Tag: Käihkö
Zelensky had to be told about the start of the counterattack, because so far only information colored by Russia has been received, Ilmari Käihkö estimates
The political stakes are getting higher as both sides have acknowledged the start of a counteroffensive. Ukraine’s counteroffensive is underway. President Volodymyr Zelenskyi finally confirmed the matter publicly on Saturday.…
The drone attacks in Moscow underline the incompetence of the Russian leadership, Ilmari Käihkö estimates
According to the expert, Russia’s military superiority has decreased. At the same time, Ukraine’s ability to carry out drone attacks has increased. Ukraine is trying to expand the war on…
Ukraine is forced to launch a counterattack in order to change the direction of the war, says Docent of Military Sciences Ilmari Käihkö
The isolation of Crimea would be a significant change in the course of the war. However, the task is difficult, and the brigades forming the spearhead of the counterattack may…
Zelenskyi defends his own political decision when talking about Bahmut, says Ilmari Käihkö
According to Käihkö, there have been many disagreements among researchers and analysts about whether defending Bahmut was smart or whether the city should have been withdrawn earlier. President of Ukraine…
“We were wrong,” says Ilmari Käihkö – see in the animation how Ukraine repels missiles
Russia began massive missile strikes against Ukraine’s critical civilian infrastructure in October last year. During the major attack, Russia has fired more than 6,000 missiles into Ukraine, he says Missile…
The Finnish officer barked at Ukraine’s military skills – this is how Toveri and Käihkö commented
Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine, which lasted more than a year, has turned into a positional war in which the front hardly moves. A high-ranking Finnish officer interviewed by in…
“It is possible that Europe will see the biggest battles since 1945 in the spring”, estimates military scientist Ilmari Käihkö
Continuing to support Ukraine will soon also mean providing fighter jets, says Visiting Researcher Ilmari Käihkö of the Aleksanteri Institute in the A-studio. Under the anniversary of the war in…
A shortage of munitions may limit Ukraine’s ability to fight wars – the West reacted slowly to the increase in need, says researcher Ilmari Käihkö
Ukraine currently consumes more ammunition than is produced in Western countries. In the West, the possibility of a shortage of ammunition has been known for a long time, but progress…
Ilmari Käihkö from Ukrainian shelves: "It is easier to change people than to reform the system"
Ukraine has been trying to reform its institutions since 2014, reminded the docent of military sciences Ilmari Käihkö Swedish National Defense University in an interview with aam. – It is…