Ukrainian POWs, Servicemembers, and Veterans on the Urgency of American Aid
War in Ukraine
•
29-Mar-2024
Since Russia began its war of aggression against Ukraine in 2014, Ukrainian service members have fought to protect their nation’s sovereignty and freedom. The full-scale Russian invasion in 2022 has wrought still more senseless violence and destruction, yet Ukraine’s courageous defenders have stood steadfast, often making unimaginable sacrifices for their country.
The Ukrainian government and the Armed Forces of Ukraine readily acknowledge that American military, budgetary, and humanitarian aid has been crucial to the country’s war effort. Support from the United States has an outsized impact on air and land defensive efforts and on saving Ukrainian lives, and without it, the Ukrainian Army is forced to operate on low resources.
In the second episode of the series “In Focus: Voices from Ukraine”, the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center spoke with two current and veteran Ukrainian service members about their experiences on the battlefield and in Russian captivity, and how aid from the United States and allies has impacted and will continue to influence the trajectory of Ukraine’s war effort.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 03/29/24
Up Next in War in Ukraine
-
Report launch: The politics of Putin’...
REPORT LAUNCH | ALL THE AUTOCRAT’S MEN: THE COURT POLITICS OF PUTIN’S INNER CIRCLE - There was very little suspense surrounding Russia’s presidential election this month. As expected, Vladimir Putin won win a fifth term as Kremlin leader.
The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorr...
-
Reinforcing the transatlantic allianc...
Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Europe Center for a fireside chat with H.E. Ditte Juul Jørgensen, director-general for energy at the European Commission, on the importance of reinforcing the transatlantic alliance through cooperation on shared climate and energy securi...
-
Reporters at risk: On the frontlines ...
Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and five months into the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, the world continues to rely on journalists for real-time insights in the fog of war.
Reporters stationed on the frontlines undertake significant personal and professional...
