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Upvote for Perun. He very recently did a video on the apparent infantry shortage that the Russian forces seem to be facing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK

Upvote for Perun. He very recently did a video on the apparent infantry shortage that the Russian forces seem to be facing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKewF8_SiIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKewF8_SiIs The short, short, short version is that the Russian BTGs (battalion tactical groups) and undermanned in general, and the conscripts are supposed to be filling most of the infantry slots. Theoretically, because this isn't a declared war, the conscripts aren't supposed to be fighting, and weren't sent to the "special military operation". I enjoyed watching all the Ukraine war videos on that channel.

MezzoDelCammin 4y ago
Thanks. I'm still kinda new to this upvote thing ;-) If You like Perun and want to dig a bit deeper, try checking out Kofman's articles / videos. He's used quite often as a source (and with quite some reverence) by Perun and others. Here's one from 2019 where he basically says what everyone figured out in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UktY0XePs0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UktY0XePs0 Beware, it's not the best presentation, but his public speaking skills have seriously improved since ;-) Here's a panel he did with West Point right at the beginning of the invasion, if You'd like to check how his stuff holds up (Col. L. Collins is a good one on his own as well). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXEvbVoDiU0&t=2378s&ab_channel=ModernWarInstitute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXEvbVoDiU0&t=2378s&ab_chann...