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The structure of the last 16 years has been so entrenched and so much concerned with capturing all the commanding heights of the Hungarian state that it will take quite some time for anyone to unravel this,” said Jonathan Eyal, associated director of the Royal United Services Institute, a think tank in London....But there are a series of official bodies stuffed with Orbán loyalists who have taken power away from Hungary's parliament to make policy, Eyal pointed out, as well as a powerful constitutional court full of his appointees. "So sweeping away all these cobwebs is not something that could happen after a party on the Danube River," Eyal warned. "Magyar is not exactly a dissident that has emerged out of pure thin air into the new leader," Eyal said. "So there is a legitimate question about how much of a break this is from someone who clearly shared some of the Orbán government's views for a lot of his political career." Whatever happens, this result is blow to the regime in Moscow, Eyal added. "Most Hungarian voters when they're asked, they say we don't want to be part of Russia, we want to be part of Europe," he said. "And so this is a very major lesson for far right."

Russia's aircrew cadre, including its pilots, "has also grown significantly more capable during the war," Bronk said. While Russia has lost experienced crew members, it has lost far fewer pilots than it has jets. Skilled pilots are harder to replace in any air force. And any losses in capable crews have been "more than offset" by the additional flying time and combat experience provided by warfighting in Ukraine, Bronk added.

To do enough damage to really harm the UK, you’d have to hit so many cables simultaneously, which would mean that all deniability would be lost,” says Sidharth Kaushal, a senior research fellow in sea power at the defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute. “That said, even limited damage could [cause] serious disruption.”