A lot is happening today, so the SITREP will be condensed, combat only, with the weather. We're constantly updating the map. We may have to go back to mini SITREPs a couple of times a day like we were publishing in June when the first phase of shaping and subordinate operations started.
Ukrainian troops have successfully established a bridgehead on the left (east) bank of the Konka River, 2023-07-28 00:19:32 +0000 UTC
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The crack in the windscreen grew bigger in two places. The bigger story is in the Orikhiv Operational Area.
In our analysis, we've been recommending to watch Verbove, not Robotyne. Ukrainian forces have breached the first line of defense between the two settlements, making significant advances in the direction of Verbove, which we do not believe is the Ukrainian objective.
On July 26, 2023, in the SITREP, we outlined how this is a weak spot in the Russian defensive lines. Breach t...
2023-07-27 20:17:06 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 448, which is 47 pages long.
What's the big story? Ukraine made gains in Staromaiorkse and is bypassing Robotyne.
What's the second story? The reports of Russian advances toward Borova were overstated.
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2023-07-27 08:41:09 +0000 UTC
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Maybe.
In yesterday's SITREP, we reported that Russian milbloggers were freaking out about a large Ukrainian offensive starting in the area of Orikhiv. We were instantly skeptical because Russian milbloggers have periodically screamed, "large Ukrainian offensive" in this area since June 2022. They have either turned out to be completely untrue or operations of units that are between platoon and company-sized, committing recon in force, probing attacks, testing defenses, or taking advant...
2023-07-26 23:41:13 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 447, which is 42 pages long, combat only, and condensed. A lot of fog war today and conflict intelligence that slowed down analysis - right over first.
What's the big story? Russian forces have expanded their bridgehead in the Svatove area of operation, and ...
2023-07-26 10:38:40 +0000 UTC
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We are only waiting for the official word from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but in our assessment, Ukrainian forces control Andriivka to the railroad tracks.
Videos show that Ukrainian forces control the southern half of 2023-07-25 16:06:23 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 446, which is 57 pages long. There is a lot of progress by Ukrainian forces today across the entire theater of war.
What's the big story? Ukrainian forces have entered Klishchiivka and Andriivka south of Bakhmut and made gains south and southwest of Orikhiv....
2023-07-25 09:19:20 +0000 UTC
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There are Russian reports, from semi-reliable sources, that Ukrainian forces have taken Zaliznyanske in the Soledar Operational Area.
No map change at this time, and we are looking for a supporting Ukrainian claim from a reliable source or picture/video to confirm.
Russian milbloggers are acknowledging that the...
2023-07-24 21:29:29 +0000 UTC
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Significant changes north and south of Bakhmut and within the city. In order of importance.
Klishchiivka Operational Area
Ukrainian forces took the last high point west of Andriivka during the day (Seattle's overnight), which, as we previously assessed, has caused a cascade of events. Russian def...
2023-07-24 20:19:42 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 445, which is 56 pages long.
What's the big story? Ukrainian drones or missiles destroys another large Russian ammunition depot in Crimea.
What's the second story? Ukrainian drones strike Moscow.
What's the bonus story? Shahed-136 kamikaze drones...
2023-07-24 07:40:57 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 444, which is 61 pages long with a lot of assessment.
What's the big story? Ukrainian forces have reached the western edge of the Rose Alley District of Bakhmut. and there is more.
What's the second story? Odesa was hit by ten missiles, with the Transf...
2023-07-23 12:03:49 +0000 UTC
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Don't get too excited, but, Ukrainian forces made a number of tactically significant gains in the Bakhmut area of operation while holding off a number of Russian probing attacks in other areas.
If you've ever had a stone chip in a piece of auto glass that you ignored, and the crack grew slowly over days and weeks, until one day it extended across your windscreen, that's a good analogy. If the windscreen is the Russian defense lines, and the chips are Ukrainian ...
2023-07-23 04:36:55 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 443, which is 61 pages long.
What's the big story? This was a "we need to hit enter day"; otherwise, the report would never get published. A lot of breaking news. A Russian ammunition depot in Oktyabrskoye has been hit by a Storm Shadow missile, and the ammu...
2023-07-22 12:24:39 +0000 UTC
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I'm tired. I'm frustrated. I'm grumpy. Thank you for your understanding if my tone comes across as a bit snarky. To those who have ever said, "We're just news aggregators."
Dateline, February 4, 2023, Situation Report for Day 346.
"State Duma deputy Oleg Matveychev of the United Russia Party (Putin’s political party) believes that 2023 will be a dangerous year, and "turbo patriots" could start mass protests due to the slow progress “in their opinion” of the “spec...
2023-07-21 21:44:21 +0000 UTC
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Daughter back in hospital.
Make up report tomorrow. It was a relatively quiet day reading through analyst report
2023-07-21 09:55:40 +0000 UTC
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This is an analytical podcast. Also, based on your feedback, this links to multiple platforms and not just Spotify.
The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Canada, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.
2023-07-21 04:58:28 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 442, which is 57 pages long.
What's the big story? The collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, punitive drone and missile strikes across Ukraine, and a brewing diplomatic and financial crisis.
What's the second story? On the battlefield, Russian ad...
2023-07-20 09:46:59 +0000 UTC
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Last night, Kh-22 missiles, which travel just under hypersonic speed and use a ballistic approach to strike their target, devastated Odesa, as well as Onix antiship missiles, Kalibr cruise missiles, and Shahed-136 drones.
The grain terminal and port infrastructure suffered severe damage, the fuel terminal was hit, and over 60,000 tonnes of grain awaiting export was intentionally targeted in violation of the Geneva Convention.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a statement, e...
2023-07-19 18:49:11 +0000 UTC
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It has been 3,429 days since Russia occupied the Crimea Peninsula on January 27, 2014, and one year and 143 days since Russia expanded its war against Ukraine. The July 17, 2023 report is condensed and combat only. Regular reports return on July 19. The analytical podcast and TikTok return on July 20.
Today's report is a bullet report summary. Full reports return tomorrow.
Kharkiv
Dvorichna Operational Area
Russian reports of an advance to within 3...
2023-07-19 06:41:23 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 441, which is 34 pages and combat only.
What's the big story? We have everything you want to know about the Crimea (Kerch) Bridge and its status.
Regular SITREPS return on the 19th.
What's the second story? As the Black Sea Grain Initiative...
2023-07-18 08:39:28 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 440, which is 34 pages and combat only.
What's the big story? The westbound highway section of the Kerch Bridge partially collapsed after an attack by two Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels (USV).
What's the second story? Is the Ukrainian offensive ove...
2023-07-17 09:05:35 +0000 UTC
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We've seen pictures and videos and can confirm that the highway section of the Crimean Bridge partially collapsed after a Ukrainian attack. There were two explosions, one at 03:14 and one at 03:20 local time. There are reports of two civilians killed and one injured. There is a graphic video that confirms one injury.
The attack involved cruise missiles or an uncrewed underwater or surface vessel. There are conflicting reports from the Russian side.
Railroad service is suspended, a...
2023-07-17 04:41:07 +0000 UTC
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YuvileineYesterday's satellite imagery showed that Staromaiorske, south of Velyka Novosilka, had been flattened by artillery. The inaccurate artillery pattern pointed to a Russian attack, which raised questions for us. Russia controlled Staromaiorske.
Ukrainian forces advancing from Rivnopil and Makarivka have taken ...
2023-07-16 17:57:21 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 439, which is 27 pages and combat only.
What's the big story? How quiet it was on the battlefield. Ukraine has a significant artillery advance in several operational areas and is using this to destroy Russian equipment and manpower. We maintain our earlier a...
2023-07-16 09:55:56 +0000 UTC
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The purge continues.
Mikhail Polyakov, the head of the Telegram channel Kremlin Laundress and admin of BRIEF, Siloviki, and Nezygar arrested yesterday, was an FSB Colonel.
We reported in yesterday's SITREP they were arrested on extortion charges. Russian sources are reporting that Polyakov was doing business with other Pro-Kremlin channels outside of the scope of his handlers. In Russian speak, that indicates he wasn't paying his protection money from his side hustle income.
2023-07-15 19:10:13 +0000 UTC
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Updated with the correct date.
You're Fired
There are widespread reports that Russian Airborne (VDV) 106th Division Commander Major General Vladimir Selivestrov has been relieved of command. The 106th is in the Bakhmut area of operation and reportedly plays a supporting role due to Ukrainian artillery fire making maneuvers difficult. Selivestrov was dismissed allegedly because he raised similar concerns to that Major General Popov, former commander of the Russian ...
2023-07-15 17:53:02 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 438, which is 58 pages.
What's the big story? More alarm bells are sounding about the situation for Russian troops in Zaporizhia and the superiority of Ukrainian artillery capabilities. What a difference a year makes.
What's the second story? Did...
2023-07-15 09:27:52 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 437, which is 59 pages.
What's the big story? If you had told me 16 months ago I would need to write a brief Laurel and Hardy explainer in relation to the Russia-Ukraine War, I'd have said you're insane. Here we are. The chaos in the Kremlin is growing, as i...
2023-07-14 10:37:24 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 436, which is 62 pages.
What's the big story? The summary bullet list is three pages long - very hard to pick "the" big one. Day two of the NATO Summit in Vilnius and the political situation significantly improved.
What's the second story? Chaos in the...
2023-07-13 11:06:19 +0000 UTC
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Russian sources reported yesterday that Major General Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army, was dismissed by Russian Federation Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov for providing a candid assessment of the situation in the Orikhiv area of operation. It was claimed that in July 10 meeting, where Popov was advocating for a troop rotation to provide rest, resupply, and reconstitution for his troops, he threatened to go over Gerasimov's head and directly to Russian President Vladim...
2023-07-12 23:18:41 +0000 UTC
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