Two US Army officers discuss the Ukraine war on the Flash Traffic Podcast. In this episode, we cover Ukraine’s AWOL brigades, weak institutions, client agency in proxy wars, North Koreans in retreat, Russian oil revenues, and more!

Articles:

Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise [sic] its citizens to fight?

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/23/why-is-ukraine-struggling-to-mobilise-its-citizens-to-fight

Standoff at Ukrainian Procurement Agency Threatens to Disrupt Weapons Supply

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/europe/ukraine-weapons-agency-standoff.html?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru

Another Ukrainian Brigade Is Disintegrating As It Deploys To Pokrovsk

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/27/another-ukrainian-brigade-is-disintegrating-as-it-deploys-to-pokrovsk/