18 Jun 2023

Jack Watling: Ukraine Conflict update

From Sunday Morning, 8:12 am on 18 June 2023

Dr Jack Watling is joining us again on the situation in Ukraine as the battles resume with improved weather on the ground, and a long summer of warfare seeming to be in store.  

Jack is from New Zealand  originally, and is the senior research fellow for land warfare at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the world's oldest and the UK's leading defence and security think tank. 

He's won international media awards for his analysis. And he has spent periods of his time since this war began on the ground with the armed forces in Ukraine.  

A tank from Ukraine's 3rd Independent Tank Iron Brigade is seen at a position near the front line in Kharkiv region, on June 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv on June 15, 2023 reported progress in its counteroffensive on the eastern and southern fronts, despite contending with strong resistance from Russian troops. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Photo: SERGEY BOBOK