Friday, April 3, 2026

New research estimates Russian forces have suffered more than 1 million casualties in its war against Ukraine. At the same time, Russia's territorial gains have been some of the slowest in modern history. Special correspondent @SimonOstrovsky got a rare look at the Kremlin's war machine. In this report, he reveals the brutality and the corruption eating away at the Russian military from the inside.


 

The Potemkin Superpower: How Putin’s War in Ukraine Destroyed Russia’s Future

When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, his stated goals were wrapped in imperial grandiosity: to ...