Ukrainians' commitment to fight off Russia grows stronger, as does their expectation of victory, as war enters second year
- Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
A Ukrainian boy stands on top of a deserted Russian military vehicle in Kyiv in August 2022. Alexey Furman/Getty ImagesUnited States intelligence experts expected Russian troops to quickly overtake Kyiv shortly after Russia launched a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.
But Ukraine continues to control Kyiv and the majority of its...