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13 Oct 2020

“Armenia’s ground forces are being attritioned from the air. Most importantly, they can’t be effectively resupplied due to their unfavorable geographical position, without a border to their main weapons supplier, Russia. So they are retreating from some frontline positions. Azerbaijan has a tough road ahead for any gains if it wants to push into Nagorno-Karabakh. This is mountainous terrain, incredibly disadvantageous to any attacking force. What's been taken so far is really the lowest hanging fruit and the easiest place to conduct an offensive.”

Michael Kofman
Michael Kofman
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Military analyst and director of the Russia Studies program at the American think tank CNA Corporation
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