What Michael Kofman has said about Wagner Group
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 Wagner Group 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 describes a 'Wagnerization' of the Russian military, which adopted Wagner's convict-based assault tactics after the group was dismantled.
“The Russian military widely adopts Wagner tactics. It begins to contract convicts in very large numbers”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:13:59
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.
Michael Kofman on other topics
- Russian invasion of Ukraine · 7 quotes
- Drone warfare · 4 quotes
- Wagner Group rebellion · 2 quotes
- Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations · 1 quote
- Foreign policy of the second Trump administration · 1 quote
- Battle of Bakhmut · 1 quote
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure · 1 quote