military morale

Day 505.

Today, bring you latest updates from the warzone, analyse the sacking of Major General Ivan Popov, and discuss morale and casualty rates in Russian forces during the Ukrainian counter-offensive.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph columnist).

The investigation by The Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-prisons-civilians-torture-detainees-88b4abf2efbf383272eed9378be13c72

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s chef”, leads the Wagner Group of mercenaries fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. He had lambasted Russia’s military leaders for months, but the mutiny he began over the weekend lasted less than a day. Nevertheless it is a sharp blow to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership—and may prove to be a boon for Ukraine’s counter-offensive.

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