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I guess that would be these people: https://www.chathamhouse.org/2023/06/how-end-russias-war-ukraine/fallacy-6-russias-defeat-ukraine-will-lead-greater-instability https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/department/russia-and-eurasia-programme-122 Annette Bohr Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme Kateryna Busol Former Academy Associate, Russia and Eurasia Programme Keir Giles Senior Consulting Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme John Lough Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme Orysia Lutsevych Deputy Director, Russia and Eurasia Programme; Head of the Ukraine Forum James Nixey Director, Russia and Eurasia Programme James Sherr Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme Simon Smith Chairman, Steering Committee, Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme Kataryna Wolczuk Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme

A longer argument on how the war should end from this UK think tank:

Here's a rumor, I guess, from the Russian blogger, Two Majors: https://t.me/dva_majors/19630

A Russian helicopter pilot writes in telegram how they choose targets: https://t.me/milhelipilot/1266

Another biting criticism of the Russian leadership from Girkin: https://t.me/strelkovii/5760

I would expect that the Ukrainians can hold on to their foothold, if they choose to do so. Still, I wouldn't want to be one of those soldiers tasked with hunkering down to withstand the incoming artillery fire. Another update on the situation from Russian telegrammer Two Majors: https://t.me/dva_majors/19563

Perhaps the Six Days in Fallujah developers can be persuaded to make a game about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Or maybe they shouldn't?

From what I read on the Russian telegram channels, the Ukrainians are holding on but there is a lot of firepower being brought down by both sides. Personally, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near to such an intense fight in such a small area.

Girkin: https://t.me/strelkovii/5754

From a few weeks ago, a look at the impact and popularity of Wagner's propaganda films: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/russia-wagner-group-prigozhin-propaganda-movies-1235507691/

Interesting summary from Russian Telegrammer Two Majors about Russia's challenges for the counter-battery fight:

Ukraine's deputy defense minister posted a summary for the past week. https://t.me/annamaliar/885 Of interest to me was Russia's increased use of artillery:

This Russian telegram says: https://t.me/dva_majors/19371

I'm enjoying reading some of the more caustic reflections from some of the Russian telegram bloggers. Below is a sample, Google-translated: https://t.me/aleksandr_skif/2747 https://t.me/voenacher/47334 https://t.me/lomovkaa/32111 https://t.me/mig41/27212 https://t.me/starover1/218

Sounds like our leading politicians in the U.S. need to do a better job of explaining why helping Ukraine is important. https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2023/06/poll-many-americans-support-ukraine-though-some-are-divided-aid/387881/ https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/centers/freedom-democracy/reagan-institute-summer-survey/

Have either Shoigu or Gerasimov been heard from since the deal with Prigozhin was announced? What we see or hear from either of them will say a lot about what has been agreed to.

Another War on the Rocks episode. Recorded before the Wagner rebellion got serious: