In the Ukraine war, democracies and dictatorships fight with different intelligence tactics. CIA relies on strategy, while Russia’s GRU uses brute force and disinformation. Two worlds, two styles of espionage. https://t.co/TaBJUICmQV🕵️♂️ #UkraineWar #SpyCraft #CIA #GRU #Espionage pic.twitter.com/yRRUciQ3Zh
— Robert Morton (@Robert4787) October 10, 2024
Month: October 2024
As the war in Ukraine drags far into its third year, the ranks of the Russian army are increasingly filled with older fighters, according to a new report from Verstka. Government and military sources report a steady rise in the number of Russian contract servicemen over 45 on the front lines since the start of the year, a trend confirmed by data on Russian casualties calculated from open sources. According to frontline soldiers, this is a serious problem: older recruits struggle with the physical demands of war as they lack the endurance and strength of younger troops. Meduza shares a summary of Verstka’s findings about Russia’s increasing reliance on older recruits.
Erste deutschsprachige Monografie über den russischen Militärgeheimdienst #GRU erschienen pic.twitter.com/QkByj8cIRs
— Thomas Riegler (@thomas_riegler) October 10, 2024
