On Oct. 10, at 12:00pm, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the Harriman Institute co-hosted a seminar about the recent developments in the war in Ukraine following the Russian invasion. The event came only weeks after Ukraine’s successful counteroffensive in Kherson, Russia’s partial mobilization, along with heated events of the past few days in the Kerch Strait and this morning’s missile attacks in Kyiv.

In the first week of October, Ukrainian troops made significant advancements in their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. Beginning in late August, alongside the operation in the Kharkiv Oblast, the southern counteroffensive’s initial goal has focused on securing the two crossings across the Dnipro River and liberating the city of Kherson.