Sitrep for July 26-27, 2023:

– Ukrainian Air Force reports all 36 missiles intercepted in yesterday’s massive attack;
– Still no agreement amongst allies on training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s;
– US set to submit evidence of Russian war crimes to the ICC.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 26-27:

Lawmakers required to coordinate with Shoigu to visit military units on the frontline; young war correspondent school opens for teenagers 16 and older; 113 draft offices and administrative buildings attacked since start of the war.

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

Sitrep for July 27-28, 2023:

– Ukrainian forces liberate Staromaiorske, Donetsk region;
– France uncovers illicit export of dual-use electronics to Russia and China;
– Prigozhin back in the spotlight at Russia-Africa summit.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 27-28:

Severely wounded mobilized soldiers left to die on the battlefield; increasing numbers of arms and ammo smuggled out of the conflict zone; the Council of Mothers and Wives ceases operations following foreign agent label.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 28-30:

Government approves new procedure for issuing draft notices; mobilized soldiers from Irkutsk denied leave for a year; every other soldier returns from the war with either an alcohol or drug addiction.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-28-30

Sitrep for July 28-31, 2023:

– Missile strike on Kryvyi Rih residential building results in at least 6 dead and 75 injured;
– RuAF capture first AFU Swedish-made CV90 IFV;
– Prigozhin suspends recruitment for the Wagner Group.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-28-31

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 30-31:

Russia forcibly mobilized 60,000 men in occupied Ukrainian territories; students in grades 5 to 9 to undergo military training in Saratov region; 2,000 IT companies fail to secure army draft exemptions for their employees.

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

Sitrep for July 31-August 1, 2023:

– Death toll in Kryvyi Rih reaches 6, around 80 injured;
– Civilian deaths reported today in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kherson;
– Another kamikaze drone reaches Moscow’s CBD;
– Record number of arson attempts on draft offices in Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-jul-31-aug-1

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, July 31-August 1:

Tatarstan State Council introduces federal draft law on service length for mobilized soldiers; National Guard to increase pay by 65% for personnel serving in “new territories”; arson attacks on draft offices on the rise.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-jul-31-aug-1

Sitrep for August 1-2, 2023:

– US struggles to increase production of artillery shells;
– Khanty-Mansi court rules draft offices can mobilize citizens bypassing exemptions;
– Kadyrov’s men spotted battling bushes in the Belgorod region.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-1-2

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 1-2:

Government backs amendments penalizing draft evasion; Belgorod and Kursk territorial defense forces receive weapons; soldiers’ bodies left on the battlefield for over a month; arson attacks on draft offices continue.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-1-2

Sitrep for August 2-3, 2023:

– Belgorod and Kursk territorial defense forces issued hunting rifles;
– Ukrainian brigades reject American tactics in favor of attrition warfare;
– More murders committed by war veterans returning to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-2-3

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 2-3:

Volunteer unit fighters to receive compensation from the MoD in case of death or injury; Russia is recruiting volunteer fighters in Kazakhstan; new reports of mobilized soldiers being held in basements.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-2-3

Sitrep for August 3-4, 2023:

– Novorossiysk naval base attacked by unmanned surface vehicles;
– Sakhalin authorities try to recruit Kazakhstan residents to fight in Ukraine;
– Airborne Troops Commander General Teplinsky reveals number of injured paratroopers.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-3-4

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 3-4:

Bill proposing imprisonment for draft evasion slated for debate this fall; first semester defense spending exceeds annual projections; Kazan lieutenant hiding in Kazakhstan denied asylum in France.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-3-4

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 4-6:

Authorities neglect combatant convicts' problems; soldiers can possess one smartphone per platoon; issuance of "special military operation" certificates for Wagner Group mercenaries temporarily halted.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-4-6

Sitrep for August 4-7, 2023:

– The AFU neutralized two Russian ships using maritime drones;
– The Chonhar and Henichesk bridges targeted with Storm Shadow missiles;
– American cluster munitions struck Donetsk; a disturbing video of a captured Ukrainian soldier emerged.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-4-7

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 6-7:

Russian government cut the subsidies for modernizing clinics by 2.4B rubles; teenagers from occupied regions of Ukraine study in Russia's Investigative Committee; son of war participant gained admission to MIPT with just 127 points on the Unified State Exam.

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

Sitrep for August 7-8, 2023:

– Twin Russian strikes on Pokrovsk kill 7 civilians and injured 88;
– The AFU managed to shoot down another Russian Ka-52 helicopter;
– We have estimated the losses of both Ukraine and Russia during the full-scale invasion.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-7-8

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 7-8:

Putin submits martial law amendments to State Duma; reports suggest convicts forcibly sent from penal colonies to the frontline; mobilized soldiers’ wives plead for their husbands to be rescued from collapsed mine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-7-8