Key Takeaways:
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Russian forces conducted the second largest combined drone and missile
strike of 2024 on the morning of February 7. The February 7 strike
package is emblematic of the constant air domain offense-defense
innovation-adaptation race in which Russia and Ukraine are engaged.
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Russia targeted Kyiv City during the February 7 strike for the third
time thus far in 2024, notably coinciding with EU High Commissioner
Josep Borrell’s visit to Kyiv.
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Deputy Chairperson of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev
continued his nuclear saber-rattling rhetoric likely aimed in part at
deterring Western aid to Ukraine.
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The Russian Federation Council approved a bill on February 7 that
allows the Russian government to confiscate property from individuals
convicted of spreading “fake” information about the Russian military,
likely as part of ongoing censorship efforts to limit criticisms of
Russia’s war effort ahead of the March 2024 Russian presidential
election.
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Yandex NV — the Dutch holding company of Russian internet technology
company Yandex — announced that it will sell all of its Russian assets
for 475 billion rubles (about $5.2 billion) to a purchasing consortium
consisting of five Russian companies.
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Russian forces made confirmed gains west of Horlivka and in the
DonetskZaporizhia Oblast border area amid continued positional
engagements along the entire frontline.
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The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) stated on
February 7 that Russia is mobilizing citizens from Syria who come to
Russia under the guise of security guard jobs at oil refineries.
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