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🇷🇺 Russian milbloggers appear to be experimenting with different ways to express critical opinions of the Russian Ministry of Defense following the recent appointment of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.

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Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted successful drone strikes against Russian military infrastructure and oil refineries in occupied Crimea, Krasnodar Krai, and Leningrad Oblast on the night of May 1...

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Russian milbloggers appear to be experimenting with different ways to express critical opinions of the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) following the recent appointment of Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov.

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Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov to the post of Russian Defense Minister

Путин предложил назначить Андрея Белоусова на пост министра обороны РФ — Meduza

Президент РФ Владимир Путин представил Совету Федерации кандидатуру Андрея Белоусова для консультаций на пост министра обороны вместо Сергея Шойгу.

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"Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense on May 12, moving Shoigu to the position of Security Council Secretary in place of Nikolai Patrushev."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense on May 12, moving Shoigu to the position of Security Council Secretary in place of Nikolai P...

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ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Although Russian forces made significant tactical gains in northern Kharkiv Oblast in early May 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov heavily overestimated Russian advances in #Ukraine since the start of 2024.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's candidate for Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov outlined his and Putin's intended priorities for the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) during a speech to the Russian Federation Council on May 14.

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ISW:

🇷🇺 Belousov's appointment to the position of Russian Defense Minister is a significant development in Putin's efforts to set full economic conditions for a protracted war.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense on May 12, moving Shoigu to the position of Security Council Secretary in place of Nikolai P...

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Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense on May 12, moving Shoigu to the position of Security Council Secretary in place of Nikolai >>

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Russian President Vladimir Putin replaced Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov as Russian Minister of Defense on May 12, moving Shoigu to the position of Security Council Secretary in place of Nikolai P...

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A limited segment of the Russian ultranationalist information space has resumed its standard public criticisms of the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and warned that new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov may not solve certain systemic issues within the Russian MoD and military.

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Meet economist Andrei Belousov. He hasn't served a day in the Russian military — and now he’s the head of the defense ministry.

Rubles and bullets: Putin puts an economist in charge of the military

Changing the defense ministry leadership signals that Russia’s president is “preparing for many more years of war.”

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ISW:

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The recently intensified tempo of Russian offensive operations in #Ukraine will likely result in increased manpower and materiel losses, but the Russian Ministry of Defense appears to be successfully mitigating these losses.

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Although Russian forces made significant tactical gains in northern Kharkiv Oblast in early May 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov heavily overestimated Russian advances in Ukraine since the start of 2024.

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"Dossier": the new Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov supervised PMC "Wagner" and owned a villa in Italy

«Досье»: новый министр обороны РФ Андрей Белоусов курировал ЧВК «Вагнер» и владел виллой в Италии — Новая газета Европа

Новый министр обороны Андрей Белоусов во время нахождения на посту советника Владимира Путина по экономике курировал деятельность ЧВК «Вагнер». Об этом говорится в расследовании центра «Досье».

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ISW:

🇷🇺Recent discourse among select Russian milbloggers highlights contradictory rhetoric in the Russian info space between narratives that seek to portray Russian forces as more capable than Ukrainian and other narratives that criticize the Russian military
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Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian oil refineries are reportedly forcing Russia to seek gasoline imports from Kazakhstan. Three unnamed industry sources told Reuters in an article published on Ap...

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian forces are reportedly able to conduct fixed-wing drone reconnaissance deep in the Ukrainian rear due to Ukraine's lack of air defense interceptors.

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Ukrainian officials reported that Ukrainian forces are stabilizing the situation along the northern border in Kharkiv Oblast and that the tempo of Russian offensive operations in the area continues to...

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Remnants of the Wagner Group appear to be fighting in the Avdiivka direction subordinate to Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) controlled formations.

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Hi Russian leaders,
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"whether the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) or Rosgvardia are to blame for not protecting Russian oil refineries"
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The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has cancelled its annual "Army Games" international competition for the second year in a row, prompting celebration among critical Russian ultranationalist milbloggers.

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ISW:

🇷🇺 The Kremlin is pursuing a concerted effort to remove senior #Russian defense officials and has likely expanded this effort to senior officers commanding Russian combat operations in #Ukraine

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The Kremlin is pursuing a concerted effort to remove senior Russian defense officials and has likely expanded this effort to senior officers commanding Russian combat operations in Ukraine. The Russia...

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Putin - on the logic of appointing Belousov as Minister of Defense and reshuffles in the Russian government.

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Russian sources speculated that the May 13 detention of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov is only the beginning of a wider effort to root out corruption within the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).

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"The battlespace in Ukraine continues to be the center of the technological offense-defense race between Russian and Ukrainian forces."
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"The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) proposed on May 21 that the Russian government reassess Russia’s maritime borders in the Baltic Sea so that these borders “correspond to the modern geographical situation.” "
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The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues to highlight frontline Russian units fighting in Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin appoints Andrey Belousov as minister of defense, replacing Sergei Shoigu, the Kremlin says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Andrey Belousov as Minister of Defense, replacing current minister Sergei Shoigu, the Kremlin said on Sunday night.

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