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The lack of reserve troops is forcing Russian commanders to consolidate depleted battalion tactical groups, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based research group that has been monitoring the conflict.

While there is some disagreement as to the exact problem in the state, what’s clear is that an independent grid with a lack of reserve margins can quickly lead to crises when demand rises sharply.

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During heat waves, when demand has soared during several recent summers, the system in Texas has also strained to keep up, raising questions about lack of reserve capacity on the unregulated grid.

Among other things, the boats’ metal frame and heavy chassis and transmission combined with the lack of reserve buoyancy means they sink quickly, and their low freeboard means passengers have little time to escape in an emergency.

Their metal frame and heavy chassis and transmission combined with the lack of reserve buoyancy mean they sink quickly.

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