Alexey Kupriyanov

Maritime historian, professional navalist, armchair admiral, Indo-Pacific scholar. PhD (History). IMEMO RAS. All views are personal.

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@RickAMoss Yes, I saw it. As well one more video with a man who tried to stop column of Tigrs and a crowd trying to stop a couple of tanks. For a four-day operation on a front of this size and with inactive soldiers, this is quite modest.

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I feel like it's time for a twitter detox or I'll never finish the article on gunboat diplomacy that a journal wants me to. See you in a week. Just a couple of words in the end, in a week we'll see how things will develop.1

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@RickAMoss Videos and photos with civilians shooting at soldiers from windows have not yet come across to me. I have seen videos with members of the territorial defenсe, but there are not many of them, given the scale of the operation and the number of towns occupied.

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And to laugh a little in these bloody and difficult days.

[Russians With Attitude @RWApodcast]

Kadyrov trolling on his Telegram channel

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This will only happen if the operation finally stalls. On the other hand, the appearance of game changers cannot be ruled out. That is all.9

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Be that as it may, the war continues. There is an option that the Russian leadership will go to peace and decide to withdraw troops on the terms of establishing a border along the border of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions, but I would not count on it. 8

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@cs_czechoslovak This is photoshop or hacking, there is no such thing on the TASS website.

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Platoon commander of the mortar battery of the 88th marine battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Molotkov

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Ukrainian border guards who surrendered on Zmeiny Island (that is, sorry, every last person died in accordance with the Ukrainian official narrative).

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Two more videos with the appeal of the surrendered.
https://t.co/mYGcOIehOx

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@Strato_Bear For Indians, not everything is determined by a sober calculation of benefits and risks. Their leadership has been thinking very broadly since Nehru's time, which I never tire of admiring, and showing a penchant for strategic judgment.

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I've read a lot of speculation on Twitter about a possible coup in Russia that could be orchestrated by the military, oligarchs, or members of Putin's inner circle. I think it's all nonsense.1

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@2amendmentlib This habit seems very nice to me, and therefore I try to say "she" about countries (although sometimes I stray).

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@2amendmentlib To find out, just look at the bio. But your line of reasoning is wrong. In Russian schools, they are taught to use "it" in relation to countries. But I, as a historian, read a lot of historical literature until the 1950s, when "she" was widely used to refer to countries as well.