Rob Lee

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Rob Lee @RALee85

@Kiko_1960 Hmm, not sure I trust those two authors. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 6, 2022

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Rob Lee @RALee85

Mike and I wrote about the under-sized Russian BTGs that invaded in February that were often 400-600 strong. Voluntary mobilization efforts in April-May were likely mostly forming companies. The new regional battalions appear to be 400 or fewer. 2/ https://t.co/R6XARKrwmi https://t.co/4kHNVSoI0S — PolitiTweet.org

@RALee85 Even at the outset some were 350-400. Reserve battalions drawn in the spring probably in that range or low… https://t.co/wcuWVomqor

Posted Aug. 6, 2022

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Battalions raised with volunteers will need more leadership to function, which probably means they have to be smaller (no time to train NCOs). I've been skeptical of BTGs as a metric since April, and the variance is only greater now with volunteer units.3/ https://t.co/kaGF9qnDQg — PolitiTweet.org

BTGs were a useful figure during the buildup to show the percentage of the total Russian Ground Forces/VDV/Naval In… https://t.co/blJAcR6rFo

Posted Aug. 6, 2022