Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published by the Atlantic Council on Oct. 19, 2022. The Kyiv Independent has republished the article with permission. The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, punctuated recently by Ukrainian advances and Russian drone attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure far beyond the front lines, is not only a criminal assau