A Washington Post reconstruction of how Ukrainian forces defended, and saved, their capital is based on interviews with more than 100 people — including President Volodymyr Zelensky and his advisers, Ukrainian military commanders, volunteer militiamen, and senior U.S. and European political and military officials. It shows that even as Ukraine’s political leadership had downplayed the likelihood of a full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military had taken critical steps to withstand Russia’s initial assault. |
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