The Russian military had spent enormous sums modernizing its forces. It had enjoyed success in a much more limited conflict in Syria. In 2014, it had taken Crimea while hardly firing a shot.

Reform UK's Darren Grimes, 31, visits at the Stanley Park Care Home in Stanley, England, during its May 8 celebration of Victory in Europe Day. (Photos by Mary Turner/For The Washington Post) ...

The Russian state-backed hacking group Gamaredon (aka "Shuckworm") has been targeting a military mission of a Western country in Ukraine in attacks likely deployed from removable drives.