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It is 18 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Today I explore initial lessons of the Russian military transformation program of the past decade against their military...
Day 18 of the #US #Russia war on #Ukraine soil: In its first direct message to the west and #NATO, Russia hit the NATO-US-Ukraine joint training centre at Yavoriv, around 25 km fro...
1/4 Today in Ukraine: Russian bombing destroyed a maternity and childrenโs hospital in the Ukrainian city Mariupol. #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineRussianWar #Russia
Alrighty folks, it is time for another trip in the realm of "Mud and Truck Maintenance." This thread ๐งต is going to excerpt from the single most important article on Russian Army...
A tweet thread on why we are almost certainly overestimating the amount of strength the Russian Army has on hand, and the amount they can actually get to Ukraine when their first f...
Chechen Graves of Martyrs, the poles are called "ะฅIะพะปะปะฐะผะฐั" (Hollamash) They are only erected by the graves of men who died while fighting in war. This tradition dates to the 18th...
Thread : While all eyes are glued on Russia's Military Offensive in Ukraine...a lot is happening behind curtains. US thought of Isolating Russia, but.... Global chess board is c...
How is the war in Ukraine going? Today they confirmed the death of Russian General Major Suhovetsky. He's unsurprisingly a paratrooper. So let's discuss the role of paratroopers in...
Ukraine and Russia are major players in the air cargo market, and not just because their locations put them on the most direct flight routes from Asia to Europe. ๐งต๐
Day 1 of Combat ๐งต, Takeaways from available information: 1.Russians broke with their own doctrine of relying on heavy, concentrated support fires....
1/ Quick sequence of some of my favorite #Russia graphics so you can familiarize yourself with the scope of what is unfolding vis-a-vis #Ukraine. Russians live in the green. The w...
1/ Charlie Munger: "We invested money in China. I feel about Russia the way Gundlach feels about China. I donโt invest in Russia so I canโt criticize Gundlachโs point of view. I re...
THREAD: So where's the next big Coronavirus problem going to hit? Look out for: 1. India 2. Russia 3. Homeless and refugee communities 4. Germany 5. Iceland (i know it sound weird...
Hardcore trolling (messaging?) by #Kremlin protocol to #Erdogan while on visit to #Moscow 1. Statue of Catherine the Great (defeated Ottomans in 1768-74 and 1787-92, annexed Crimea...
THREAD: Who are โPutinโs childrenโ and how will the next generation of Russiaโs political class act as they prepare for their patron to (eventually) hand off power to them? A new...
