Thanks AT!
Use what you got
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It’s an odd group of countries.
Abstract
This article explores Russian occupation policy in Ukraine as an adaptive tactic of Russia’s grand strategy and a manifestation of its military culture. Based on a comparative analysis of the Russian occupation policy during the hybrid and conventional stages of the Russian-Ukrainian war, including the employment of a de facto state playbook, we find both continuity and shifts in Russia’s approach. Although the main shift lies in the change of Russia’s conflict management in neighboring countries from reactive to proactive, the main continuities are the subordination of occupation policy to Russia’s geostrategic interests and path dependence in its military culture, which together lead to the employment of brutal violence against civilians and the demodernization of occupied territories.
Keywords
Occupationpolicyentrenchmentde facto statesdemodernizationarmed conflictUkraineRussia
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Off to the local footy to drink a few tins bumpski
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Thanks @Red_Black_Ops! Enjoy the footy and the drinks!
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Albo goes bang!! Doesn’t hold back with his thoughts on Russia after their embassy says the spy case is just paranoia. Holds them in contempt so he does!
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Russian losses per 13/07/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff.
+1120 men
+8 tanks
+24 APVs
+58 artillery pieces
+1 AD system
+34 UAVs
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Russian losses per 14/07/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff.
+1320 men
+7 tanks
+32 APVs
+46 artillery pieces
+1 AD system
+39 UAVs
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Bump
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It’s been very quiet this weekend Casio. I spose we’ll find out if that’s good or bad tomorrow.
Russia has already called for finding a “Ukrainian trace” in the attempted assassination on Donald Trump.
Russian “senator” from Crimea Tsekov urged Washington to consider the version of the involvement of Ukrainian special services in the attempted assassination on Trump.
He said that the Ukrainian authorities were “very unflattering” about Trump, who promised to end the war in Ukraine if elected President of the United States.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the assassination attempt on Trump.
But it is obvious that the topic of the “Ukrainian trace” in the assassination attempt will surely be actively promoted by Russia and its supporters in the USA.
In the photo: a shell with “For Trump’s Ear” written on it.
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Trust them to try and make some mileage out of it
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Oops
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Bump
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Thanks @sweatyman!
