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Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence
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Author:
Yaroslav Trofimov
Publisher:
Penguin Press
Date:
January 9, 2024
An eyewitness account of Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance by Yaroslav Trofimov, the Ukrainian chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal.
What The Reviewers Say
Our Enemies Will Vanish is clearly not an outsider’s account, though as an experienced reporter, Trofimov mostly avoids the twin temptations of personalizing and pontificating, instead hewing closely to what he sees.
Trofimov has collected a chorus of voices that add up to the truest first draft I have yet to read of the first chaotic year..
Captures some of the most gruesome, difficult stories of the war.
Trofimov is a rare instance of a reporter having first-hand knowledge of the country’s history and culture, not to mention ready access to many of its institutions, notably the army and its various ancillary units. This is reflected in the vivid reporting from the front
... Trofimov provides an excellent first draft of the war..
