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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 23 JAN 2024 23:59* PST - Ukraine Gains and Russian Plane in Flames

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SITREP 587 is 74 pages, and as you read this, it has been 23 months since Russia expanded its war of aggression against Ukraine.

What's Happening

What's the big story? The first clear day in months that aligned with Sentinel 2-LA satellite passes provided outstanding ISR. Ukrainian forces have made gains in three AOs.

What's the second story? A Russian Il-76 crashed near Belgorod with the loss of 63 crew and passengers onboard, causing Russian propagandists to panic.

Bonus Story: Six dead Russian colonels.

Bonus Bonus Story: Putin's purge goes into overdrive, targeting every aspect of Russian life.

Summary

There are map updates
There are assessment updates
There are rumor updates
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Russian missiles struck the city of Kharkiv for the third time in 24 hours, wounding at least nine
Russia used a Kh-22 supersonic cruise missile in its attacks on Khakriv
Fighting continued in the Savatove AO
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Ukrainian forces advanced east of Terny and Yampolivka
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
Russian forces appear to have entered an operational pause in the Soledar, Bakhmut, and Klischiivka AOs
Fighting continued northwest and southwest of Bakhmut
Fighting continued near Klishchiivka
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Ukrainian forces regained control of the Tsarska Okhota resort and southern Avdiivka
Clear weather provided excellent satellite ISR
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Russian forces made marginal gains west of Marinka
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Fighting continued in the Hulyaipole AO, with satellite ISR confirming the existing line of conflict and previous reports of fighting
Light fighting continued in the Orikhiv AO
Ivan Fedorov has been named the new Zaporizhzhia Oblast OVA
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
Russian artillery and airstrikes killed two civilians in free Kherson
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has 12 vessels on patrol, including two missile carriers
A Russian missile hit the Sumy Oblast city of Shostka, destroying “critical infrastructure”
A Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft was shot down and crashed near Belgorod, killing 63
Russia claims a Ukrainian drone struck the oil depot in Zheca, Bryansk, Russia
Russia has started placing S-300 air defense systems around St. Petersburg
In the Russian city of Vladivostok, two major electrical substations simultaneously exploded
Russia only launched 42 ground attacks on January 23
One of the Kh-101 cruise missiles shot down on January 23 was built in December 2023
President Zelenskyy reported the Russian missile strikes killed 18 and wounded over 130
The White House says that Russia is trying to overwhelm Ukrainian air defenses, and ammunition is critically low
Prime Minister Fico of Slovakia repeated Kremlin talking points about life being normal in Ukraine
Ukrainian GUR Colonel Oleg Babii was killed in action on August 30 after leading a sabotage raid into Russia that destroyed a Tu-22M3 bomber and disabled two more
The U.S. DOJ charged Russian-Israeli-U.S. citizen Ilya Kahn with a scheme that shipped sensitive semiconductors to Russia and is facing 20 years in prison
The Turkish government approved Sweden's accession to the NATO Alliance
Prime Minister of Hungary Orban, asked Sweden to negotiate for his approval to join NATO
U.S. Secretary of Defense said there is no evidence Ukraine has misappropriated funds or weapons and repeated the U.S. has no more funds to support Kyiv
Ukrainian Minister of Defense Umerov said that Russia has a 6:1 artillery advantage, and it is getting worse
Canada and Germany announced new military aid packages
NATO announced it had signed contracts to buy $1.2 billion in 155 mm ammunition rounds for Ukraine
Ukraine announced it would receive a new weapon system from an unknown ally that will be the first of its kind
The U.K. provided the U.N. with evidence that North Korea is supplying Russia with arms
Destroyed military aid meant for Russian troops was found in an occupied Donetsk landfill
Russian Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Kharchenko, the deputy regimental commander for military and political work of the 1125th Motor Rifle Regiment, was killed in action
Russian Lieutenant Colonel Nikolay Manshin died of a heart attack during fighting
Russian Lieutenant Colonel Evgeniy Dragunovsky, battalion commander of combat engineers, was killed in action
Russian Lieutenant Colonel Nikolay Samarin of the 24th Motor Rifle Regiment was killed in action
Russian Lieutenant Colonel Igor Kompaneets of the 26th Motor Rifle Regiment was killed in action
Russian Colonel Roman Torokhov was killed in action
Major Viktor Klymov, test pilot and the deputy training commander of the 1338th Shchelkovo Test Center, Chkalovsky Military Airfield, Moscow, was killed in action
Russia is mounting RBU-6000 antisubmarine missile launchers onto T-80 tank hulls
Russian milblogger Murz reported that the Russian Combat Aura Dome 10 drone EW system is useless
Mothers and wives in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk are demanding that troops be demobilized, with some fighting since February 19, 2022 (no, that date is not a typo; that’s the date Russian state media used – take all the time you need)
Russian propagandist Danil Bezsonov said the quiet part aloud when it comes to what would happen if Russia occupies all of Ukraine
Russian State Duma Deputy Mikhail Matveev was forced to apologize to Colonel General Ramzan Kadyrov after making anti-Muslim statements
The Russian State Duma is advancing legislation that would permit the state to confiscate the property from dissidents and their spouses and children
Dozens have been arrested in Bashkortostan after last week’s protests in support of activist Fail Alsynov
Russia continues to maintain the Vulcan Protocol in Bashkortostan, restricting communications and Internet access
A Russian is facing 5 to 7 years in prison for writing on VK, “Handsome guy who did this,” in response to a post about a Ukrainian drone strike in Moscow
The FSB arrested Russian anti-war blogger Sergei Veselov for “justification of terrorism”
Russian security forces searched the home of Crimean Tatar leader Nazim Memetov, accusing him of weapons trafficking
Officials in the Russian city of Novosibirsk refused to approve a protest over the crumbling heating system that injured more than a dozen, calling it a threat to state security
The Anti-War Committee of Russia is an “undesirable” organization after a denunciation was written against Russian State Duma Deputy Andrey Lugovoi
Metropolitan Leonid Gorbachev, a former close associate of dead PMC Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, was stripped of his roles within the Russian Orthodox Church
Russia shut down the Khakassia news agency for not following propaganda guidelines
The novel Heritage, written by Vladimir Sorokin, has been removed from stores after a denunciation was filed against the author for spreading LGBT and pedophile propaganda
Roskachestvo has set new guidelines for toys in Russia and has opened an investigation into Barbie
The U.K. has softened travel restrictions to part of Ukraine
Kyrgyzstan filed a complaint with the Russian government about the treatment of detained undocumented workers
France warns that if Russia wins its war of aggression, it will control 30% of the global wheat market
In December 2023, Exports of Ukrainian grain were up over 50% compared to December 2022
Apple paid an antitrust fine to Russia of $13.3 million and, in doing so, revealed the California company is still conducting business in Russia

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