Emil Kastehelmi (@emilkastehelmi)

An obscure claim from a Russian military blogger has somehow morphed into an accepted fact, and is being echoed by major media outlets and even the CIA director. Time to question the viral “reports” saying Russians survive just 20–30 minutes on the battlefield in Ukraine. 1/ ...

Russia has five active air bases near northern Finland and Norway. In this thread, I will go through the bases and their recent changes in activity and infrastructure, and how the war in Ukraine has affected them. There have been some surprising developments. 1/ ...

Russia is developing its military infrastructure and conducting organizational reforms near Nato’s northern flank, especially near Finland. News agencies from different countries have asked me about the topic, and in this thread I will share some recent observations. 1/ ...

Recent developments on the eastern front are indicating serious issues in the Ukrainian ability to control the Russian offensive. The Pokrovsk front has the potential to turn into a larger crisis. In this thread I'll analyze the situation and the reasons behind it. 1/🧵 ...

Kursk offensive, situational update: The operation has been ongoing for a almost a week. During the last days, Ukraine has not made very significant progress, but they have started solidifying their positions in the newly captured areas. 1/ ...

Kursk offensive, situation update: Ukrainians have pushed further in all directions. They have at least a partial control of Sudzha and they're pushing towards Koronevo-Rylsk direction. Smaller detachments are operating on in the area of the Sudzha-Lgov road. 1/ ...