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To those of you that are interested in following the war in greater detail, check out the daily updates [1] from the Institute For The Study Of War [2]. There's even a map that updates daily [3].

[1]: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-confli...

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_the_Study_of_War

[3]: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36a7f6a6f5a9448496de641...

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For more macro level coverage, Perun[1] does a really good job at doing a deep dive into various strategic issues that affect the conflict.

For example, his first video: "All Bling, No Basics"[2] does a good job explaining why the Russian military had such a difficult time during the early part of the conflict compared to the predictions by most of the analysts at the time.

Just be aware that his shtick is hour long power point presentations.

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1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3ehuUksTyQ7bbjGntmx3Q

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkmcNjh_bg

The name was similar to this gaming channel I follow. Imagine my surprise when I realized its the same guy. His "Terra Invicta" playthroughs have been really good.

just also be aware Perun isn't an expert and doesn't appear to have any qualifications. He's just parsing public information like everyone else. Trust as much as you'd trust any other random youtuber.

Also apropos: [0]

[0] https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone

Also highly recommend the writings and statements by Michael Kofman, director of the Russia Studies Program at CNA (the Center for Naval Analyses). Particularly his regular updates on the state of the war at the War on the Rocks podcast.

I highly suggest avoiding Western political analysts for Russia coverage, and highly follow Western military analysts instead.

As a man unfortunate to spend 13 years in the country, I can only confirm that Western Kremlinology has zero basis in reality.

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