Center on Europe and Eurasia

Ukrainian soldier hides behind a tree on August 16, 2024, in Sudzha, Russia. (Taras Ibragimov/Suspilne Ukraine via Getty Images)

(Screenshot via YouTube)

Ukrainian soldiers are seen near the Russian store "Magnit" on August 16, 2024, in Sudzha, Russia. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos via Getty Images)

Ukrainian servicemen operate a Soviet-made T-72 tank in the Sumy region on August 12, 2024. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Sukhoi Su-35S fighter aircrafts fly over downtown Moscow on June 24, 2020. (Kirill Kudryavtsev via Getty Images)

(Screenshot via CBC)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference at the NATO Summit on July 11, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers load a Vampire drone with an antitank mine in Krasnogorivka, Ukraine, on July 22, 2024. (Pablo Miranzo/Anadolu via Getty Images)

(Screenshot via CBC)

A serviceman of Ukraine's National Guard in a trench during a tactical exercise on July 22, 2024. (Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers prepare the BM-21 artillery vehicle in its fighting position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on July 23, 2024. (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)