Sitrep for Nov. 29-Dec. 1, 2023:

– Ukraine and Russia are ramping up drone production and competing for components;
– Black Sea Fleet resumes Kalibr missile strikes;
– GLSDB missiles deliveries to Ukraine postponed to next year;
– Russia loses its OPCW seat.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-nov-29-dec-1-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, November 30-December 1, 2023:

State Duma rejects bill banning lawyers from advertising to conscripts; Putin signs decree increasing the RuAF by 170,000 troops; Medvedev says 452,000 people signed contracts with the MoD in 2023.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-nov-30-dec-1-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 1-3, 2023:

Ulyanovsk authorities warn against car stickers criticizing mobilization; bots target military spouses chat groups linked to the Put Domoy Telegram channel; war support base cut by almost half in 2023.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-1-3-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 1-4, 2023:

– RuAF soldiers execute two Ukrainian POWs in new Russian war crime;
– Far East railway explosion failed to destroy the Severomuysky Tunnel;
– Pro-Russian milbloggers provide dubious evidence of Mariinka capture.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-1-4-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 3-4, 2023:

Russian MoD set to overhaul medical certification system; State Duma members want military service length extended to 2 years; no complaints about the war in video appeals for Putin’s Direct Line.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-3-4-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 4-5, 2023:

Wounded mobilized soldiers will storm Avdiivka; unborn children of deceased war participants will receive payouts; authorities plan to supply electricity to the occupied regions of Ukraine by increasing tariffs in Russian regions.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-4-5-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 4-6, 2023:

– Russian Su-24M bomber reportedly shot down near Snake Island;
– US Congress Republicans call for stricter immigration rules along with aid to Ukraine;
– Western media are looking for someone to blame for the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-4-6-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 5-6, 2023:

Authorities plan to extend draft exemption to IT pros without higher education; military court issues first verdict on combat duty violation for repelling attacks on Russian territory; military spouses take part in a "fashion show."

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-5-6-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 6-7, 2023:

The bill has been submitted to the State Duma to arm Cossacks; over 350 new Russian passport holders have been conscripted in Moscow raids; Udmurtia is forming four units for the war against Ukraine.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-6-7-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 6-8, 2023:

– Biden urges Congress to approve additional aid for Ukraine;
– By year-end, the EU struggled to boost shells production and turns to external procurement;
– US launches its first-ever criminal case against Russian military personnel.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-6-8-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 7-8, 2023:

A bomb shelter standard is adopted in Russia; Moscow residents set a lawsuit record against draft offices in 2023; a neo-Nazi from the Rusich unit faces deportation from Finland to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-7-8-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 8-10, 2023:

Members of the Way Home movement lay flowers at Eternal Flame in Moscow and other Russian cities; RuAF military police detains Russian deserter in Armenia; Moscow expo visitors invited to play with Pantsir SAM system simulator.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-8-10-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 8-11, 2023:

– Pro-Russian sources say the AFU’ve taken control of island in Dnipro estuary;
– Finland refuses to extradite Russian neo-Nazi to Ukraine;
– Russian military police detains deserter in Armenia and transfers him to Gyumri RuAF base.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-8-11-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 10-11, 2023:

Law mandating citizens barred from traveling abroad surrender their passports takes effect; Put Domoy Telegram channel administrators fear something might happen to them; appellate court overturns state treason guilty verdict for first time.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-10-11-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 11-12, 2023:

People who fought in the war, and their families, granted priority employment rights; police conducts raids on Roma communities; Moscow region residents encouraged to report migrants who recently acquired Russian citizenship.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-11-12-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 11-13, 2023:

– RuAF make progress around Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka;
– Ukraine holds talks with the US on military strategy for the upcoming year;
– EU struggles for consensus on another round of sanctions;
– DPRK increases deliveries to Russia.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-11-13-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 12-13, 2023:

Questions about the return of mobilized soldiers and the end of the war projected on screen at Putin’s “Direct Line” rehearsal; human rights advocates say record number of men conscripted arbitrarily during fall conscription drive.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-12-13-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 13-14, 2023:

Putin says there’s currently no need for a second wave of mobilization; lawmakers are actively retracting bills allowing draft deferments; the state keeps imposing taxes on award payments contrary to the law.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-13-14-2023

Sitrep for Dec. 13-15, 2023:

– EU opens membership talks with Ukraine;
– RuAF continue slow advance in several directions;
– Putin juggles numbers during press conference;
– US looks for alternative ways to aid Ukraine in case Congress remains in deadlock in 2024.

https://notes.citeam.org/dispatch-dec-13-15-2023

Mobilization Volunteer Summary, December 14-15, 2023:

55% of Russians against pardoning men convicted of serious crimes in exchange of fighting in Ukraine; mobilized soldiers relatives disappointed in Putin’s Direct Line; court revokes migrant citizenship for evading military service.

https://notes.citeam.org/mobi-dec-14-15-2023