Key Takeaways from the ISW:
- Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and are reportedly extending logistics to southern Pokrovsk.
- Layoffs at Russia’s primary tank manufacturer, Uralvagonzavod (UVZ), indicate that Russia may be struggling to balance civilian and defense industrial needs as economic restrictions increasingly degrade Russia’s economic performance.
- The Ukrainian defense industrial base (DIB) continues efforts to develop local arms production and export capabilities.
- European authorities continue to report unidentified drone incursions into NATO airspace.
- Russian forces advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area and near Lyman, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and Hulyaipole.
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