Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado

Trip Report: What I Learned in Kyiv and Conversation with Mike Kofman and Rob Lee about Counteroffensive and Wagner

Jul 14, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Ukraine's Defensive Plan Is Tough
01:40 • 2min
3
The Toll of the War on Ukraine
03:50 • 2min
4
The Desperation of Ukraine
05:24 • 2min
5
The Depressing Signal for the Ukrainians
07:46 • 3min
6
Ukraine's Reliance on Western Air Defense Systems
10:19 • 2min
7
The Challenges of Using F-16s in Ukraine
12:15 • 4min
8
The Ukrainian Air Force's Maintenance Challenges
16:06 • 3min
9
The Russian Side of the Progosians
18:47 • 2min
10
Wagner's Presence in the Central African Republic Is a Side Show
20:19 • 3min
11
The Ukraine's View on Russia's Invasion
23:10 • 2min
12
The FSB's Insights on the War in Ukraine
25:01 • 2min
13
The Effects of the Khokovka Dam on the Ukrainian Economy
26:35 • 2min
14
The Economic Impact of Russia's Mobilization in Ukraine
28:09 • 2min
15
Ukraine's Counter-Offensive
29:40 • 2min
16
The Russians and Ukraine's Counter-Offensive on June 4th
31:20 • 3min
17
Ukraine's Counter-Attack
34:21 • 2min
18
The Challenges of Ukrainian Military in the Run Up to the War
36:36 • 2min
19
Ukraine's Military Strategy: Choices
38:22 • 3min
20
The Pros and Cons of Artillery Production in Ukraine
41:41 • 3min
21
The Effects of Storm Shadows on Russian Logistics
45:07 • 3min
22
Progosian and Wagner's Situational Awareness
47:44 • 2min
23
The Impossibility of Replacing Putin
49:38 • 2min
24
The Kremlin's Confusion Over Progosian's Mutiny
51:26 • 2min
25
The Role of Mobilization in the Russian Regime
53:42 • 2min
26
Wagner's Overseas Role in the Russian Government's Operations
56:04 • 2min
27
The Uthkin Pre-Gorgia Dynamic
57:59 • 3min
28
Why Is Pre-Gosian Free?
01:00:32 • 5min