Thread by @maxfras

Regardless of the military outcomes, Russia is losing the intelligence and information war in Ukraine.
The RU/UA equipment loss tabulation by @oryxspioenkop keeps moving up for Russian forces - from 250 now to 420, and stuck at around 150 for UA forces. Why does this matter? 🧵

Social media are full of videos and photos of Russian military losses, including many taken by citizens and journalists across Ukraine - basically a massive live webcam of updates, see:

twitter.com/UAWeapons

There is very little evidence of Ukrainian military losses - this is not to say they are not there, but so far UA military and society managed to keep a tight lid on them, testimony to good discipline and limited RU intel capability

This means that as Russian forces advance into urban areas, they will be exposed to mass surveillance by the locals - some videos emerged of Russian soldiers aiming guns at civilians filming them - impacting the military gains.

See Oryx's full list here:
oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack…