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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 13-14:

In-person visit to draft office for removal from military register no longer mandatory; mobilized soldiers relatives report lack of social assistance; ex-convicts kept on frontlines for extra year after end of their contracts.

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

Sitrep for August 14-15, 2023:

– Missile hits Lviv residential area in new attack on Ukrainian cities;
– AFU advance into northern part of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia axis;
– Russian forces stage unsuccessful counterattack near Andriivka, Bakhmut direction.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-14-15

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 14-15:

Military spouses head to war zone in search of their husbands; call center for citizen patriotic education to open in Khanty-Mansi; Russians returning from war turn to homeless charities for support.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-14-15

Sitrep for August 15-16, 2023:

– First Stryker APC and Marder IFV spotted on battlefield;
– Ukraine confirms liberation of Urozhaine;
– AFU strikes S-300V SAM system with HIMARS rockets in southern Kherson region;
– China unveils Shahed 136 clone at arms expo.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-15-16

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 15-16:

Fines to be introduced for publishing video of AFU attacks; FSB conducts raids on individuals who recently obtained Russian citizenship; from Sept. 1, universities will teach course on the Fundamentals of Russian Statehood.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-15-16

Sitrep for August 16-17, 2023:

– Russia attacks Ukrainian Danube ports with kamikaze drones;
– Security Service of Ukraine releases video of July naval drone attack on Crimean Bridge;
– Czechia sanctions family of Russian missile manufacturing conglomerate CEO.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-16-17

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 16-17:

Moscow mobilized less than 1% of its total mobilization reserve; draft notices are being served in several regions of Russia; families of those missing in action face indifference from authorities.

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

Sitrep for August 17-18, 2023:

– New drone attack on Moscow;
– Germany supplies AFU with short-range SAM system;
– US to greenlight F-16 transfer to Ukraine once pilots trained;
– Azov Brigade returns to the frontlines.

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