Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 16 – 17:

644 draftees confirmed dead; a draft law on deferral from mobilization for self-employed entrepreneurs is on the way; a riot of soldiers taken to the combat zone in a cold train.

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

Sitrep for January 17 – 18:

– Dnipro: 45 people, including 6 children, were killed;
– On the Svatove axis, the AFU liberated the village of Novoselivske;
– Five conscripts were killed as a result of another attack on Shebekino, Belgorod region.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 17 – 18:

Fathers of 3+ kids from Zabaykalye who were returned from the “special operation” are sent back to war; Investigative Committee carries out inquests on men evading draft; a corporal shot his fellow in Bryansk region.

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

Sitrep for January 18 – 19:

– Kherson was once again shelled with thermite incendiary munitions;
– the US decided to send Ukraine shells from depots in Israel and South Korea;
– Russian MoD states that “PMC Wagner" is not part of the Armed Forces;

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-18-19

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 18 – 19:

A university appointed officials responsible for handing draft notices; a member of the Rostov city council suggested that another 2mln should be mobilized; chevrons with the Virgin Mary are given out to those going to Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-18-19

Sitrep for January 19 – 20:

– RU forces carried out a record number of 224 strikes on the Zaporizhzhia region;
– 11 countries have joined Tallinn Pledge to support Ukraine;
– Tehran does not recognize the accession of new regions to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-19-20

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 19–20:

The MoD is ready to support amendments to the bill on draft deferral for fathers of disabled children; draft notices delivery continues; in Altai, dugout candles are decorated with children's drawings

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-19-20

Sitrep for January 20–21:

— Pro-Russian sources claim a noticeable advance of Russian forces on the Zaporizhzhia axis (with no confirmation so far);
— Germany still refuses to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine but permitted other countries to train Ukrainian soldiers to operate them;
— The US will recognize the Wagner Group as an international criminal organization.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-20-21

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 20–21:

Full mobilization if the conflict expands beyond Ukraine; mobilized Russians to return home after the end of the war or on Putin's order; Sony PlayStation and candies for Chechen kids who lost their fathers in the war.

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

Sitrep for January 21-23:

– In the Svatove direction, heavy fighting continues for Novoselivske;
– Germany would not interfere with the supply of Leopard tanks;
– Lithuania is donating a €2 million autotransformer to Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-21-23

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 21–23:

The “partial” mobilization decree is still in effect; ex-migrants who received a Russian passport are not allowed to leave the country; the Agenstvo outlet found out whom, most likely, the Pantsir-S1 systems were protecting.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-21-23

Sitrep for January 23–24:

– RU forces continue to attack Novoselivske in the Svatove direction;
– NATO: all countries having Leopard tanks can start preparing them for transfer to Ukraine;
– Ukrainian fundraiser to repair and modernize a captured trophy tank.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 23–24:

A bill was submitted to Duma to assist draft offices in mandatory military registration; in Zaporizhzhia, mobilized soldiers have been kept in a pit for 2 days; plans to introduce a digital queue to cross the Russian border.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-23-24

Sitrep for January 24–25:

– First reports about intensified fighting in the Vuhledar direction;
– @nytimes: the US is actively investing in the mass production of artillery shells for Ukraine;
– In 2022, there was a 24% rise in criminal cases related to weapons.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-24-25

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 24–25:

Putin is considering mobilizing another 200K men; in Izhevsk, more than 4,5K residents have petitioned against drone production; the number of soldiers killed in Makiivka exceeds the official number of 89 claimed by MoD.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-24-25

Sitrep for January 25–26:

– A representative of the eastern group of the AFU announced the withdrawal of forces from Soledar;
– Wagner Group’s cemetery increased seven-fold between November and January;
– Putin considers mobilizing another 200,000 men.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-25-26

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 25–26:

According to the AFU, a new wave of mobilization in Russia will start end of February, the Ministry of Health offers doctors to undergo additional training in military medicine, age limits of conscripts will stay the same during the spring conscription.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-25-26

Sitrep for January 26–27:

– the strategic importance of Vuhledar;
– Lockheed Martin intends to increase production of the F-16 aircraft to backfill the needs;
– successful tests of Ukrainian 22S2 Bohdana 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-26-27

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 26–27:

Mobilize soldiers were taken to a forest line and forced to sign contracts; the deaths of 823 have been confirmed; schools near Bryansk were instructed to prepare for the accommodation of troops.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-26-27

Sitrep for January 27–28:

– Video showing Vuhledar landscape that looks almost like a lunar one;
– Russian forces attacked Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region;
– The US imposed sanctions on a Chinese company that sold satellite radar images to the Wagner Group.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-27-28