Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russian forces are reportedly preparing to conduct long-range strikes against substations powering Ukraine’s nuclear power plants.
- This warning comes as Russia continues its long-range strike campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, resulting in widespread blackouts.
- Russian state media amplified a Kremlin-affiliated former Ukrainian politician’s statements to prepare the Russian domestic populace for the Kremlin’s rejection of peace in the near-team amid ongoing US, Ukrainian, and European negotiations.
- Russian forces recently advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast.
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