Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 23-24:

Pskov region plans recruiting 1,000 people for its territorial defense unit; children produced over 2 tons of military clothing over the summer break; horses sent to the front deployed in combat missions.

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

Sitrep for August 24-25, 2023:

– Western media sources differ on what caused Prigozhin’s plane crash;
– Ukraine claims spec ops unit landed in Crimea, without providing tangible evidence;
– US to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s in the fall.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-24-25

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 24-25:

Volunteer and territorial defense forces to start swearing oaths to Russia; activists from Yakutia say new wave of mobilization will happen after September elections; 3,351 mobilized soldiers confirmed dead in Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-24-25

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 25-27:

Bill stripping draft dodgers of acquired citizenship to be introduced in State Duma; Putin orders lifting labor restrictions for minors; migrant’s Russian citizenship applications not processed unless they sign contract with MoD.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-25-27

Sitrep for August 25-28, 2023:

– Having liberated Robotyne, AFU now work to secure their flanks;
– Fighter Ace “Juice” among 3 AFU pilots killed in mid-air collision over Zhytomyr region;
– German investigators say Ukraine behind Nord Stream pipelines explosions.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-25-28

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 27-28:

Belgorod region is forming a second territorial defense unit; investigations reveal state of digitalization of draft office operations, and whom the Kremlin plans to entrust with leadership of Ukraine’s annexed regions.

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

IStories and Conflict Intelligence Team analyzed the electoral lists of the "DPR," "LPR," Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions and found Kremlin-linked officials, a mobilized soldier, and people involved in war and corruption crimes.
https://istories.media/en/stories/2023/08/28/annexed-territories-elections/

Sitrep for August 28-29, 2023:

– CIT and @istories_media looked at candidates running for “elections” in 🇺🇦 occupied territories;
– 🇩🇪 to send Leopard 1A5 tanks to 🇺🇦 in scheme involving 🇬🇷 and 🇨🇭;
– Ruslan Leviev and Michael Nacke sentenced to 11 years in absentia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-28-29

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 28-29:

“Volki PMC” is sending fighters to storm enemy positions with no training; orphans get offered housing in exchange for going to war; over 800 veterans and their children have been admitted to Saint Petersburg universities.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-28-29

Sitrep for August 29-30, 2023:

– Two people killed in Kyiv night attack;
– Two Il-76 strategic airlifters catch fire in massive drone raid on Pskov;
– Prigozhin laid to rest in quiet ceremony without military funeral honors on the outskirts of Saint-Petersburg.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-29-30

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 29-30:

Ministry of Internal Affairs devised grounds for invalidating Russian passports; teachers set up shooting range at a school; the city of Moscow to host large-scale drone manufacturing.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-aug-29-30

Sitrep for August 30-31, 2023:

– AFU crosses “Surovikin Line”, fighting reaches outskirts of Verbove;
– Russia positions barges along Crimea Bridge to fend off sea attacks;
– Pro-Russian Telegram channel proudly reports on RuAF war crime—the bombing of a hospital.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-aug-30-31

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 30-31:

Individuals won’t be deployed for military duty while challenging conscription ruling in court; mobilized soldiers locked in cars during official visit to their unit; ex-Wagner Group members detained on suspicion of kidnapping.

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

Sitrep for Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2023:

– New details emerge on Pskov airbase attack;
– Ukrainian saboteurs caught deep inside Russia, 60+ km from border;
– Pro-Russian blogger arrested for criticizing army;
– S-300V4 SAM systems transferred from Kuril Islands to the front.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, August 31-September 1, 2023:

Lawmaker calls for increasing RuAF deployed personnel to 1M; prosecutor’s office rules removal from military register through Gosuslugi portal unlawful; patriotic education classes to be introduced for preschoolers.

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

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, September 1-3, 2023:

Medvedev says 280,000 people have enlisted in the armed forces in 2023; Belgorod territorial defense forces employed as extras at festival; students encouraged to donate lunch money to war effort.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-sept-1-3

Sitrep for Sept. 1–4, 2023:

– Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov steps down;
– AFU to receive Abrams tanks and depleted uranium rounds by mid-Sept.;
– Ukrainian military intelligence reveals identity of Russian pilot who flew Mi-8 across border.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-sept-1-4

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, September 3-4, 2023:

Draft offices issue mobilization orders in Omsk region; officials unable to meet recruitment targets; conscripts end up on the frontline in Belgorod region, instead of Akhmat fighters.

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

Sitrep for Sept. 4–5, 2023:

– Putin and Kim Jong Un may meet in Vladivostok to discuss ammunition supply deal;
– Russian Volunteer Corps makes another foray into Bryansk region;
– First photo of Surovikin since Wagner rebellion emerges.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-sept-4-5

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, September 4-5, 2023:

Draft offices offer debt relief to people signing contracts with MoD; schools launch specialized classes for police, National Guard, prosecutor’s office and penitentiary service; Russia recruits Cuban citizens to fight in Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-sept-4-5