On 24 February 2022 Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He declared a
`special military operation¿ expecting a quick victory. The Ukrainian army countered with a
spirited defence that foiled his political aims. Putin¿s special operation descended into a
brutal slogging match of massacres. The horror of Bucha rapes looting and the mass kidnap of
children were discovered in the wake of Russian retreats. Reversals shattered Russiäs army
forcing Putin to unleash his bandit hordes¿Chechen thugs and pardoned murderers of the Wagner
Group. Russiäs artillery the God of War continued to hammer Ukrainian culture cities and
civilians. Mariupol was devastated in the turmoil of mechanized genocide. In the first year
western experts filled social media with analogies of irrelevant wars and false predictions of
Ukraine¿s progress. The authors of this volume challenged institutional orthodoxy and pushed
back against this outpouring of social media. They identified a chilling narrative of
existential warfare and the struggle for survival. Putin¿s War¿Russian Genocide will provoke
intense debate for it uncovers the latitude of Putin¿s violence. Readers will learn that
Putin¿s and Russiäs war comes from a powerful urge to destroy Ukraine. This is the greatest
horror of the 21st Century.
