The latest Russia Contingency is out. I’m joined by @JackieGSchneid for a great conversation on wargaming, one of the most widely used, and sometimes abused, tools in defense analysis. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/episode/therus…
Michael Kofman
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Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment. Defense analysis with a focus on the Russian and Ukrainian militaries.
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Interesting report
🇮🇷🇷🇺 Despite Washington's recent assertions that Moscow is not backing Tehran, confidential Russian defence records tell a different story. Dallas Analytics publishes primary industrial documents proving conclusively what the export code "K-10" designates: Iran.View quoted post on X
🕵️ State plants built specialised missile-launch hardware – arming the forces now strangling global energy transit in the Strait of Hormuz – alongside a wider pipeline spanning Yak-130 trainers and helicopter upgrades.
Read our investigation and examine the original schedules: dallas-analytics.com/russia-helping…
Good context from Francis who was on the ground.
I was one of the only foreign journalists present at this evening's clash at the National Guard facility in a suburb outside Kyiv. Here's what you need to understand. Long and difficult thread.View quoted post on X
Regarding refinery strikes. There has been an established pattern. Whenever Ukraine showed restraint, or halted strikes on refineries, Russia simply continued its strike campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, and continued to strike civilian targets in cities.
This didn’t last. Strikes seem to be back on.
NEW: Ukraine’s military has paused its strikes against Russian oil refineries, people with knowledge of the operations said, after weeks of pressure from President Trump shook Kyiv’s confidence in U.S. support.View quoted post on X