Episode 49: 2022 - The Russia-Ukraine War

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with the expectation of capture of its capital Kyiv within 3 days and a subsequent change of government in Ukraine. But within a month, the Russian forces were beating a retreat into their comfort zone in Eastern Ukraine, realizing their inability to achieve their primary battle aims. In the East too, the going has been tough. From corruption to poor planning to underestimating the support from NATO, Russia committed several blunders to end up pushed back into 15% of Ukrainian territory in the East by December of 2022.