Key Takeaways:
• Ukrainian forces struck Russian targets in the vicinity of Belbek airfield in occupied Sevastopol, Crimea on January 31.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin doubled down on his maximalist and
purposefully vague territorial objectives in Ukraine on January 31.
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Ukrainian and Russian forces conducted a prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange
on January 31, exchanging 195 Russian POWs for 207 Ukrainian POWs.
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The European Union (EU) will reportedly fall short of its promise to
provide Ukraine with one million artillery shells by March 1, 2024, as
European leaders call on EU member states to intensify deliveries of
ammunition to Ukraine.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed that Russian-Chinese
relations are at their “best period in their history” in a January 31
call with Chinese Defense Minister Admiral Dong Jun.
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Kremlin officials and mouthpieces continued rhetorical efforts to
prevent Moldova’s integration into the EU and to set information
conditions to justify future Russian aggression against Moldova.
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The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported
that it recently conducted a cyberattack on a Russian Ministry of
Defense (MoD) communications server.
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Estonian Defense Forces Commander General Martin Herem stated that
Russia may be behind recent GPS jamming in the Baltic region.
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Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, near
Avdiivka, and southwest of Donetsk City amid positional engagements
along the entire line of contact on January 31.
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Russian forces reportedly formed a “secret” battalion of penal recruits
to conduct offensive operations in western Zaporizhia Oblast but are
reportedly disbanding the battalion.
• Russian and occupation officials continue efforts to erase Ukrainian cultural and ethnic identity in occupied territories.
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