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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 16 SEP 2023 23:59* - Kremlin Continues to Dismantle PMC Wagner

Added 2023-09-17 09:01:38 +0000 UTC

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Announcement

The regular war reports for the podcast will return the week of September 18 with our latest team member, Marina Yevshan. Marina was born and raised in Ukraine and is based in the Kyiv area. We are excited to have her join the team and share the microphone with Zarina, and her official introduction is on Monday.

It's going to be a big week. The 500th full SITREP and the restart of the full war report will provide the breadth of coverage and analysis on what is happening in Ukraine and the depth of coverage of important news and human interest stories.

Today's Report

This is Report 496, which is 41 pages.

What's the big story? Private Military Company Wagner Group writes out a detailed update on the situation in the company, and Russia's rapidly growing military footprint in Africa.

What's the second story? The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine dropped a hint about Klishchiivka.

Summary

The city of Kharkiv has been attacked three times in the last 24 hours by Iskander-K and S-300 antiaircraft missiles
A Russian command and control base was destroyed in occupied Svitlodarsk
There was limited fighting in Kharkiv, Luhansk, and northeastern Donetsk
Russian and Ukrainian sources are reporting that Russian troops are no longer in Klishchiivka
Russian forces committed fratricide in Andriivka when soldiers tried to surrender
The Russian 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade was withdrawn from the Klishchiivka area of operation (AO)
Limited fighting continued in the Avdiivka Marinka, Vuhledar, and Staromlynivka AOs
The Ukrainian 46th Airmobile Brigade reported that in the Orikhiv AO, units have entered an operational pause
A Russian firebase in Kamyanka-Dniprovska was destroyed
Russian military assets and bases in Tokmak were heavily shelled
Two bulk carriers crossed the green shipping corridor established by Ukraine and docked in the port of Chernomorsk
Three large landing ships of the Black Sea Fleet were deployed to the Sea of Azov
Odesa was attacked by up to ten cruise missiles and six drones, with grain and agricultural facilities struck
Poland is building an upgraded wall along its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
Moscow was attacked by at least two drones, forcing the closure of regional airports
In the Oryol region of Russia, a Ukrainian drone struck a fuel storage tank at an oil depot
The commander of the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade was relieved of command
The United States has provided industrial 3D printers to make replacement parts on the battlefield
Errors and omissions: the number of factories that produce 155 mm shells in the United States
Update: Belgium support for training F-16 pilots
The commander of the Russian 247th Air Assault Brigade was killed in action on September 11
Russian forces have fielded another orphan military platform – 14 BMP1-U Shkval captured in Georgia in 2008
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the United States military believes that North Korea will provide ammunition to Russia
Private Military Company Wagner Group provides an update on how the Kremlin continues its work to destroy the mercenary group

Podcast

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