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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 29 NOV 2023 23:59* PST - Mud, Snow, Rain, and Fighting...Everywhere

Added 2023-11-30 09:41:23 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 546 is 44 pages and combat only!

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russian forces made advances in Khromove, but how deep is unknown.

What's the second story? Explosions rattle the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant for the second time in two months, drawing the ire of the IAEA.

Summary

So much for no work after 01:00 hours - crazy news cycle the last two days
There are map changes
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Russian forces attempted to advance on Stelmakhivka
Russian forces tried to advance in the direction of Torske, Terny, and Yampolivka in Donetsk
The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that Khromove in the Bakhmut AO was captured without evidence
Fighting continued east of Ivanivske
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Fighting continued on the edge of Horlivka
Significant snow was falling in the Avdiivka AO
Attempts by Russian forces to advance from the Krasnohorivka Plateau were repulsed
Ukrainian forces held back Russian advances on Avdiivka and maintained partial control of the industrial district
Russian forces continued attempts to advance from Opytne, Vodyane, and Pisky without success
Ukrainian forces reportedly repulsed a major Russian assault on western Marinka, but we have questions
Fighting continued near Novomykhailivka and Novodonetske
Fighting intensified near Verbove and west and south of Robotyne
Russian sources claimed Ukraine was on the offensive in Kamyanske [Zaporizhzhia]
A Russian one-way drone struck a group of civilians in line for humanitarian aid in Stepnohrisk, killing one
Russian troop concentrations in occupied Tokmak were hit by rockets fired by HIMARS for the second day in a row
Free Kherson was heavily shelled by Russian forces, killing one and wounding five
Fighting continued in and southwest of Krynyk
The birds of Maygar destroyed their drone-operating Russian counterparts – jagga jagga
Insurgents tracked and assisted in targeting Russian “high-ranking military officials” in occupied Yuvileyne, supporting a rocket attack
There are four missile carries of the Black Sea Fleet on patrol
A drone reportedly hit Saki Military Airbase in occupied Crimea
Russian Cable TV providers in occupied Crimea were hacked
A break in the weather provided clear medium-resolution satellite images, confirming that coastal defenses in Sevastopol and at the Kerch Bridge were destroyed
Images also indicated that the pens for Russia’s military dolphins were destroyed, and the cetaceans escaped
Yalta experienced heavy flooding due to continued severe weather
A Russian Kh-31 missile launched toward Odesa failed in flight
The IAEA reported a series of loud explosions “in close proximity” to the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant
A warehouse for Shahed-136 one-way drones was reportedly destroyed in Bryansk, Russia
Fourteen out of 20 Shahed-136 UAVs launched at Ukraine were shot down
Recently shot down Shahed drones were equipped with battery banks and cellular transmitters, with Kyivstar SIMS
Ukraine has fulfilled seven out of ten required steps to become a candidate nation for European Union membership and has almost completed the other three steps
Ukraine received electricity from Poland and Romania to balance demand
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg appealed for continued support of Ukraine and the need to prepare for a long war
The conversion of Ukrainian Buk air defense systems to use NATO-provided Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles has been completed
The Czech Republic approved the continued training of Ukrainian military personnel in 2024

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