Dara Massicot

@MassDara · Washington, DC · joined 16 Apr 2018

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russia and Eurasia Program, focusing on defense issues in Russia. Opinions mine RTs not endorsements.

83 110Followers

761Following

2 876Posts total

322.1KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

6 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views32 326this account942median for 10K–100K

Reach, %38.90%this account3.24%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.74%this account1.99%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	32 326	942	34.3×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	38.90%	3.24%	12.0×
Engagement rate	0.74%	1.99%	0.37×

Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →

Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

107.5K8 Oct

865

910

1.9K

35.9K27 Aug

28.7K

60.9K

69.2K28 Aug

9.1K4 Sep

Last 10 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

0.71%8 Oct

0.81%

0.88%

0.54%

0.16%27 Aug

1.98%

0.60%

0.81%28 Aug

0.67%4 Sep

1.14%

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.99%.

What the audience does

Likes66.1%1 928 in total

Reposts15.7%457 in total

Replies2.1%62 in total

Quotes1.3%38 in total

Bookmarks14.8%433 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

Important piece from @tochnyi on successful defense tech innovation practices based on real world examples in Ukraine. 7K views · 65 likes · 13 reposts · 2 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

For Western defence companies, Ukraine is not just another customer and it should not be treated as a convenient testing ground. The companies most likely to succeed are the ones willing to stay close, accept uncomfortable feedback and adapt faster than the battlefield changes. 9.1K views · 51 likes · 9 reposts · 0 replies 04 Sep 2026 · Open on X →

A short thread on emerging Russian capabilities and activities that I’m watching through the fall as Russia’s summer offensives peak: increased drone and targeted glide bomb use, new drones and cruise missiles, and Donetsk ops /1 https://t.co/5QHmaQISTa 69.2K views · 409 likes · 129 reposts · 8 replies 28 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Yes👇. When talking about Russian escalation, precision is imperative. There’s an escalating set of Russian-linked attacks in NATO countries that cannot be ignored. Russia is escalating the intensity of its bombardment of Ukraine. Loose talk on nukes is highly counterproductive. 60.9K views · 296 likes · 64 reposts · 6 replies 27 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

If the Russian recruiting ad says “Cooks needed for rear-echelon units (not assault!)”, you are going to the zero line on assault. Come on now, it’s 2026. https://t.co/9TH854hk1X 28.7K views · 512 likes · 42 reposts · 11 replies 27 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

Russian recruiters are luring people into military service by promising they won't be sent into combat. In reality, they're signing standard military contracts. https://t.co/EyGvK5Y0HE 35.9K views · 35 likes · 17 reposts · 3 replies 27 Aug 2026 · Open on X →

@MassDara @ForeignAffairs Important, well written, and I trust the author implicitly, but for those who study such issues seriously, it is maddening not to have a single reference. 1.9K views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 2 replies 08 Oct 2025 · Open on X →

@MassDara @ForeignAffairs A must-read from @MassDara It did make me think of the German experience in WWI and whether all of this learning is focused on solving tactical dilemmas, while ignoring the real strategic problem. 910 views · 5 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 08 Oct 2025 · Open on X →

@MassDara @irgarner @ForeignAffairs Very important analysis by @MassDara 👍Details are open to debate but the key recommendation on the need to pay attention to 🇷🇺military adaptation is timely. Let’s not forget that WAR is Putin’s regime only business and national priority it take 865 views · 5 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 08 Oct 2025 · Open on X →

Since early 2023, the Russian military has constructed a learning ecosystem to not only adapt to war but institutionalize its combat experience. It remains a flawed organization but it is preparing for the future. My latest ⁦⁦⁦@ForeignAffairs⁩ https://t.co/8yLkNieip3 107.5K views · 542 likes · 180 reposts · 28 replies 08 Oct 2025 · Open on X →