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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 09 OCT 2023 23:59* - We Hate to do it - but the Truth Matters

Added 2023-10-10 10:47:20 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 515 is 42 pages long and a full report.

Summary

Russian forces continued attacks in the Kupyansk area of operation (AO)
Fighting continued near Makiivka in the Luhansk region, with Ukrainian forces stopping the Russian advance
South of Bakhmut, fighting continued east and north of the railroad grade from Klischiivka to Kurdyumivka
The operational tempo slowed in southwest Donetsk with positional fighting and harassment attacks
A geolocated video from last week shows a Russian company was rendered combat ineffective near Novomykhailivka
Claims that Russia is building a new highway to Mariupol weren’t 100% accurate
Ukrainian forces made marginal gains at Verbove and near Kopani and Nesteryanka
Rockets fired by HIMARS hit Russian troop concentrations in Tokmak
The GRU claimed that a missile strike on occupied Dzhankoi killed up to 21 Russian Spetznaz, with Russian sources confirming that a group of soldiers were killed in a missile attack
Shahed-136 kamikaze drones struck targets in the Odesa region
Kherson continues to be hammered by Russian artillery and the VKS
The Ukrainian Air Force needs a solution to attack the Russian VKS and end the increasing number of glide bombs striking Ukrainian troops and infrastructure
The commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine was relieved of duty and replaced
Ukrainian Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Baranov died during combat near Bakhmut
President Zelenskyy will meet with his Romanian counterpart on October 10 to discuss Black Sea security and increased cooperation
There is momentum in Washington D.C. to create a one-and-done package of up to $200 billion for Ukraine, Israel, and United States border security
The Russian commander of the Alga Battalion of the 72nd Motor Infantry Brigade was captured
During a session at the U.N., Russia claimed that the café in Groza was a legitimate military target
In Groza, the U.N. has started an onsite war crimes investigation
A court in Finland refused to release Yan Petrovsky, who is facing extradition to Ukraine for war crimes and atrocities committed in 2014 and 2015
The Netherlands and Azerbaijan announced energy and winter assistance packages
Ukraine and Russia exchanged the remains of soldiers killed in action
Russia partially lifted its fuel export ban
Fuel prices and supply remain a problem in Russia
A three-way deal between the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel to increase the global oil supply and normalize relations has likely died due to the Israel-Hamas War
The United States is preparing new sanctions against Russia for circumventing the oil export price ceiling
Russian building developers have an idea for affordable housing due to high-interest rates – prison cell-sized apartments

What's Happening

What's the big story? October 9, 2023 - the Ukrainian counteroffensive has culminated due to the early arrival of fall weather and heavy rain.

What's the second story? Ukrainian forces captured a Russian commander, indicating that in the Klishchiivka area, Russian positions were overrun.

Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for October 9 is live.

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield, and executive producer Zarina Zabrisky provides exclusive coverage on the ongoing bombing of Kherson. Your continued support enables us to keep one of two journalists still in Kherson - in Kherson.

01:31 Today's Assessment
03:51 Kharkiv
04:13 The Donbas - Luhansk
05:08 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk
06:00 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk
06:56 Zaporizhzhia
08:46: Kherson
10:33 Theaterwide Events
11:46 Geopolitics
15:11 Zarina Zabrisky - Morning in Kherson
20:24 Zarina Zabrisky - The Bombings Never Stop; Day, or Night

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