Sitrep for Oct. 16-18, 2023:

– First strike conducted with long-awaited ATACMS on Russian airbase in occupied Berdiansk;
– North Korean munitions arrive in Krasnodar region;
– Shoigu and Sobyanin inaugurate new SAM manufacturing plant in Greater Moscow.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-16-18-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 17-18, 2023:

Mobilized soldiers die in record numbers; convictions for terrorism increase eightfold in 2023; Moscow residents protest against the construction of a drone proving ground.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-17-18-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 18-19, 2023:

New law will allow the use of teenage labor in hazardous workplaces; migrants refusing to fight in Ukraine may lose their Russian citizenship; nationwide school foreign language proficiency exams to be discontinued.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-18-19-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 18-20, 2023:

– The AFU increase their presence on Dnipro left bank;
– Satellite imagery confirms ATACMS strike on Luhansk, several helicopters damaged in both Luhansk and Berdiansk;
– Traditional conscript roundups begin ahead of schedule.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-18-20-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 19-20, 2023:

Authorities reject relatives request to establish service length limits for mobilized soldiers; murder convictions involving military personnel increase sixfold; contract military service now promoted via SMS messages.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-19-20-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 20-22, 2023:

Raids in Moscow mosques targeting migrants with Russian citizenship; British intelligence reports Russia's permanent casualties reaching 190,000; Russian theaters are now celebrating the "special military operation" heroes.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-20-22-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 20-23, 2023:

– Missile strike kills 6 and injures 17 at Kharkiv region postal depot;
– North Korean 152mm shells spotted for first time on the frontline;
– Pentagon investigation finds high-value armored vehicle spare parts stored haphazardly.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-20-23-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 22-23, 2023:

Borz battalion starts recruiting women for combat roles; people caught repeatedly “discrediting the army” now face real sentences; Rostov morgue fails to keep track of deceased soldiers' bodies.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-22-23-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 23-24, 2023:

Authorities use draft notices to exert pressure on activists; at least 173 Russian soldiers sent to illegal “refusenik” camps over last 10 days; propagandists told not to report crimes committed by soldiers returning from the front.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-23-24-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 23-25, 2023:

– Holding pits dug in the ground now used as punishment for soldiers on Russian soil;
– Ukrainians address shortage of SAM systems by modifying air-to-air missiles for ground launch;
– RuAF loses over 100 military vehicles in Avdiivka.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-23-25-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 24-25, 2023:

Member of "United Russia" proposes sending alcoholics to war; a suspect linked to the assassination of Boris Nemtsov to become the commander of a new Chechen battalion; the war leads to a 2.5-fold increase in domestic crime.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-24-25-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 25-26, 2023:

Proposed 2024-26 Russian federal budget envisions 68% rise in defense spending compared to 2023; first ever treason case opened for transferring cryptocurrency to the AFU; another national battalion created in Chechnya.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-25-26-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 25-27, 2023:

– Russian forces achieve local gains near Avdiivka;
– NATO ponders standardization of 155mm shell production amidst supply delays;
– Ukraine begins production of Soviet-type tank-mounted mine sweepers.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-25-27-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 26-27, 2023:

Relatives of MIA soldiers will be required to submit DNA samples; ex-Wagner mercenaries offered contracts with new Rosgvardia unit; 89 occupied territories residents now listed in the “terrorist and extremist” registry.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-26-27-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 27-29, 2023:

80 naturalized Russian citizens originally from Central Asia sent to the front; 170 former Wagner Group mercenaries join the Akhmat unit; teachers protest requests of financial contributions for the war.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-27-29-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 27-30, 2023:

– Slovakia joins Hungary in blocking EU aid to Ukraine;
– Romania to deploy anti-drone systems in the Danubian plain;
– Satellite imagery suggests all combat-ready T-54/55, T-62 tanks already on frontline, T-80 tanks modernization slows down.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-27-30-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 29-30, 2023:

Russian soldiers kill family of 9 in occupied Volnovakha; soldiers bribe commanders up to 400,000 rubles ($4,350) to avoid frontline duty; Samara region artist paints religious icon with portraits of soldiers killed in the attack on Makiivka on NY's eve.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-29-30-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, October 30-31, 2023:

State Duma passes bill holding volunteer fighters accountable for damaging army property; Wagner Group resumes recruitment of mercenaries in Perm region; Russian artists forced to publicly support the war to keep working in Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-oct-30-31-2023

Sitrep for Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2023:

– First reported ATACMS missile strike on Russian SAM system in Crimea;
– 2 Russian soldiers detained on suspicion of murdering 9 Volnovakha residents;
– Political wrangling continues in the US over military aid to Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-oct-30-nov-1-2023