Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 9-10:

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office labels CIT an “undesirable organization”; Minister of Internal Affairs reports “critical” shortage of police officers; wounded soldiers await plane on Rostov-on-Don airfield runway.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-9-10

Sitrep for August 10-11, 2023:

– One person killed after strike on Zaporizhzhia hotel frequently used by UN staff;
– Russia has completely localized the production of Shahed drones;
– Prosecutor General’s Office has labelled CIT an “undesirable organization.”

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-10-11

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 10-11:

State Duma member wants people not supporting the war named and punished; Federal Bailiffs Service writes off debts of convicts fighting in Ukraine; underage teens “help their country” working at dangerous chemical plants.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-10-11

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 11-13:

Ministry of Digital Development proposes raising conscription exemption age for IT workers; lawmaker wants database for Russians condemning Ukraine war; Rosneft employees encouraged to report on colleagues and relatives.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-11-13

Sitrep for August 11-14, 2023:

– Civilians killed in clash involving Russian and Kadyrov forces near Mariupol;
– Russian strike kills entire family, while officials report hitting airbase;
– Scholz conditions Taurus missiles on US delivering ATACMS.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-11-14

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 13-14:

In-person visit to draft office for removal from military register no longer mandatory; mobilized soldiers relatives report lack of social assistance; ex-convicts kept on frontlines for extra year after end of their contracts.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-13-14

Sitrep for August 14-15, 2023:

– Missile hits Lviv residential area in new attack on Ukrainian cities;
– AFU advance into northern part of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia axis;
– Russian forces stage unsuccessful counterattack near Andriivka, Bakhmut direction.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-14-15

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 14-15:

Military spouses head to war zone in search of their husbands; call center for citizen patriotic education to open in Khanty-Mansi; Russians returning from war turn to homeless charities for support.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-14-15

Sitrep for August 15-16, 2023:

– First Stryker APC and Marder IFV spotted on battlefield;
– Ukraine confirms liberation of Urozhaine;
– AFU strikes S-300V SAM system with HIMARS rockets in southern Kherson region;
– China unveils Shahed 136 clone at arms expo.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-15-16

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 15-16:

Fines to be introduced for publishing video of AFU attacks; FSB conducts raids on individuals who recently obtained Russian citizenship; from Sept. 1, universities will teach course on the Fundamentals of Russian Statehood.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-15-16

Sitrep for August 16-17, 2023:

– Russia attacks Ukrainian Danube ports with kamikaze drones;
– Security Service of Ukraine releases video of July naval drone attack on Crimean Bridge;
– Czechia sanctions family of Russian missile manufacturing conglomerate CEO.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-16-17

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 16-17:

Moscow mobilized less than 1% of its total mobilization reserve; draft notices are being served in several regions of Russia; families of those missing in action face indifference from authorities.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-16-17

Sitrep for August 17-18, 2023:

– New drone attack on Moscow;
– Germany supplies AFU with short-range SAM system;
– US to greenlight F-16 transfer to Ukraine once pilots trained;
– Azov Brigade returns to the frontlines.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-17-18

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 17-18:

War veterans and their children now can transition from paid to state-funded university education; women encouraged to join Belgorod region territorial defense units; 200 items at risk of disappearing from Russian pharmacies.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-17-18

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 18-20:

Grave and especially grave crimes have risen 26.8% in Russia since start of 2023 compared to same time last year; Rostov region is forming a territorial defense unit; child injured at National Guard performance.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-18-20

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 20-21:

Russian National Guard is recruiting for work in Donetsk region; POWs returned from Ukraine sent back to the front; Belgorod schools fortify ground floor windows with sandbags.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-20-21

Sitrep for August 18-22, 2023:

– Russia strikes Chernihiv drama theater—7 dead, 174 injured;
– Drone destroys RuAF Tu-22M3 strategic bomber at Soltsy airbase in Novgorod region;
– Convicted murderers freed after going to war commit crimes upon returning to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-18-22

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 21-22:

Lawyers shed light on rules regulating medical examinations; Smolensk region residents receive phone calls urging them to enlist; Perm region to exempt Ukraine war veterans from transportation tax.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-21-22

Sitrep for August 22-23, 2023:

– Russian Aerospace Forces relocate Tu-22M3 bombers after strike on Soltsy airbase in Novgorod region;
– Ukrainian pilots start F-16 training in Denmark;
– Online obituary emerges for commander of regiment made up of mobilized soldiers.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-22-23

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 22-23:

Lawyers now required to notify clients that fighting in war can clear criminal charges; former Wagner Group convict fighters suspected of murdering 12 people; 11.4B rubles ($120M) spent on children patriotic education in 2022.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-22-23

Sitrep for August 23-24, 2023:

– Eyewitnesses report hearing several bangs before Prigozhin’s plane crash—suspicious holes visible in wreckage;
– RuAF SAM system destroyed in Crimea;
– Belgorod region drone attack kills civilians relocated from one border village to another.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-23-24