Interesting piece thinking through long term commitments. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukrain…

The latest podcast from Carnegie Politika is out! What does Belousov bring as a leader to the MOD? What are the possibilities and limits of reform at war? What word should a new defmin never say? Insights from ⁦Alexandra Prokopenko⁩ ⁦Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士⁩ and I below. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/carne…

Destroying fuel storage, like the strike on Belbek, is an effective targeting strategy to degrade sortie generation for a base’s aircraft. (Until repaired or creation of a temporary workaround).

I shared observations on Russia’s initial operations in Kharkiv in this story by ⁦Mary Ilyushina⁩. My impression is that these early efforts show learning in how they phase actions and disperse forces, inside border areas of Russia and in Ukraine. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/…

A mid-level commander who agreed to speak to us anonymously agreed that the reshuffle would not affect the war as strategic decisions remain the purview of the General Staff, adding that Shoigu had for a long time had no influence on how the war was fought. 6/7

When I want to learn more about Belousov, I read what my colleague Alexandra Prokopenko has to say 👇👇

I joined Bianna Golodryga CNN International to discuss recent shakeups in the Russian defense ministry. Belousov will lead the MOD while it is currently formulating a new 10-year rearmament plan (SAP 2025-2034). This SAP is of particular importance to the future shape of the military.