Another super interesting report from Mayak Intelligence. Mark Galeotti

Sales of new luxury cars in Russia in January-July 2024 increased by 18% Y/Y/ Bentley (98 units, +24% compared to last year), Lamborghini (87 units, +21%), Rolls-Royce (78 units, +63%) Ferrari sales fell by 20% to 24 units, Maserati by 32% to 21 units. Aston Martin sales remain

‼️ As a Friday treat, the excellent Mark Galeotti has posted 3x short reports on Russian security orgs/institutions (Rosgvardiya, Spetsnaz, & the Security Council Secretariat). These had been *not for public release* - great to see them out in the open! mayak-intelligence.com/research-mater…

On this, see Jade McGlynn's latest piece in the New Statesman on anti-Putin turbo-patriots, especially from the armed nationalists... newstatesman.com/international-…