Putin's missile war : Russia's strike campaign in Ukraine : a report of the CSIS Missile Defense Project / author, Ian Williams
- Author
- Williams, Ian (Political scientist)
- Published
- Washington, D.C : Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Physical Description
- viii, 60 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
- Summary
- Russia's missile campaign against Ukraine has severely underperformed expectations. In the invasion's early days, Russia underestimated the necessary scale and effort of its missile campaign. Since then, Russia has changed course multiple times, most recently moving to target Ukrainian electrical grid and civilian infrastructure during the winter months. Russia's haphazard missile campaign reflects both internal strategic failures and Ukraine's critical forward thinking in the days prior to the invasion. Early Russian failures also gave time for Ukraine to develop its air defense strategy and capabilities which have only grown in effectiveness, thanks in large part to Western aid. This report provides an in-depth review of these and related "missile war" dynamics.
- Subject(s)
- Since 2014
- Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-—Strategic aspects
- Military art and science—Russia (Federation)
- Air defenses—Ukraine
- Cruise missiles—Russia (Federation)
- Ballistic missiles—Russia (Federation)
- Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022
- Conflit ukrainien, 2014-—Aspect stratégique
- Art et science militaires—Russie
- Défense aérienne—Ukraine
- Missiles de croisière—Russie
- Missiles balistiques—Russie
- Air defenses
- Ballistic missiles
- Cruise missiles
- Military art and science
- Military relations
- Russia (Federation)—Military relations—Ukraine
- Ukraine—Military relations—Russia (Federation)
- Russia (Federation)
- Ukraine
- Ukraine Conflict (2014-)
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781538170663 paperback
1538170663 paperback
9781538170670 ePub ebook - Note
- "May 2023."
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Endowment Note
- Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment
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