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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 22 OCT 2023 23:59* - The Front is no Longer Frozen

Added 2023-10-23 09:07:23 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 528 is 42 pages long, and combat only.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia and Ukraine trade advances from Kupyansk to Klishchiivka - a lot of map changes.

What's the second story? In the last week we've seen improvised mortar launchers and this weekend a new piece of Russian equipment entered the theater of war - the GAZ-MM-V from World War II.

Summary

There are map updates, and the deadlock that has lasted for months has broken
Russian forces advanced south of Pershotravneve
Russian forces advanced east of Ivanivka
Ukrainian forces advanced to the edge of Seriivka
Russian forces advanced northwest of Kreminna
Ukrainian forces advanced south of Dibrova
Russian forces advanced south of Berkhivka
Ukrainian forces advanced north of Klishchiivka
Fighting continued east of Andriivka
Russian forces attempted to advance in the direction of Keramik and Stepove from the Krasnohorivka Plateau
Russia continued attempts to capture the terrikon north of the Avdiivka Coke Plant
WarGonzo claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced from Pervomaiske in the direction of Pisky
A video showed a Russian column of trucks, which appears to include World War II era GAZ-MM-Vs based off the Studabaker US6
Russian forces continued to push on Ukrainian defenses near Staromaiorske and made new gains north of Pryyutne
It was quieter south of Orikhiv, with fighting reported west of Verbove and west of Robotyne
Ukrainian air defense shot down nine Shahed-136 kamikaze drones near Odesa
Russia continues to destroy Kherson with artillery and bombs
Ukrainian forces remain in Krynyk on the left bank of the Konka River
There was an attempt to poison graduating pilots from the Armavir Military Aviation School in the Krasnodar Krai region of Russia
Partisans in Russia sabotaged railroad equipment in the Vladimir region
MMA fighter Ilyas Yakubov was arrested in Moscow and charged with “publicly justifying terrorism”
Ukrainian investigators are examining a new type of drone that was cottage industry built with a Chinese engine from the Alibaba website
British Intelligence estimates that Russia has lost 150,000 to 190,000 troops who were killed in action or permanently disabled and another 240,000 to 290,000 that were wounded

Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for today - Part I and II are live.

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield.

01:37 Today's Assessment
04:25 Kharkiv
06:30 The Donbas - Luhansk
08:34 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk
11:53 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk
16:52 Zaporizhzhia
19:34 Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Update
21:15 TOT Crimea
22:09 Kherson
24:41 West and Central Ukraine
25:08 Russian Front, including the Baltic Sea
25 :56 Theaterwide
27:59 Military Aid and U.S. Update

In Part II, Zarina Zabrisky reports from Kherson and discusses Austria's puzzling geopolitical with Austrian reporter Klaus Josef Stimeder, journalist, author, editor, and war correspondent based in Odesa. It is a tremendous interview and I learned a lot.

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