Tuesday Talks 10/18/22

[Kristin Short]

Tuesday Talks presents Dr. Daniel Lake, Associate Professor in the
Political Science Department at SUNY Plattsburgh, speaking on "Recent
Developments in Ukraine" *tomorrow, October 18, 2022 at 4:30pm via Zoom*.
Below is an abstract of the presentation and Zoom meeting information.


After the Russian invasion of Ukraine was stopped in late March and Russian
forces retreated from Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv in early April,
the war settled into a slow-motion grind. While Russian forces were able to
conquer some additional territory in the Donbas and were finally able to
gain full control of Mariupol, they suffered very high casualties doing so.
After several months of apparent stalemate, Ukrainian armed forces
counter-attacked in Kherson Oblast (South Ukraine) on Aug. 29 and started
to push the Russian forces in the area back. On Sept. 6, Ukrainian forces
launched a second offensive in Kharkiv Oblast (NE Ukraine) which quickly
broke through the Russian lines, liberating thousands of square miles of
Ukrainian territory in Kharkiv Oblast and the Donbas.

In this talk, Dr. Daniel Lake will summarize recent developments in the war
and explain why Ukraine's forces were able to launch such successful
offensives after several months of apparent stalemate on the battlefield.
He will also discuss recent developments such as the partial mobilization
of reserves called by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the annexation
of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donestsk, and Luhansk Oblasts, and their
political and military ramifications.
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Dr. Daniel Lake is an Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of
the Political Science Department, and Interim Director of the Institute for
Ethics in Public Life at SUNY Plattsburgh. He teaches courses on
international relations, American foreign policy, national security, and
the politics of ethnicity and race. His research focuses on military
organizations and capabilities, and he is the author of *The Pursuit of
Technological Superiority and the Shrinking American Military*. He is a
former military intelligence officer and a veteran of Operation Desert
Storm.
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You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Oct 18, 2022 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kcO-qpjgjGtAp_l8v9-1cJf0sZlIV8kEs
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.
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