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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 29 JAN 2024 23:59* PST - Europe Scrambles to Support Ukraine

Added 2024-01-30 09:54:41 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 591 is 53 pages and a full report.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia claims Ukraine shelled Donetsk - again - but an in-depth investigation suggests a car bomb caused the explosion.

What's the second story? Russia has come up with a new and innovative solution when there aren't any pictures or videos to support claims a settlement was captured.

Summary

There are map updates
There are assessment updates
No, Colonel General Valerii Zaluzhnyi did not resign and was not dismissed
No, Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov did not resign and was not dismissed
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Russian milbloggers have dug through a new rock layer to provide proof of battlefield success
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Fighting restarted in the Lysychansk AO
Fighting restarted in the Siversk AO
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Fighting continued in the Staromlynivka AO
The Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters in occupied Yasynuvata was shelled
Russia claims Ukraine attacked occupied Donetsk with Grad rockets
An in-depth investigation strongly indicates that a car bomb caused the blast
There was only light fighting in the Orikhiv AO
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
In the Sumy oblast, four civilians were killed in separate Russian attacks
In the Belgorod region of Russia, two more glide bombs fell off Russian aircraft
On February 1, we will have an update on the Iranian connection to the Il-76 military transport that was shot down
Russia claims Ukrainian drones attacked a refinery in the Yaroslavl region of Russia
Russia claims Ukrainian drones attacked a fuel depot in the Kaluga region of Russia
Russian state media reported cellular Internet service was disabled in the Leningrad, Novgorod, and Pskov regions to prevent Ukrainian drone attacks
Between the evening of January 28 and the morning of January 30, Russia attacked Ukraine with 43 Shahed-136 one-way drones, and 23 were shot down
The Ukrainian Air Force said inspection of captured and shot down Shahed UAVs shows that improvements are being made and Western parts are still being used
The National Police of Ukraine shared pictures that provided additional evidence that a new electronic warfare system is disabling Shahed-136 drones
British intelligence assessed that Russia is able to replace main battle tanks as fast as they are destroyed, but there is a twist
President Zelenskyy said Ukraine could defeat Russia, but without continued support, Europe will move closer to a World War
The European Union moved closer to providing Ukraine with the profits from frozen Russian assets, but someone is getting a lousy return on investment
Ukraine and Belgium signed an agreement on the joint production of weapons
Luxembourg joined the F-16 fighter plane coalition
The Netherlands has allocated 87 million euros to buy ammunition for Ukraine
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall announced it was building a strategic-level ammunition plant within the next three months
Finland quietly moved to a partial wartime economy
Three inspectors from the United States arrived in Kyiv to provide financial oversight to U.S. military aid
The Russian State Duma will give the spouses of dead soldiers veteran benefits, but there’s a twist
Russian political strategist Yaroslav Shirshikov has been charged with justification of terrorism
A Russian pensioner was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for spreading “fake news”
Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza is missing
Russian rapper Nikolai Vasilyev is Russian conscript bound
Three Russian soldiers executed a family in occupied Kreminna
The E.U. Council extended Russian sanctions for another six months

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