Rob Lee
Senior Fellow @FPRI. Previously @USMC, @ColumbiaSIPA, @CentreAST. Focused on Russian defense policy.
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Agree with this thread. There is variance in the credibility of Telegram channels. Without mentioning the original source, you make it difficult to determine the credibility of the...
Thread on Bakhmut. Before talking about the tactical situation, it is important to put it in the strategic context. Ukraine conducted successful offensives in Kharkiv and Kherson a...
I think the best explanation is that these attacks are being done by UAVs launched by Ukrainian SOF in Crimea. The fact that we've seen two UAV attacks in Sevastopol and Russian ai...
Report from the BBC on Russian volunteers in Ukraine. They say volunteers can either sign a contract with the Russian military, with Rosgvardia in Chechnya, with LNR/DNR forces (le...
Thread. Two points I want to make from this article: 1) The Russian invasion force's struggles in Ukraine do not show a fundamental change in warfare 2) I think this shows that pe...
Some gear reviews from RAZVEDOS. He says that VSS and AS Val rifles haven't proven themselves during the war. Both require a lot of cleaning and maintenance. He also said they lack...
Looking back at this thread. Ukraine has not only held Kyiv and Mikolaiv, but has counterattacked from both directions. Russia continues to advance in Mariupol, but it hasn't falle...
Russian T-80BVM turret was blown off the tank. (h/t @Michael1Sheldon) https://t.co/Q2kqGdy5M2 https://t.co/jK0Hba9mcP
Thread on the timing of a possible Russian military escalation in Ukraine. The main phase of the exercise in Belarus begins tomorrow and runs until February 20, the same day the Ol...
A look at the modular block-town (BMG) set up to house up to 250 Russian peacekeepers in Stepanakert that includes a Christmas tree. This is leaps and bounds better than the barrac...
This is what you get for not driving a BTR in Kursk. https://t.co/ERl51G1DyS https://t.co/2lcNpTyfNk