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Samuel Bendett says, “Building something that is small and cheap and also has capabilities to enable multifunctional capabilities is fairly difficult.”

Michael Kofman says, “Despite the precarious position, Ukraine has chosen to fight for these cities in an effort to exhaust Russian forces."

Michael Kofman says, “You have to judge it based on the strategies and the political objectives that you think these two actors are pursuing. For Russia, it’s very clear that seizing the administrative territories of the Donbas is their minimal goal.”

Jeffrey Edmonds says, "They're losing much more than they were in the early days of the war, because it's much more of a conventional war, with artillery duels.”

Michael Kofman says, “These efforts represent a form of shadow mobilization. These are piecemeal efforts that allow the Russian military to sustain itself in the war, but do not address the fundamental deficit in manpower."

Michael Kofman says, “In the last couple of weeks we have see fitful but incremental gains by the Russian Military.”

Samuel Bendett says This is probably the first large-scale war where proprietary military and commercial drones are used so extensively.”

Michael Kofman says, “The Russian military appears to have dramatically cut the infantry from its units, often with just two to three soldiers available for dismount in infantry fighting vehicles. These are structural issues.”

Jeffrey Edmonds says, says “There are four possible response scenarios, only two of which are plausible: Capitulate and sue for peace; stay the course with sanctions and pressure; mount a conventional attack to punish Russia; respond with a nuclear attack on Russia.”

Samuel Bendett says, “Russian state media is showing Uran-6 work to demonstrate that the country’s military is using modern, sophisticated equipment.”

Michael Kofman says, “Ammunition supplies would be critical to the final outcome in the battle for eastern Ukraine.”

Michael Kofman, says, The context in which a war occurs does much to affect its outcome.”

Samuel Bendett says, “Russian military despite its new tactics despite its better logistics it has been unable really to create this massive punch and destroy a large part of the Ukrainians defenses. “

Michael Kofman says, “In the early phases of the war, the bigger problem was the plan rather than the army, now we’re in a phase where we’re much more able to evaluate the Russian army.”

Michael Kofman says, “Russia is making fitful but incremental gains, and Ukraine’s position in the Donbas is more precarious than it once seemed.”

Jeffrey Edmonds says, “I wouldn’t say that’s a game-changer, I think the Russians will feel it. But it’s not going to suddenly reverse Russian gains.”