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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 10 OCT 2023 23:59* - Russia Launches Massive Ground Attacks

Added 2023-10-11 10:19:19 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 516 is 44 pages long and a full report.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia launched a brigade sized attack at Avidiivka and large attacks in the Kupyansk and Kreminna AO, taking advantage of the geopolitical situation.

What's the second story? Damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was intentional, increasing tension in the Baltic Sea.

Summary

There are updates to the war map
Russian forces increased their attacks in the Kupyansk AO
Fighting continued east of Makiivka
Intense fighting restarted near Dibrova and the Serebrianskyi Woods, with the Azov Brigade Commander saying Russian forces have gone on active offensive throughout the east
GSAFU reported fighting near Chasiv Yar, and we’re confused as you are reading this bullet
Fighting continued near Klishchiivka, Andriivka, and Kurdyumivka
Russia launched a massive attack on Avdiivka involving up to a brigade of strength, and things definitely did not go to plan
Ukrainian forces carried out 1,415 fire missions in Zaporizhzhia and eastern Kherson
Fighting was reported near Zahirne and Inzhenerne near Hulyaipole, and when you look at the map, you’ll once again be confused
Ukrainian forces made marginal gains near Nofofedorivka
Fighting continued near Verbove and Novoprokopivka
Türkiye, Bulgaria, and Romania are creating a joint humanitarian operation to demine the Black Sea
Kherson was heavily shelled
A girl was killed in the Sumy region during a Russian artillery strike
Finland has determined that the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline to Estonia was done by an “external factor”
Estonia discovered that a nearby communication line was also intentionally damaged
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg promised a united and determined response if it was determined that a hostile act caused the damage
I’ll let you recover from your eye roll and exasperated sigh after reading that last bullet
F-16 training in Romania for Ukrainian pilots has not started yet, and all assets are not in place
Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine have announced the creation of a new grain corridor
A Russian drone strike in Kryvyi Rih destroyed a Ukrainian Su-25 that was parked on the ramp
Ukraine has developed a portable radio that is hardened against Russian electronic warfare
Metinvest will start mass production of their lancet catchers after the first 32 were successful on the battlefield
Germany announced a major military aid package that includes Patriot, IRIST-T, and Gepard air defense systems
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall accepted an order to produce 150,000 155 mm shells for Ukraine
Russian mobiks came up with an innovative solution when faced with trying to get a Grad rocket into a launcher when it didn’t fit
Two former Ukrainian nationals who fled to Russia were identified as spotters for the October 5 missile strike on Hroza that killed 55 and face charges of high treason or, more likely, a visit one day by the Ukrainian Mossad
Russian forces shelled a church in Kherson – again
Russia was not elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council

Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for October 10 is live.

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield, and executive producer Zarina Zabrisky provides an exclusive interview with Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk that likely answers some of your questions about Ukraine's Black Sea offensive.

01:29 Today's Assessment
03:32 Kharkiv
04:03 The Donbas - Luhansk
04:40 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk
05:07 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk
07:03 Zaporizhzhia
08:28 Black Sea
08:55 TOT Crimea
09:24 Odesa
09:57 Theaterwide Events
13:34 Russian Mobiks, Mobilization, and Mir
14:48 War Crimes and Human Rights
19:25 Economics
22:46 Zarina Zabrisky and Paul Conroy - scorched earth tactics and the quiet destruction of Kherson
29:59 Zarina Zabrisky and Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Captain 3rd Rank Dmytro Pletenchuk - in this wide-ranging interview, Pletenchuk answers questions about the status of the Black Sea Fleet, Ukraine's position on the fate of Russian Admiral Sokolov and senior staff, the re-establishment of shipping from Odesa ports, attacks on infrastructure, and the state of Russia's weapons production

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