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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 18-19:

State Duma passes law allowing transfer of armored vehicles to Russian National Guard; RuAF plan to collect DNA samples to simplify identification of deceased soldiers; Belgorod schools to introduce civil defense classes.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 19-20, 2023:

– Russian strikes damage airfield and terminal containing 60,000 tons of grain in Odesa;
– Prigozhin and Utkin join Wagner Group mercenaries in Belarus;
– Lancet drone creator son owns London flat and works for UN on disarmament.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 19-20:

Fines for conscripts and mobilized soldiers are increasing; contract service advertising in Uzbek language appeared in Volgograd; Russian soldiers were injured by a mine previously planted by sappers from another Russian unit.

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

Sitrep for Jul. 20-21, 2023:

– The AFU has started using US cluster munitions;
– French court rules Russians refusing to fight in Ukraine have right to political asylum;
– The State Duma toughens penalties for ignoring draft notices.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 20-21:

Lower conscription age limit to remain at 18, while upper limit increases to 30; a boost in Russian industrial production may trigger new wave of mobilization; Wagner Group mercenaries are selling their medals.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 21-23:

State Duma approves amendment keeping lower conscription age limit at 18; draft offices will now be safeguarded by “Safe City” video surveillance systems; Wagner Group mercenaries aren’t receiving their wages.

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

Sitrep for July 21-24, 2023:

– Drone raid damages buildings close to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow;
– The RuAF continue to strike Odesa, including the UNESCO protected city center;
– Igor Strelkov has been transferred to the Lefortovo detention center.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-21-24

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 23-24:

Authorities are collecting students’ personal data, including females, into new database; mobilized soldiers from Omsk region are waging war at their own expense; teenagers recruited en masse to manufacture drones in Tatarstan.

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