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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 06 FEB 2024 23:59* PST - 46 Missiles, 20 Drones

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SITREP 596 is 58 pages long and combat only due to analysis of the situation in Avdiivka and the missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

What's Happening

What's the big story? We go old-school SITREP, diving deep with exclusive geolocation and analysis of a video from February 5 that has us feeling slightly better about the situation in Avdiivka. If you watch the evacuation video, have a tissue.

What's the second story? Russia kills and wounds dozens across Ukraine in latest missile attack while sending Polish F-16s scrambling.

What's the bonus story? Russian milbloggers doom about the situation in Kherson.

Summary

There are minor map updates
There are updates to our assessments
Russian missile and drone strikes killed at least five and wounded 22
There was another increase in combat clashes
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Five S-300 antiaircraft missiles launched from Belgorod struck Kharkiv, wounding one
The February 5-6 SRBM attack on Zolochiv killed a two-month-old baby
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
Ukrainian forces made marginal gains north of Bilohorivka [Luhansk]
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Intense fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Ukrainian forces appear to have partially stabilized their defense lines on February 5-6
Dutch volunteers rescued two women, their pets, and a stray dog from Avdiivka, and the video provided insight into the overall situation on the north flank
Fighting continued on the southern edge of Avdiivka
Fighting restarted in the no man’s land between Tonenke, Sieverne, and Vodyane
A Russian air defense battery was likely destroyed in occupied Kremenivka, near Mariupol
Occupied Donetsk has another worker shortage - teachers
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Fighting continued in the Staromlynivka AO
Light fighting continued in the Orikhiv AO
Director General of the IAEA Rafael Grossi held meetings in Kyiv
Grossi contradicted his report from February 1 on the staffing situation at ZNPP, appearing to count job applications under Russian consideration as existing employees
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine warned that the ZNPP fuel rods need to be replaced
It’s time we talk about the IAEA and its bothsideism
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
Ukrainian forces made additional advances in Krynky
Russia bombed civilians waiting in line in Beryslav
A civilian was killed in the village of Tokarivka
The SSO of Ukraine conducted Operation Citiadel, destroying a Russian radar station and drone launch point near occupied Crimea
Russian drone strikes on Mykolaiv killed at least one person
Russian missile strikes on Kyiv killed at least five and wounded 21
Russian artillery strikes destroyed farm buildings and equipment near Novhorod-Sivers'kyi in the Chernihiv Oblast
Ukrainian drones destroyed an electrical substation in the Belgorod region of Russia
The Polish Air Force scrambled three F-16 fighter planes in response to Russian cruise missiles flying on a threatening trajectory near Lviv
Forty-six missiles and 20 Shahed-136 one-way drones attacked Ukraine, with 26 missiles and 15 drones intercepted
The Kremlin has added pressure on the Russian Ministry of Defense to capture Avdiivka within the next two weeks
A drone recorded a ground drone dragging back a Russian UAV that had been taken down by electronic warfare
President Zelenskyy has created a new branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – the Unmanned Systems Forces
General Zaluzhnyi amended the rules for journalist accreditation
The Turkish company Baykar officially broke ground on its production facility in Ukraine
Ecuador is transferring six OSA-AKM short-range air defense systems to the United States
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is meeting with NATO officials
The U.S. Congress is a total hot mess

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