Key Takeaways:
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Russia's reported reserve concentrations throughout Ukraine largely
align with Russia’s assessed priorities along the front, although they
are not necessarily indicative of future Russian operations.
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The Russian defense industrial base (DIB) is unlikely able to fully
support Russia’s reserve manpower despite Russia’s ability to sustain
its current tempo of operations and ongoing efforts to expand the
Russian DIB.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline near
Robotyne, Zaporizhia Oblast and the Ukrainian Eastern Air Command in
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on February 4.
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Russian milbloggers continued to criticize Russian authorities’ failure
to properly equip Russian forces with drones and electronic warfare
(EW) systems in response to a recent unsuccessful Russian mechanized
assault near Novomykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to face the authoritarian’s
dilemma, whereby his authoritarian regime is itself systematically
preventing him from receiving accurate information about
military-political realities in Russia.
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Russian forces made confirmed advances near Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and
Marinka amid continued positional engagements along the entire
frontline.
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Kremlin newswire TASS reported on February 4 that Vladimir Oblast will
be a patron of the new Knyaz Pozharsky Borei-A class nuclear submarine.
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Ukrainian officials continue international efforts aimed at returning
Ukrainian citizens whom Russian authorities illegally deported to
Russia.
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