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@robbertt4321.bsky.social
Political Science Student. Clausewitzian. BRDM-2 hater.
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Robbert🇳🇱🇺🇦
@robbertt4321.bsky.social
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An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
April 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on April 17th.
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on March 31st.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on March 31st.
March 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on March 31st.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on March 31st.
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Here. I wrote about the point of deciding to just fight and die on a hill rather than endlessly calculating the best moment to put up an opposition.
othermeans.io/p/going-down...
othermeans.io/p/going-down...
Going Down Swinging
The Point of Putting Up a Fight
othermeans.io
March 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here. I wrote about the point of deciding to just fight and die on a hill rather than endlessly calculating the best moment to put up an opposition.
othermeans.io/p/going-down...
othermeans.io/p/going-down...
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An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on February 19th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on February 19th.
February 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, self-propelled artillery, and MLRS in active service (not storage).
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on February 19th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on February 19th.
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, Self-Propelled Artillery, and MLRS in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on January 11th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on January 11th.
January 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks, AFVs, Self-Propelled Artillery, and MLRS in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on January 11th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on January 11th.
Billy Joel should rewrite his song "We Didn't Start The Fire" but only include events that happened this year/2020s. Enough to write and sing about.
December 23, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Billy Joel should rewrite his song "We Didn't Start The Fire" but only include events that happened this year/2020s. Enough to write and sing about.
Russian oligarchs versus South African oligarch: who wins the battle for U.S. government?
December 19, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Russian oligarchs versus South African oligarch: who wins the battle for U.S. government?
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 18th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 18th.
December 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian tanks in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 18th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 18th.
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My most recent post is on why Carl’s still not dead, and the continued failure of many people to understand this simple concept shows why it’s important we know that.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
Dead Carl Lives! - Why Clausewitz Endures
Reading and understanding Clausewitz is worth your time
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 5:38 PM
My most recent post is on why Carl’s still not dead, and the continued failure of many people to understand this simple concept shows why it’s important we know that.
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
Any national security/geopolitics/war studies books recommendations?
December 13, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Any national security/geopolitics/war studies books recommendations?
Hopefully Santa will finally give me a B-2 bomber for Christmas
December 13, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Hopefully Santa will finally give me a B-2 bomber for Christmas
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Part III of the AirPower and Strategic Bombing series is now live! This is my favorite installment to research and write, and I’m excited to share it with you. (Reposts very much appreciated!)
December 11, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Part III of the AirPower and Strategic Bombing series is now live! This is my favorite installment to research and write, and I’m excited to share it with you. (Reposts very much appreciated!)
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Activists like to block things because blocking this is what they imagine activists to do. It’s a cargo cult mentality. There’s no consideration as to how the means will achieve the desired end. open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
December 11, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Activists like to block things because blocking this is what they imagine activists to do. It’s a cargo cult mentality. There’s no consideration as to how the means will achieve the desired end. open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...
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Losses in Syria from today (06.12.2024) and the stuff that showed up yesterday after i posted it + some old Stuff I found on Youtube
104 Losses, all SAA, out of which 10x Destroyed
38 Losses are older ones.
104 Losses, all SAA, out of which 10x Destroyed
38 Losses are older ones.
December 6, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Losses in Syria from today (06.12.2024) and the stuff that showed up yesterday after i posted it + some old Stuff I found on Youtube
104 Losses, all SAA, out of which 10x Destroyed
38 Losses are older ones.
104 Losses, all SAA, out of which 10x Destroyed
38 Losses are older ones.
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Nothing ever happens bros:
December 5, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Nothing ever happens bros:
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian Tanks, AFVs, Self-Propelled Artillery, and MLRS in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 5th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 5th.
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
An estimate of visually confirmed losses of Russian Tanks, AFVs, Self-Propelled Artillery, and MLRS in active service.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 5th.
Data from Oryx/Jakub & The Military Balance 2022, retrieved on December 5th.
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Losses in Syria from today (05.12.2024) and the stuff that showed up yesterday after i posted it + some old Stuff from Sunday
48 Losses, all SAA, out of which 5x Destroyed
Lots of Airfield Equipment today.
48 Losses, all SAA, out of which 5x Destroyed
Lots of Airfield Equipment today.
December 5, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Losses in Syria from today (05.12.2024) and the stuff that showed up yesterday after i posted it + some old Stuff from Sunday
48 Losses, all SAA, out of which 5x Destroyed
Lots of Airfield Equipment today.
48 Losses, all SAA, out of which 5x Destroyed
Lots of Airfield Equipment today.
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1000-day update
Russian visually-confirmed losses (based on the Oryx list) of major AFV platforms since the start of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine:
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
Russian visually-confirmed losses (based on the Oryx list) of major AFV platforms since the start of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine:
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
November 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
1000-day update
Russian visually-confirmed losses (based on the Oryx list) of major AFV platforms since the start of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine:
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
Russian visually-confirmed losses (based on the Oryx list) of major AFV platforms since the start of their 2022 invasion of Ukraine:
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
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‼️ Russia: “The Central Bank of the Russian Federation raised the official exchange rate of the US dollar by 9.18 kopecks to 100.0348 rubles from November 20.”
It’s the first time the official exchange rate of the USD exceeded 100 rubles since October 10, 2023.
www.interfax.ru/business/993...
It’s the first time the official exchange rate of the USD exceeded 100 rubles since October 10, 2023.
www.interfax.ru/business/993...
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
‼️ Russia: “The Central Bank of the Russian Federation raised the official exchange rate of the US dollar by 9.18 kopecks to 100.0348 rubles from November 20.”
It’s the first time the official exchange rate of the USD exceeded 100 rubles since October 10, 2023.
www.interfax.ru/business/993...
It’s the first time the official exchange rate of the USD exceeded 100 rubles since October 10, 2023.
www.interfax.ru/business/993...
Better late than never, I guess.
BREAKING: Biden has authorized Ukraine to use ATACMS long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia - NYT
November 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Better late than never, I guess.
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The entire Russian assault group uses exclusively light unarmored civilian vehicles. I think I've never seen anything like this before. t.me/SBUkr/13394
November 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
The entire Russian assault group uses exclusively light unarmored civilian vehicles. I think I've never seen anything like this before. t.me/SBUkr/13394
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#UkraineWar: Overview of Russian equipment losses added on 16/11/2024
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
November 16, 2024 at 9:40 PM
#UkraineWar: Overview of Russian equipment losses added on 16/11/2024
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
Full list: oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/atta...
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Russian channels are currently reporting that a large-scale leadership purge is underway within Russia’s 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.
Per reports, the command staff of the 3rd CAA has been fired, and the commanders of the 7th and 123rd Brigades have been arrested.
Per reports, the command staff of the 3rd CAA has been fired, and the commanders of the 7th and 123rd Brigades have been arrested.
November 16, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Russian channels are currently reporting that a large-scale leadership purge is underway within Russia’s 3rd Guards Combined Arms Army.
Per reports, the command staff of the 3rd CAA has been fired, and the commanders of the 7th and 123rd Brigades have been arrested.
Per reports, the command staff of the 3rd CAA has been fired, and the commanders of the 7th and 123rd Brigades have been arrested.