Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 5-6:

Belgorod territorial defense forces will be issued weapons; aid sent by volunteers is not reaching its intended recipients on the frontlines; Russia has stolen over 19,000 children from Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-5-6

Sitrep for Jul. 6-7, 2023:

– Prisoner exchange sees 47 POWs returned to Ukraine, and 45 to Russia;
– Russian draftees confirm AFU advances around Klishchiivka;
– 200 Wagner Group mercenaries spotted at a training ground in the Vitebsk region.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-6-7

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 6-7:

The MoD has drafted a bill expanding the list of gross misconduct offenses; businesses have taken up recruiting volunteer fighters; two landing ships stand ready to transport civilian vehicles across the Kerch strait.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-6-7

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 7-9:

The MoD wants mobilized soldiers to sign contracts; Storm Z unit members, who complained in video addresses, are being sent to the front without weapons; nearly 20,000 Russians arrested for anti-war positions over 500 days of war.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-7-9

Sitrep for Jul. 7-10, 2023:

– Ukraine brings home Azov commanders [traded for Medvechuk] from Turkey;
– Ukrainians appear to be repurposing S-200 surface-to-air missiles to strike Russian territory;
– Some NATO allies condemn the delivery of cluster munitions to the AFU.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-7-10

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 9-10:

Putin signs law simplifying the process of obtaining a residence permit for foreigners who sign contracts with the MoD; the deputy head of mobilization in Krasnodar was killed; journalists estimate Russia’s total losses could be at least 125,000.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 10-11, 2023:

– Investigative journalists find around 47,000 Russian men have been killed in Ukraine, based on statistical analysis of inheritance records and demographic data;
– Pro-Russian bloggers are upset Putin met with Wagner Group mercenaries on Jun. 29;
– Rheinmetall is planning to repair and manufacture armored vehicles in Ukraine.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 10-11:

There are plans to merge the Voronezh and Rostov regions with the occupied “LPR” and “DPR”; at least 137 conscripts have died as a result of incidents related to the war in Ukraine; Putin to examine petition demanding mobilized soldiers serve no more than 6 months.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 11-12, 2023:

– New aid packages announced at NATO summit;
– France has already delivered its version of Storm Shadow cruise missiles;
– Reports say strike in Berdiansk kills Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District LTG Oleg Tsokov.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-11-12

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 11-12:

Counterterrorism units formed in the Pskov region will be open to teenagers; сenters providing military training to children are opening across Russian regions; senator confirms wounded soldiers are being denied hospitalization.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-11-12

Sitrep for Jul. 12-13, 2023:

– State Duma member Andrey Gurulyov confirms death of LGT Oleg Tsokov;
– Pro-Russian bloggers discuss the transfer of equipment and ammo from the Wagner Group to the MoD;
– Germany unable to reach agreement with Poland on repairing Ukrainian Leopard 2 tanks.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-12-13

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 12-13:

State Duma adopts amendments to bill prohibiting gender transition; Russians are being arrested for attempting to join the “Freedom of Russia Legion”; mobilized soldiers increasingly complain about unbearable service conditions.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-12-13

Sitrep for Jul. 13-14, 2023:

– At least 13 high-ranking RuAF officers were held for questioning on the day of Wagner Group’s rebellion;
– Video confirms first damaged M-55S tank;
– The AFU capture Russian trenches on the first line of fortifications near Robotyne.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-13-14?1

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 13-14:

State Duma adopts bill raising age limits for citizens in the reserve; over 5,000 Russians sustained a combat-related disability since the beginning of the war; the number of political prisoners in Russia has greatly increased.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 14-16:

Spring regular biannual conscription campaign ends with 147,000 people conscripted into armed forces; drunk commander threatens troops with execution for refusing to advance; Russian Railways tests for train conductors to include questions on bomb planting locations.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-14-16

Sitrep for Jul. 14-17, 2023:

– Traffic stopped on the Crimean bridge after section collapses following explosion;
– The Wagner Group is indeed moving to Belarus;
– The AFU change tactics after lessons learned from first stage of the offensive.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-14-17

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 16-17:

The MoD is proposing to provide additional funding to draft offices; mobilized soldiers going on leave end up in Bakhmut instead; Lukashenka signs deal with Russia to establish joint military training camps.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 17-18, 2023:

– The Crimean bridge reopens for passenger cars despite explosion damage;
– Tourists leaving Crimea via occupied territories caught in traffic, potentially disrupting RuAF logistics;
– Wagner Group convoy arrives at Asipovichy camp.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 17-18:

Putin wants students taught the "special military operation" objectives; Wagner Group mercenary arrested for murdering two fellow soldiers; Belgorod is testing blast resistant window films for schools and kindergartens.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 18-19, 2023:

– Odesa hit in massive Russian cruise missile and kamikaze drone attack;
– RuAF ammunition depot destroyed in Crimea;
– Team of reputable military analysts visiting Ukraine releases report highlighting problems within the AFU.

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