The Analyst
Military analyst, economist, historian, enemy of dictators everywhere. Advisor to governments. ‘Devils Advocate Services’.
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- REPOSTING BECAUSE PALANTIR IS DANGEROUS
- DESPITE HEAVY LOSSES RUSSIA PERSISTS BUILDING RESERVES With a marked lack of armoured vehicles so obvious there’s no pretending, Russia persists with high loss casualties every day. Recruitment roughly equals losses but some of that recruitment is being held back. Reports suggest that a cadre of
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View full threadIt remains a frankly stupid and wasteful drain on Russian resources that are making no difference on the frontline and merely steel public determination on the Ukrainian domestic front. Russian expenditure in the first quarter showed increased military spending, well above what’s been budgeted, a
- scenario that suggests they’re stealing from other budget lines to make ends meet due to losses. Capital loans have ceased and oil income is down 28%. Everything I’m seeing is red lights flashing on every warning panel in the Russian military and economy. Something has to give.
- countered by observing with night vision drones. High speed motorbike assaults that complicate drone attacks and don’t detonate traditional anti vehicle mines. These have been countered by deploying mines with lower weight triggers and faster drones. Russia tries to innovate but its efforts are weak
- against a Ukraine that can adapt on the fly and field responses in a matter of days. Russia continues to pour resources into strategic strikes against populations and their civilian support infrastructure. They seem convinced that this will somehow force Ukraine into capitulation. It will not.
- post-war ready troops is being prepared for deployment against NATO states such as Finland where increasingly new deployment sites are being fielded. Even so Russia seems happy to accept disproportionately high - in fact increasing loses per kilometre captured. Ukraine’s defence is increasing in
- it’s robust approach depleting Russian attacks in two ways. The quality of the defence has markedly increased while the Russians have decreased the quality of their attacks. It’s not for lack of trying on Russia’s part. Low numbers of men infiltrate at night - an increasing phenomenon but largely
- RUSSIA V THE WEST I think that we forget sometimes that Russia thinks of the The West as the ‘eternal enemy’. As far as they’re concerned all we ever do is try and contain them and encircle them. We want, they believe to destroy them. Putin grew up believing it. He’s never known anything different.
- Spring is upon us! Flowers are blooming, squirrels are ashagging and Russia’s budget is collapsing. kyivinsider.com/russian-oil-...
- Ding dong the heavy bell 🔔 of doom is calling….
