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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 28 SEP 2023 23:59* - Where is the Red Cross?

Added 2023-09-29 10:55:12 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 509 is 52 pages long.

Housekeeping

I haven't shared the situation with my mother for months, and if you're new, she's in California, 93, and has been in and out of the hospital since late May, and June was wretched with my daughter, son, and mother in the hospital in three different states at the same time for different reasons. I had a pre-planned business trip to San Francisco next week, and mom has taken a turn for the worse. To the point that Dr. Mrs. Malcontent is joining me. At the most, bullet reports are on Monday and Tuesday. Thank you for your understanding.

What's the big story? Ukrainian forces are advancing east of Andriivka toward the T-513 Highway, and there are signs the Ukrainian operational pause in Zaporizhzhia is coming to an end.

What's the second story? Russia is holding show trials in Rostov-on-Don with 24 Ukrainian POWs, and their physical condition is beyond shocking. Why has the Red Cross abdicated its job?

Bonus story: Russia blew up two ammo depots full of unusable Cold War-era munitions and even Russian propagandists are asking, "Why?"

Summary

Russian bombs the Senkove Bridge in Kharkiv
Ukrainian forces are confirmed to be east of the railroad grade southeast of Andriivka and advancing on the T-513 Highway
The iron coke plant in Avdiivka was bombed by the Russian VKS
Russian forces used a VBIED near Novomykhailivka, and we have the promised video
A Russian attack east of Urozhaine ended in failure with heavy losses
There are signs the operational pause south of Orikhiv is coming to an end
Russia has moved part of the Black Sea Fleet to Feodosia in occupied Crimea and Novorossiysk, Russia
New pictures show the extent of damage to the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters
Kherson had the heaviest day of shelling since the November 13, 2022 liberation
The ammo depot in Bohdanivka, Kirovograd hit by Shahed-136 kamikaze drones was almost certainly a Cold War site, and even Russian propagandists are asking, “why”
Belarus accuses Poland of violating its airspace
The Freedom of Russian Legion conducted border raids in Belogord
The Ministry of Energy denied a Ukrenergo report that a drone hit a power plant in southern Ukraine
Ukraine was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Moldovan officials found debris of what is believed to be an air-to-ground missile in a lake
The NATO Secretary-General, the Minister of Defense of France, and the Chief of the Defense Staff of Great Britain made unannounced visits to Kyiv
NATO has signed contracts to provide 2.4 billion euros of ammunition to Ukraine
Ukrainian pilots have officially started training to fly the F-16 in the United States
Ukrainian pilot training in the United States will likely end tomorrow until Congress can agree on a federal budget
Switzerland has approved the transfer of 25 Leopard-2A4 main battle tanks to Rheinmetall, but there’s a catch
Ukraine is operating Finnish M-46 130 mm howitzers
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied an ISW report that Iran is supplying ballistic missiles to Russia
Russian Major General Vyacheslav Lobuzko was found guilty of fraud over the failed VZG early warning radar
The Shahed-136 kamikaze drone has evolved and includes a new engine from Canada
Russia is going to conduct a nationwide civil defense drill just hours before the United States does a nationwide test of the emergency broadcast system, and it has some people going down deep conspiracy rabbit holes
Russian flight reservation system crashed due to a DDoS attack
Chechen Colonel Zelimkhan Agmerzoyev is accused of multiple war crimes in Melitopol
Russia is conducting show trials of Ukrainian troops who surrendered at Azovstal, and their physical condition is shocking
Hungary recognizes Belarusian self-declared president Lukashenko as the legitimate leader of Belarus
Kazakhstan said will join the nations enforcing sanctions against Russia
Two countries recognize Russia’s sham elections in the TOT
Russia’s national debt jumped 10% in the last six months
Gazprom reported production is down almost 25% due to nations not wanting to buy Russian natural gas
U.S. company Iridium is accused of supporting Russia

Podcast

The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for September 28 includes the War Report. If you've dropped off on listening as Marina learns military terminology, expressing emotion in a second language, and English language landmines, I would ask you to listen to today's podcast. Marina showed flashes of what her voice would be, going off script. Oh my - Marina can deliver some snark.

01:46 Today's Assessment
04:17 Luhansk
04:39 Northeast Donetsk
06:40 Southwest Donetsk
07:27 Zaporizhzhia
09:06: Kherson
13:13: Kherson update with executive producer and co-host Zarina Zabrisky
10:17 Central and Western Ukraine
11:14 Theaterwide events
14:25 Russia - Mobiks Mobilization and Mir
18:21 Economics

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