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Ukraine’s HIMARS edge may not last: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (July 10, 2022)

Episode Summary

July 10, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.

Episode Notes

July 10, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Topics covered:

• HIMARS: Are they making a strategic difference or will Russia find a way to blunt their effects?
• Can ATACMS 300km range missiles break the Russian Black Sea Blockade?
• Why was Russia so obsessed with trying (unsuccessfully) to hold Snake Island?
• Is Russia executing a real operational pause before another assault on Donetsk oblast in Donbas?
• How long will it take for Russia to rebuild its combat losses?
• Are prisoners with military experience the future of the Russian military?
• What's happening with the Russian Kharkiv offensive?
• Has Ukraine launched the Kherson offensive or are we still seeing just preparations for one?
• How much is the war really costing Russia?