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Three Wars: Russia, Iran and Mali Are Reshaping the World w/ Stanislav Krapivnik
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- The Duran on Odysee
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- May 10, 2026
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- 3953
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Summary
Follow Stanislav Krapivnik: https://www.youtube.com/@MrSlavikman/videos Russia doesn't wage war the way the West does and that difference may be deciding the outcome in Ukraine, the Middle East, and now Africa. In this deep-dive episode, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris are joined by military analyst Stanislav Krapyvnik, fresh from a visit to the Donbas front, for a sweeping breakdown of three simultaneous conflicts and the radically different military doctrines driving them. From Russia's systematic, science-based approach to warfare versus America's personality-driven "art of war," to the reorganization of Russian drone battalions, the gamification of Ukrainian drone kills, and the depletion of US Patriot missile stockpiles in the Iran campaign every thread points to a single uncomfortable conclusion. With Kupyansk fallen, Konstantinovka more than half-captured, and Russian forces just 10 kilometers from Sumy, the question isn't whether the front is moving it's how fast, and what comes after. Watch The Duran's full analysis to understand what the mainstream media isn't telling you. 00:00:00 Introduction Stanislav Krapyvnik joins The Duran 00:01:10 Not two wars but three: Ukraine, Iran, and Africa 00:04:30 Russia in Mali: African Corps, Wagner successor operations 00:06:00 Russian military philosophy: science of war vs. art of war 00:08:27 How US military doctrine differs flexibility vs. systematic learning 00:09:35 Repeating mistakes: Tora Bora and the limits of personality-driven war 00:12:13 Russian drone adaptation NYT report and real battlefield context 00:20:20 Front-line drone labs: 3D printing and rapid technology cycles 00:30:46 NATO kill tables and inflated Russian casualty counts 00:41:37 Sumy offensive:…