Day 314: Russian Backlash After Makiivka Strike

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The Spin


Pro-establishment narrative

Putin is losing the narrative war against his nationalist base after the deadly strikes in Makiivka. Some reports say the vocational college housed as many as 600 newly mobilized troops and that as many as 100 were killed.


Pro-Russia narrative

Ukraine's strike on Makiivka was carried out with US-supplied HIMARS rockets and killed 63 Russian soldiers on New Year's Eve. This is another example of the deadly carnage resulting from US and Western meddling.


Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

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