War in Ukraine : Lastest update

This book examines the Ukrainian and Russian regular and irregular forces that have been fighting in the Donbas region since 2014, explaining and illustrating the immediate context for the current Russian invasion of Ukraine.Street demonstrations in Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine in February 2014 resulted in the demise of the Russian-backed President Yanukovych.Russia seized the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine almost without any bloodshed simultaneously.The "Euromaidan Revolution" that would take place in Ukraine would result in numerous amendments to the country's constitution as well as a shift toward the West for military training and civic assistance.Meanwhile, a violent response in the predominantly Russian-speaking industrial Donbas region in the south-eastern part of the country resulted in a local armed counter-revolution supported by Russia in April 2014.This conflict served as an important illustration of Russia's so-called "hybrid warfare" strategy, which combines the covert deployment of Special Forces and regular troops with "deniable" proxies and mercenaries to achieve strategic goals.In the meantime, in April 2019, President Zelensky was overwhelmingly elected as the result of Ukraine's efforts to reform its government.Prof. Mark Galeotti provides a comprehensive and intriguing primer on all of the forces involved in the conflict up to 2018 by utilizing his extensive contacts in both Ukraine and Russia.His book also discusses the Russian military capabilities that are currently being put to the test in all-out battle and analyzes the background as well as the stuttering progress of the war. It is supported by orders-of-battle, color photos, and specially commissioned artwork.