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Michael Kofman
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Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Principal Research Scientist, CNA. Focused on the Russian military & defense analysis. Opinions are mine alone, hopefully.
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Latest WOTR podcast is out. I joined Ryan Evans to talk about the current course of the war, losses in Donetsk, Kursk, limiting factors for the Russian military, and the different challenges faced by both sides. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/2024/09/the-...

The Meaning of Creeping Ukrainian Losses in the East - War on the Rocks
The Meaning of Creeping Ukrainian Losses in the East - War on the Rocks

Michael Kofman popped into WOTR HQ to speak with Ryan about the war. They discussed territorial losses in the Donbas, the situation in Kursk, manpower

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Recommended reading: “The most common injury suffered by Filimonov's men is bullet wounds, i.e. an injury sustained in close firefights. This is further confirmation that the war on the Pokrovsk front is largely an infantry war.” www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

Infantry war at Pokrovsk: why Ukraine’s key eastern front started (and continues) to crumble
Infantry war at Pokrovsk: why Ukraine’s key eastern front started (and continues) to crumble

How the Russian army advanced 30 km from Avdiivka towards one of Donetsk Oblast’s largest and most strategic cities, one that until recently was far removed from the war: Pokrovsk.

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For those interested in applied academic discussions, new round table at TNSR on Dima Adamsky’s book The Russian Way of Deterrence. t.co/Z7V2hmakwG

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In case you missed it, highly recommend you check out this last Geopolitics Decanted pisode where we go deep into the opportunities and challenges being presented by drones on the battlefield in Ukraine With @michaelkofman.bsky.social, Rob Lee and Ukraine Defense Fund’s Andrey Liscovich

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Tragic story. Chris’ post shows a city that is now in ruin. This is Bakhmut as I last saw it during the battle earlier this year.

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The Drone Wars: How Consumer Tech Is Shaping the Ukraine War My Geopolitics Decanted conversation with @michaelkofman.bsky.social, Rob Lee and Andrey Liscovich about how FPV drones are changing the nature of warfare in Ukraine

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Michael Kofman
@michaelkofman.bsky.social
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Principal Research Scientist, CNA. Focused on the Russian military & defense analysis. Opinions are mine alone, hopefully.
7.4k followers9 following19 posts