Our Enemies Will Vanish

Yaroslav Trofimov offers a gripping first-year account of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drawing on frontline reporting and extensive interviews. He captures the confusion, bravery, terror, and resilience that define war as lived by civilians and soldiers alike. Trofimov’s writing is swift, vivid, and unsparing, yet never sensationalist. He situates the conflict within its broader historical and geopolitical context while keeping human stories at the book’s core. The narrative reveals how nations respond under existential threat and how ordinary people become agents of history. It is essential, urgent reportage from one of the world’s most consequential conflicts.