What Michael Kofman has said about Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 10, 2026
Michael Kofman, Military analyst specializing in the Russian and Ukrainian militaries; senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and host of The Russia Contingency podcast, has been quoted on Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure once in 1 episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, most recently on November 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Kofman argues strategic bombardment has a poor historical record of achieving political aims, especially when ground campaigns are faltering.
“strategic bombardment does not have a great track record or even a good track record of achieving maximum political aims in the war”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 8:38
Episodes
#504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of WarfareLex Fridman Podcast · Nov 10, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
Lex Fridman talks with military analysts Michael Kofman and Preston Stewart about the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, drone warfare, Bakhmut, Prigozhin's mutiny, leadership, and paths to peace.
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