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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 21 OCT 2023 23:59* - Russia Attacked Everywhere

Added 2023-10-22 12:38:54 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 527 is 52 pages long.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia launched ground attacks along the line of conflict from Kharkiv to Zaporizhzhia. The summary helps paint the picture.

What's the second story? As Russian forces continue to destroy Kherson and Ukrainian forces make it clear they're not planning to leave the east bank of the Konka River, another player has entered the chat.

Summary

The table of Russia versus Ukraine heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database has been updated through October 21, 2023
There are map updates
Russian forces are pressuring Ukrainian forces west of Lyman Pershyi
The Kraken Regiment is back and defending Ivanivka
A Russian missile strike on the distribution center of Nova Poshta in Kharkiv killed six and wounded 16
Russian forces continue to push hard from Raihorodka toward Serhiivka and Nadiya
Fighting continued east of Makiivka
Russian forces launched an offensive south of Dibrova, and fighting restarted in the Serebryanskyi Woods
The Azov Brigade is pressuring Russian defense lines west of Shypylivka
Russian forces retarted their attacks in the Bilohorivka area
In the Siversk AO, Russian troops made tactical gains in Spirne
In the Soledar AO, Intense fighting restarted in the Vasyukivka area
In the Bakhmut AO, Russian forces continue attempts to advance on Bohdanivka and into Khromove
Ukrainian 3rd Brigade Commander says improved Orlan-10 drones have become a significant problem
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Ukrainian forces have shredded five Russian brigades since October 7 in the Avdiivka AO
The Ukrainian 110th reported that Russian troops are digging tunnels like its World War I again to move through no man’s land
Russian attempts to advance toward Stepnove from the Krasnohorivka Plateau failed, while marginal gains were made in the direction of the terrikon
Intense fighting continued in the no man’s land between Vodyane and Sieverne
In the Marinka AO, Russia increased its attacks striking Krasnohorivka, Marinka, and Pobieda
In the Staromlynivka AO, Russian forces attacked Prechistivka, Zolota Nyva, Staromaiorske, and north of Pryyutne
Mariupol insurgents blew up the car of a Russian collaborator
In the Orikhiv AO, Russian milbloggers are nervous about the situation west of Nofofedorivka with Russian troops in a salient
Fighting continued west of Verbove
Geolocated video showed Ukrainian forces made tactically significant gains east of Novoprokopivka
Explosions were reported at the airfield in occupied Berdyansk
Russian forces are destroying Kherson, with 38 aerial bombs and UMPK glide bombs striking the region in the last 24 hours
Reminder, Zarina Zabrisky is in the thick of it, and has to change her location every day for security reasons
Multiple milbloggers are reporting Ukrainian forces have established military control of Krynyk on the east bank of the Konka River
Fighting continued near Perschanivka
Robert Magyar Brovdi and his company, the Birds of Magyar, have been redeployed to Kherson
Russian air defense shot down missiles over Rostov in the Rostov-on-Don region of Russia
President of Latvia Edgar Rinkevich threatened a blockade of the Baltic Sea if investigators determine the Balticconnector pipeline was damaged by a Russian vessel
Russia launched a small attack of drones and missiles that were all intercepted
Kyrylo Budanov revealed he personally leads some missions in the combat zone
After the events of the last two months, the Ukrainian Mossad is more scary than the Israeli Mossad
Russian forces are deliberating targeting linemen and engineers trying to repair electrical infrastructure
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt left his lane
Family members have come forward and accused the Russian Ministry of Defense of sending conscripts to FLOT
A Ukrainian publication estimates Russia has four million artillery rounds in inventory and received 350,000 rounds from North Korea
Newly minted citizens in Moscow were rounded up at a mosque and threatened with loss of citizenship and deportation if they don’t sign a contract to fight in Ukriane

Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday is live.

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

01:30 Today's Assessment
03:55 Kharkiv
04:23 The Donbas - Luhansk
05:15 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk
05:40 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk
12:31 Zaporizhzhia
13:55 Black Sea
14:54 Black Sea - Romania and Bulgaria
15:17 TOT Crimea
16:06 Kherson
19:09 Theaterwide Events

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