Ruslan Nikolayevich Pukhov () is a Russian defence analyst and director of the Moscow-based Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST). In addition to his role at CAST, since 2007 Pukhov has been a member of the Public Council of the Russian Ministry of Defence, composed of civilians and retired servicemen, which advises the Minister of Defence on a variety of issues. He was previously the executive director of the Russian Armourers' Union, which represents Russian small arms manufacturers.
Pukhov studied international journalism at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) from 1990 to 1994. In 1996, he graduated from the Franco-Russian dual-degree program between Master d'Etudes Internationales Sciences Po and MGIMO with an M.A. in political science. While studying at Sciences Po, Pukhov interned at the Russian Embassy in Paris for six months.
Upon his return to Russia, Pukhov then worked as a researcher of the Conventional Arms Project at the Center for Policy Studies in Russia (PIR Center) from 1996 to 1997.
Pukhov has written a number of articles and op-eds on defence matters for The New York Times, Defense News, The National Interest, and other news sources. He has also published a number of books, including Brothers Armed: Military Aspects of the Crisis in Ukraine, The Tanks of August, The Turkish Military Machine, etc. Pukhov is also frequently interviewed on defence topics by Russian and foreign media sources, including Vedomosti, Kommersant, The Wall Street Journal, and Reuters.
Since 2018, Pukhov has been moderating the Ogarkov Readings conference dedicated to the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union Nikolai Ogarkov, who anticipated the revolution in military affairs.
On 29 March 2024 Pukhov said that in order to take Ukraine, the Kremlin would need more soldiers.
On 9 June 2024 Bloomberg News quoted Pukhov as saying the Russian strategy was “very expensive and bloody for the Russian army itself.. It can lead to excessive exhaustion of forces on the Russian side.”
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