Rob Lee
@RALee85
Senior Fellow @FPRI. Previously @USMC, @ColumbiaSIPA, @CentreAST. Focused on Russian defense policy.
Mike @KofmanMichael and I wrote about the upcoming Ukrainian offensive and what comes afterwards. Although Ukraine will likely make gains, this offensive is unlikely to end the war. Western countries need a plan for supporting Ukraine for a long war. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/russia…
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“In addition to the air defense and missile insufficiencies, Ukraine’s ground troops, who remain vastly outnumbered on the front line, are also running low on 155mm artillery shells, Syrsky said, and need an additional supply of armored vehicles… North Korean troops, who may…
Zelensky has signed the bill into law — despite pressure from ongoing protest and the EU. A very dangerous moment for Ukraine.
Today’s shocking bill, which tried to overturn an important anticorruption reform, had the stench of something done in a panic. I understand the immediate trigger may have been activation of investigations into the dealings of presidential-office insiders. economist.com/europe/2025/07…
The Ukrainian Air Force says the pilot of a Mirage-2000 fighter ejected after experiencing an equipment failure. The pilot survived. t.me/kpszsu/39055
Video of FPV strikes by Ukraine's 5th Assault Brigade on Russian infantry/positions in pipes and a defensive position t.me/fifthbrUA/1037
Video of a Ukrainian air strike on a Russian assault group in pipes northeast of Chasiv Yar. 44/ t.me/soniah_hub/8853
Video from Ukraine's 5th Assault Brigade of a wounded soldier CASEVAC'd by a UGV. t.me/fifthbrUA/1043
Photo from GUR of the Russia CBTS.611000 UAV used in a reconnaissance and decoy role. All of its components are from China. t.me/DIUkraine/6467
Video from GUR of UGVs used in logistics and kamikaze roles in the Pokrovsk and Toretsk directions. t.me/DIUkraine/6466
"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…
Updated map showing Russian advances on the Novopavlivka and Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad fronts. Russian forces continue to advance north of Myrnohrad, threatening Ukrainian logistics, and the grey zone is only 12km to Dobropillia. deepstatemap.live/en#11/48.32156…
Updated maps from the past few days showing Russian advances on the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Sumy fronts. @Deepstate_UA has marked Kindrativka as grey zone after Ukrainian assaults in that direction. deepstatemap.live/en#13/51.13821…
Updated maps from the past few days showing Russian advances on the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Sumy fronts. @Deepstate_UA has marked Kindrativka as grey zone after Ukrainian assaults in that direction. deepstatemap.live/en#13/51.13821…
Updated maps over the past few days of Russian advances on the Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk, and Novopavlivka fronts. Russian forces have also advanced on the Lyman and Kupyansk fronts. deepstatemap.live/en#11/48.01929…
After few hours of work, I geolocated around 450 new russian 🇷🇺 airstrikes since july 11th, north and north-east of Pokrovsk 🇺🇦. Those new airstrikes (in blue) are showing that russian forces intend a strong push north of Pokrovsk. 🧵THREAD🧵1/20 ⬇️
De Soumy à Pokrovsk, l'Ukraine🇺🇦 peut-elle tenir face à un déluge de feu inédit ? Sur les derniers mois j'ai cartographié plus de 5 000 impacts de bombes guidées russes🇷🇺. Face à la multiplication des frappes et l'accélération de la progression, comment tenir ? 🧵THREAD🧵1/24⬇️
After last night’s Russian bombardment in Kyiv, a metro station — probably the most bombed one in the city — filled with smoke as people were sheltering in it. Russia used over 400 attack drones and 24 missiles in last night’s air raid across Ukraine.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 Shahed or simulator OWA UAVs, 5 Kinzhal, 4 Kalibr, 1 Iskander-K, and 14 Kh-101 cruise missiles overnight. t.me/kpszsu/38974
Kyiv metro. People hiding from the shelling. Photo by @dobronosov_yan #Ukraine #Kyiv
на Добропільському напрямку москалі діють в рамках своєї традиційної логіки під час спроб прориву. просуваються вперед, потім тиснуть на фланги і намагаються розширювати прорив. загалом ніяких новацій в плані загального підходу. вони несуть втрати, але кидають на прорив великі…