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@TheStudyofWar
Jun 3 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Russian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, Avdiivka, Donetsk City, and Krynky.

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2/ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US and Singaporean officials and highlighted the upcoming Global Peace Summit during the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 2.
3/ Ukrainian field commanders are reportedly compensating for training difficulties that mobilization has exacerbated by training new personnel on the frontline.

Ukrainian field commanders' decisions to train newly-deployed personnel on the front before committing them to combat indicates that the overall quality of Ukrainian forces will likely remain higher than that of Russian forces in the near- to mid-term.
4/ Russian war commentator Alexander Artamonov drew backlash from Kremlin-affiliated Russian propagandists for claiming that Ukrainians are "second-class citizens." contradicting the Kremlin’s false efforts to portray Ukrainian and Russian people as one nation.
5/ Russia continues to indoctrinate Russian minors into military-political thinking to set conditions for long-term force generation.
6/ @nytimes published an investigation on June 2 into the forced relocation and deportation of 46 Ukrainian children from a foster home in occupied Kherson Oblast in 2022.

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NEW: Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod Oblast likely w/ HIMARS on June 1 or 2.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced within Vovchansk. Russian forces advanced near Lyptsi, Avdiivka, and Velyka Novoslika and in western Zaporizhia Obl..🧵Image
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2/ Geolocated footage published on May 31 shows that Russian forces advanced to buildings along Studentska Street in northwestern Hlyboke (north of Lyptsi). Footage published on June 2 shows that Ukrainian forces regained a position along Dukhovna Street in central Vovchansk. Image
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NEW: The current lack of clarity about US restrictions on Ukraine's use of US-provided weapons to strike military targets in Russian territory misses an opportunity to deter further Russian offensive efforts across the border into northern Ukraine. 🧵(1/8)Image
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2/ Recent comments from US officials and media reports suggest there is ambiguity on what the US has explicitly authorized regarding these strikes amid signaling that the US is open to expanding these authorizations to other areas in Ukraine should Russian forces launch offensive operations elsewhere along the international border area. ⬇️Image
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More Key Takeaways from the May 31, 2024 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment (🧵1/7):

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NEW: US and German officials confirmed that the United States and Germany have changed their policies to allow Ukraine to use their provided weapons to strike Russian territory with some restrictions but did not offer precise details. (🧵1/7)Image
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Western countries continue efforts to increase artillery production and procurement for Ukraine.
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