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Rob Lee
@RALee85
PhD student . Senior Fellow . Previously , , . Focused on Russian defense policy.
Joined November 2015

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and I wrote about the course of the war since March. We argue that Ukraine's successes in Kherson and Kharkiv in the fall were largely due to the losses inflicted on Russian forces during the battle for the Donbas in the spring and summer.
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A Russian 3rd Motorized Rifle Division T-72 tank (T-72AV?) driving past a Ukrainian position it didn’t notice or thought was destroyed. A soldier hits the tank with an RPG-7 but the round glances off the turret. Good example of why tanks need infantry. t.me/dva_majors/8623
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Sasha Popov was a veteran of the GRU's 16th Spetsnaz Brigade and served in an OMON unit as a sapper. He volunteered to rejoin the military but was declined because of a criminal record. He was killed near Bakhmut in December fighting for Wagner. t.me/sashakots/38352
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“I have no moral right to ask Ukrainians for forgiveness. I can’t forgive myself, so I can’t expect them to forgive me.” A former Russian army officer tells us about crimes he says he saw Russian soldiers committing in Ukraine, including torture & looting. Producer @BBCWillVernon
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🧵Vuhledar, 02.02 - 03:00 AM update: 1/4 A few days ago, I wrote that the enemy made a few interesting decisions. I would like to shed some light on it. After the first two days of the assault, it became clear to RU command that their plan of a rapid and sudden assault has failed
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