Russian President Vladmir Putin may have to choose between his defense ministry and maintaining support among Russian military bloggers.
's failures in Ukraine is pitting the Kremlin against its most ardent war supporters, according to a new report from the Institute for the Study of War .launched his"special military operation" in Ukraine last February, aiming for a quick victory over his Eastern European neighbor, which at the time was believed to have a smaller, weaker military.
A new ISW report released on Monday details how these failures are creating a divide between the Kremlin and the community of Russian military bloggers, known colloquially as milbloggers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow on June 27. A new report from the Institute for the Study of War said that Russia's failures in Ukraine could pit the Kremlin against Russian milbloggers."Some Russian milbloggers, however, contrary to the MoD's reports, noted that fighting is still ongoing and that Ukrainian forces maintained some positions near Antonivsky Bridge as of July 2," the ISW reported.
That post accused bloggers of promoting false information by supporting the MoD's claim and helping Ukraine's"psychological operations." But more critical voices in turn accused the Russian General Staff of launching an attack on the milbogger community, claiming that the ministry tried to open a criminal case against them last year because their reporting"undermines" Russian attempts to"exaggerate" their military successes, the ISW reported.
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