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UPDATED: Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 18 SEP 2023 23:59* - Elite Russian Units Shredded

Added 2023-09-19 09:55:20 +0000 UTC

Update

Delete the first SITREP for 18 SEP 2023; it did not have the summary in it and included changes to the rumor section. The draft post to Patreon was distributed in error. Thank you for your understanding.

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Full War Report Podcast Starts on September 21

If you haven't listened to Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast co-host Marina Yevshan's debut today, you're missing out. She has a remarkable story.

This is Report 498 and is 45 pages.

What's the big story? Four of Russia's most elite brigades have fallen into a combat-ineffective or combat-destroyed state in the last week.

What's the second story? It is still too early to say "yes," but it is looking like Russia has significantly increased Shahed-136 kamikaze drone production.

Summary

There were minor updates made to the war map
The city of Kharkiv was hit by three S-300 antiaircraft missiles used for a ground attack
According to Operational Command East, Russian forces are in a lull in Kharkiv and Luhansk
The Russian 72nd, 31st, and 83rd Brigades and the Chechen Akhmat 54th Brigade are combat destroyed
Russian forces are using civilians as human shields in Makiivka
A rocket hit the Administration Building for the illegitimate so-called Dontesk People’s Republic
Brutal fighting continues in the trenches of the second echelon of the Surovikin Line west of Verbove and south of Robotyne
Russian forces are upgrading defenses around Melitopol
A Russian drone dropped an IED on Beryslav on a group of people at the bus station and in a queue outside a store, wounding four
A highrise building in Kryvyi Rih was hit by a Russian missile or drone
Three Shahed-136 kamikaze drones struck warehouses in Lviv
A Russian soldier on leave got into an argument and threw a live fragmentation grenade into a group of tourists, wounding four
Ukraine shot down 27 out of 30 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones launched today
All of the Deputy Ministers of Defense and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine were dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada
Germany will announce a 400 million euro military aid package but no Taurus cruise missiles
South Korea is providing Ukraine with two K600 Rhino armored mine-clearing vehicles
There has been a sharp decline in the number of Lancet kamikaze drones used by Russia
Dmitry Peskov dodged questions about the health of Colonel General Ramzan Kadyrov
The Russian Aerospace Forces have moved strategic aviation 2,450 kilometers away from Ukraine to avoid drone attacks
The Russian RIA has issued a directive to no longer refer to Voloydmyr Zelenskyy as President of Ukraine
Russian soldiers executed two Ukrainians in occupied Kherson for refusing to get Russian passports
Russian forces shelled a medical facility in Kherson
Two children were repatriated from the temporarily occupied territories
The United Nations International Court of Justice started hearings on Ukraine’s lawsuit against the Russian Federation for acts of genocide
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly
The Council of the European Union on Foreign Affairs will hold its meeting in Kyiv in October
Russia has officially withdrawn from the Council of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council
Chinese officials said they would block most drone shipments to Russia on September 1, and it appears they meant it

Podcast

The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for September 18 includes the introduction of new co-host Marina Yevshan. Zarina Zabrisky talks with the director and film editor of the award-winning documentary Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine's Eastern Front. You can listen to the podcast through the Megaphone web app and your favorite podcast provider, including,

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