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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD

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Military Historian National Security and Strategy Logistics Geopolitical Risk Urban Warfare Ask me about LOGPOWER. Better than average insights/running analysis, and a bit different than many. At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.com/

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · Jun 7

Logistics and Strategies of the Ukraine War.

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Logistics and Strategy in the Russo-Ukraine War: The Allies and Ukraine, with a side glance at Russia

Sinews of War

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 9h

I don't know what that means.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 14h

Yassssss! LogsWar and Complex Attrition are W O R K I N G.

Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 16h

‼️ Russia: “From railways and automobiles to metals, coal, diamonds and cement, some of Russia's biggest industrial companies are putting employees on furlough or cutting staff as the war economy slows, domestic demand stalls and exports dry up.”

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 12h

Sounds like target practice or a nice trap.

Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 13h

Russian forces are racing to build pontoon bridges across the Zherebets River near Lyman, trying to bring armor across the last natural barrier protecting the town

90,000 troops and hundreds of tanks are waiting to cross and launch their assault

euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/09/f...

Frontline report: Russia masses 90,000 troops for multi-pronged assault on Lyman

Russia's growing concentration of forces around Lyman signals a major shift in this part of the frontline. As the last settlements in front of Lyman are now contested areas, Ukrainian defenders see…

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Congressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 13h

Even Marjorie Taylor Greene agrees—we need to pass a funding bill that prevents health insurance costs from skyrocketing for millions of Americans.

Enough is enough. Speaker Johnson, stop canceling votes and come back to DC to negotiate.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Marjorie Taylor Greene just said the Republican Party is “getting destroyed” during this government shutdown as they refuse to protect health care.

“Everyone’s just getting destroyed... Republicans, you have no solutions... It is hurting so many people.”

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 13h

Lagging on a new technology is not always the worst thing in defense.

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🔥🔥🔥

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 16h

“Working the A Train” (1981) took a behind-the-scenes look at the #NYCsubway system and showcased the work involved in running the city’s longest train line. At one time, the film played in the gallery of the New York State Museum, accompanying the exhibit of its R9 subway car #1801.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 16h

A Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter shoots down a Russian Shahed drone with fire from a machine gun.
Glory!

Ukraine needs more helicopters, they are very effective in shooting down Russian drones.

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 16h

a cartoon character is laughing with his mouth open in front of a fire .

ALT: a cartoon character is laughing with his mouth open in front of a fire .

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 14h

Yassssss! LogsWar and Complex Attrition are W O R K I N G.

Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 16h

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 16h

Fortune and fatal ambition are the left and right of arc in military history.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16h

Kristi Noem's secret police forces seized the federal courthouse where a hearing on the legality of their deployment in Chicago is scheduled to commence shortly. The chief judge says their presence was not requested and is not desired. This move is obviously intended to intimidate the judges.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 15h

His doctors assure us he is in fine physical fettle.

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

President Just Resting My Eyes

Trump fighting sleep demons and ANTIFA with his eyes closed

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 21h

💯🇺🇦 Zelensky: Putin is personally afraid of a ceasefire, because it is difficult for him to go from a ceasefire to a war again.

Going from a full-scale war to a ceasefire and then starting a full-scale war again is not easy for them. It is not easy economically, it is not easy with society, world.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 16h

Fortune and fatal ambition are the left and right of arc in military history.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 18h

Ignorant men in their feelings because a woman knows more about war than they know can find a short pier for a long walk.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 18h

Warsplain me more, please.

I didn't say what you wrote. I rejected the stupid idea in the preceding posts that it could be ok.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 23h

Russian attack on Odesa last night.

At least five people injured and massive fires.

Terrible.

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German Foreign Office @germany.diplo.de · 21h

I am glad about the breakthrough in the #Gaza negotiations. The agreement on the first phase means the release of hostages and a ceasefire are finally within reach. Germany stands ready to support the next steps towards peace.
@aussenminister.diplo.de

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 18h

Warsplain me more, please.

I didn't say what you wrote. I rejected the stupid idea in the preceding posts that it could be ok.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 18h

That was difficult to manage - and there was no war.

Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 18h

Not any longer.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 19h

In the annals of Great Powers refusing to take the L in wars they should have avoided, Putin's Russia is going to top the list.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 19h

In the annals of Great Powers refusing to take the L in wars they should have avoided, Putin's Russia is going to top the list.

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 20h

Strategic stupidity, thy name is Putin.

Lewi @anno1540.bsky.social · 21h

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,119,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
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General Staff: Russia has lost 1,119,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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