013 but fighting is now in its third week. Today on Post Reports, the failures of Russia\u2019s military strategy, the surprising strength of Ukrainian forces, and how this could end.
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Almost three weeks into the Russian assault on Ukraine, Kyiv remains under Ukrainian control, to the surprise of many onlookers.
\u201cI think, broadly, there are two big reasons,\u201d says national security reporter Shane Harris. \u201cFirst, the Ukrainian people\u2019s will to fight is, I think, greater than a lot of people had anticipated \u2013\u2013 particularly Vladimir Putin. The second is that this ferocious, feared Russian military has turned out to be a lot less, maybe, than people had thought it was.\u201d
On today\u2019s episode of Post Reports, Shane and Martine discuss the mistakes of the Russian military apparatus and the strength of the underestimated Ukrainian forces and game out scenarios for the end of the war.
Plus, we hear from reporter Sudarsan Raghavan in Kyiv about the local orchestra playing in the city\u2019s Independence Square. \u201cFortunately, it was extremely quiet during the performance,\u201d Sudarsan says. \u201cWe didn't hear any shells landing. A few moments afterwards, air raid sirens went off and people moved away from the square.\u201d