Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine: Strategy and Phases of the Campaign

For more than a year, Ukrainians have been faced with intense and at times criminal Russian aggression. The Russian strategy and their related military operational objectives have been fraught with failure during all phases of the campaign.

In his presentation, Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine: Strategy and Phases of the Campaign, Retired Lieutenant General Mark Hertling – a former commander of US Army, Europe – will discuss his experiences observing the Russian military during exercises and training events, as well as his time partnering with Ukraine’s Army and helping them transform Ukraine’s training center near Lviv. LTG Hertling will outline what he has judged to be the five phases of the campaign that has taken place thus far, citing some of the reasons for success and failure on both sides.

LTG Hertling is a national security and military analyst for CNN who has made frequent appearances on the network to discuss updates on the war in Ukraine. He predicted on February 24 that Ukraine would persevere in this war, and for the last 12 months has provided useful information on every phase of the campaign.