Nov 3, 2026

In this episode of Military Podcast, we welcome Michael Kofman, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the leading Western defense analysts on military affairs.

We dive deep into the critical paradoxes of the ongoing war: why Russia’s massive recruitment drive has actually decreased its ability to conduct large-scale combined arms maneuver, how Ukraine’s strategic pivot to drone warfare offsets manpower deficits, and the operational realities behind recent battlefield developments—including structural command reforms, deep strike campaigns, and the critical outlook for air defense interceptors heading into 2027.

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