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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 23 SEP 2023 23:59* - Ukrainian Advances Continue South of Orikhiv

Added 2023-09-24 09:03:16 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 504 is 44 pages long and a full report.

What's the big story? Ukrainian forces make further gains in the Orikhiv area of operation.

What's the second story? Update on the results from Operation Crab Trap.

Summary

There were updates to the war map
Russian forces launched an attack on Bilohorivka
Fighting continues south of Bakhmut near Klishchiivka and Andriivka
Ukrainian forces made new critical tactical gains, advancing past the second echelon of the Surovikin Line southwest of Verbove
Brigadier General Alexander Tarnavskyi, commander of the operational-strategic group of troops Tavria, said that mercenaries with PMC Wagner appear “here and there”
Russia is stockpiling Kalibr cruise missiles for large-scale attacks in the fall and winter months
New satellite images show the scope of damage to the Black Sea Fleet headquarters
The illegitimate mayor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, went on the defense after complaints about the condition of civilian bomb shelters
The Russian VKS bombed Zmiinyi (Snake) Island
The United States has appointed Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch to review Ukraine’s use of military aid
A video showed a cargo plane filled with dead Russian soldiers
3,500 Russians asked for political asylum in Germany to avoid conscription and mobilization
Ex-PMC Wagner Group commander Andriy Medvedev was arrested in Norway for trying to cross the international border into Russia illegally
The results of Russia’s illegal elections in the occupied territories have been announced
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov undermined years of Russian disinformation propaganda by trying to be clever with reporters
Former Ukrainian volunteer John Harding described his treatment while he was a POW in Russian custody
Why do Ukrainians fight – have a tissue

Podcast

The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for September 23 is a summary of the top three stories from the team at Malcontent News. We did more massaging in post-production for audio and your feedback is appreciated.

00:50 Kostyantynivka, What the New York Times Got Wrong
09:56 Zarina Zabrisky speaks with Donald Arleth, English language reporter for TVP World - Poland, about Polish and Ukrainian relations, upcoming elections, the grain dispute, and Poland's support of Ukraine
25:54 David Obelcz introduces new co-host, Marina Yevshan, who discusses her experiences in Donetsk in 2014 and in Hostomel on February 24, 2022

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