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

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 27–28:

State Duma continues working on 20 new bills on draft deferral eligibility; mobilized soldiers have to sign a document to confirm their support of the “special military operation”; 700 mln rubles allocated for supporting participants of the war in Ukraine.

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

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 28–29:

Residents of the Pskov region are offered to go to the war; mobilized soldiers have got Batman style balaclavas; students of a boarding school in the Kemerovo region are made to assist the families of the mobilized.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-28-29

Sitrep for January 28–30:

– The Wagner Group announced on Jan. 28 that it had captured Blahodatne;
– On the evening of Jan. 29, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv;
– Ukrainian forces hit a railway bridge in Starobohdanivka.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-28-30

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 29–30:

The court sentenced a mobilized man to one year in penal colony; vocational school students are being coerced into signing an informed consent form to “voluntarily” join a boot camp; the prosecution asked for 13 years in a penal colony for filming the arson of a draft office.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-29-30

Sitrep for January 30–31:

– Supply route from Siversk to Bakhmut is no longer available;
– Russian MoD offered to supply weapons, military vehicles, and technical resources to volunteer regiments;
– Increased fighting continues on the Zaporizhzhia axis.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-30-31

Volunteer Mobilization brief Jan 30–31:

Prosecutor General of Russia reported on more than 9000 illegally mobilized citizens returned home; draft offices in Russia will identify those who want to fight in Ukraine; with no possibility to maintain personal hygiene draftees were infested with lice and itch mites.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jan-30-31

Sitrep for January 31 – February 1:

– Vuhledar: the pace of Russian attacks slowed down.
– A new package of military aid from the US to Ukraine, including GLSDBs, and their potential impact;
– First “Terrorist Act” verdict for setting fire to a draft office.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jan-31-feb-1