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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 11 SEP 2023 23:59* - Ukrainian SSO Tightens Control of the Black Sea

Added 2023-09-12 08:54:24 +0000 UTC

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What's the big story? Ukrainian forces took control of the Boiko Towers for the first time since 2015, taking away Russian forward operating bases, radar stations, and electronic warfare capabilities.

What's the second story? Russian and Ukrainian sources are reporting that Russian troops have been pushed out of Klishchiivka and Andriivka. It's just a matter of time before the General Staff confirms.

Bonus Story? Russian mercenary milblogger Andrei Morozov, better known as Murz, is ending all work on providing radios to Russian troops due to a spat with his commanders. This is bad news for open-source intel but good news for Ukraine.

Summary

Fighting restarted north of Synkivka, with Russian forces being pushed back
Significant fighting continued east of Novjehorivka with no change to the situation
South of Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces have cleared the administrative borders of Klishchiivka and Andriivka
Ukrainian forces captured Russian soldiers in Opytne as a planned Russian withdrawal turned into a rout
Fighting continued south of Velyka Novosilka across a broad front, but there remains significant fog of war
A large warehouse in occupied Makiivka was hit by artillery and destroyed
Fuel shortages have spread to occupied Mariupol
At the time of publication, there were numerous reports that Ukrainian forces were advancing with armor forces into Novoprokopivka from the east after breaking through engineered Russian defenses
Over the period of several weeks, Ukrainian Special Operation Forces (SSO) captured the strategically important Boiko Towers – four gas platforms in the Black Sea
The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Rashi Runak, said that Russia attempted to sink a civilian cargo ship on August 24, but Ukrainian air defense intercepted the missiles targeting the vessel
The self-declared president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said that PMC Wagner mercenaries that remain in his country could work for his private military company
The U.K. is providing Ukraine with 15 FV432 armored personnel carriers
Germany announced it would provide Ukraine with 40 more Marder infantry fighting vehicles
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken answered questions about Elon Musk’s interference with Starlink Internet service in Ukraine
Russian propagandist Gennady Dubovoy was killed in occupied Donetsk when he was run over by a car
The former Minister of Health of Chechnya, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Elkhan Suleymanov, has been missing for months, with rumors swirling that Ramzan Kadyrov had him executed
Russian mercenary milblogger Andrei Morozov, better known as Murz, announced he would stop providing radio equipment and other aid due to a spat with his commanding officers
Two humanitarian aid workers with Road to Relief were killed and two more critically wounded when a Russian drone struck their vehicle near Bakhmut
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is in Vladivostok to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russia’s rupee problem is much bigger than initially reported
International sanctions may have contributed to a narrowly missed civilian air disaster near Novosibirsk, Russia

Podcast

The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for September 11 features Hans Petter Midttun, Norwegian Defense Attaché (2014-2018) and writer for Euromaidan based in Kyiv.

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