Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Stanislav Krapivnik: Russia Demands Peace Through Capitulation
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Feb 3, 2026 Stanislav Krapivnik, former U.S. Army officer turned military-political analyst from Lugansk, gives supply-chain and battlefield analysis. He breaks down Russia's shift to striking logistics and utilities. He maps key battles around Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. He lays out how captures could open routes deeper into Ukraine and why Russia’s demands now imply capitulation.
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Targeting Utilities To Cripple The War Effort
- Russia is prioritizing strikes on Ukrainian electrical utilities and logistics to cripple manufacturing and troop movement.
- Stanislav Krapivnik says this shift was political earlier but now the military is allowed to target logistics decisively.
Strike Logistics, Not Just Frontline Targets
- Focus strikes on logistics to starve an army of bullets, food, and fuel rather than just tactical positions.
- Krapivnik argues these choices are political and changing them yields decisive effects on frontline capability.
Military Frustration Over Political Restraints
- Krapivnik recounts internal military frustration that political leaders forbade strikes on utilities early in the war.
- He says commanders 'went nuts' because restricting logistics targeting hampered operations.