Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- The situation in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad area remains difficult as Ukrainian forces fight to hold the shoulders of the pocket and Russian forces continue to advance in the area.
- Both Ukrainian and Russian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction.
- The Kremlin continues to publicly and clearly reiterate its maximalist demands and unwillingness to engage in negotiations that result in anything less than full Ukrainian capitulation.
- The Kremlin has begun involuntary partial reserve call-ups as part of its wider initiative to build out its active reserve, likely for use in combat in Ukraine.
- The head of a major Russian bank acknowledged Russia’s economic struggles in a high-level meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Officials continue to report aerial incursions in Belgian airspace.
- Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk. Russian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk and Hulyaipole and in the Dobropillya tactical area.
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