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

Sitrep for August 8-9, 2023:

– RuAF advance in the Svatove direction;
– AFU conduct successful operation on Dnipro left bank;
– Death toll in Pokrovsk rises to 9, with a least 82 injured;
– Stocks dwindling in Zabaykalsky and Primorksy regions’ military depots.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-8-9

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 8-9:

Putin signs decree establishing title of “Honored Worker of the Military-Industrial Complex”; lawyers outline procedure for removal from Russian military register; commander shoots legs of mobilized soldiers refusing to attack.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-8-9

Sitrep for August 9-10, 2023:

– Artillery shell casings found at Sergiyev Posad explosion site;
– Russia hits Zaporizhzhia church across the street from Motor Sich factory;
– Children of Russian soldiers admitted to leading universities irrespective of test scores.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-9-10

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 9-10:

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office labels CIT an “undesirable organization”; Minister of Internal Affairs reports “critical” shortage of police officers; wounded soldiers await plane on Rostov-on-Don airfield runway.

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

Sitrep for August 10-11, 2023:

– One person killed after strike on Zaporizhzhia hotel frequently used by UN staff;
– Russia has completely localized the production of Shahed drones;
– Prosecutor General’s Office has labelled CIT an “undesirable organization.”

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 10-11:

State Duma member wants people not supporting the war named and punished; Federal Bailiffs Service writes off debts of convicts fighting in Ukraine; underage teens “help their country” working at dangerous chemical plants.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 11-13:

Ministry of Digital Development proposes raising conscription exemption age for IT workers; lawmaker wants database for Russians condemning Ukraine war; Rosneft employees encouraged to report on colleagues and relatives.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-11-13

Sitrep for August 11-14, 2023:

– Civilians killed in clash involving Russian and Kadyrov forces near Mariupol;
– Russian strike kills entire family, while officials report hitting airbase;
– Scholz conditions Taurus missiles on US delivering ATACMS.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-11-14