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Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 09 FEB 2023 14:00 PST - Prigozhin and Wagner has Peaked
Days after a suspected hit on one of his closest Lieutenants, one of the many faux publications Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group runs as part of its "marketing" arm asked the question, "Dear Evgeny Viktorovich, a large number of prisoners apply to our editorial office. They write that for more than a month, there has been no recruitment from correctional facilities in the Wagner PMC. And you no longer come to the colonies. Is it so?"How did he respond?"Yes, indeed, it is so. The recruitment of prisoners in PMC "Wagne...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 08 FEB 2023 23:59* - Russian Wide Scale Offensive Expands
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 293 is 47 pages. and combat only.Editor's note: If this is the "new normal" for operational tempo, we will focus on combat-only reports and may start producing two small Situation Reports a day. There will be a significant increase in flash reports to support other stories.What's the big story? Today's report is combat only because there are so many hot spots from Kupyansk to Vuhledar. The wide-scale offensive has expanded.The sec...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 07 FEB 2023 23:59* - Bakhmut Deteriorating
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 291 is 52 pages.What's the big story? The situation in the Soledar-Bakhmut Operational Area is deteriorating, especially west of Soledar. To the south we did not have to adjust the map, as new videos confirmed our assessment on where the line of conflict is.The second story? Russian forces are having no success at Vuhledar, abandoned offensive efforts in Zaporizhia, didn't heavily shell Kherson, and Luhansk People's Republic leaders are c...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 06 FEB 2023 23:59* - About Those Winter Combat Camels
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 290 is 40 pages.What's the big story? Russia has thrown more troops at Bakhmut, creating a difficult situation.The second story? Russia suffered big losses near Vuhledar!The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday (yes, there was a Sunday podcast) is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ Alexa Podcast Republic Stitc...
Opinion: The Only Thing That Will Delay Further Russia Aggression is Total Defeat
It is a slippery slope to paint any group of people with a broad brush. As a Cold War kid who watched the Berlin wall fall, grew up singing Winds of Change, and watched the Duma on fire in 1994 to see the infant Russian Federation survive, I believed anything was possible. Red Dawn (1984, not the horrible remake) was just a piece of Cold War propaganda churned out by Hollywood, with which President Ronald Reagan had deep ties being a famous actor himself. Other Soviets bad and the West is good gems on the silver screen, including Rocky IV, Fire...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 05 FEB 2023 23:59* - Ukraine Brings the Best to Soledar-Bakhmut
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 289 is 48 pages.What's the big story? The Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized Brigade has been brought to the Soledar Operational Area to declare, "You shall not pass!"The second story? We have great intelligence on the location of the line of conflict in the Svatove and Kreminna Operational Areas.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday (yes, there was a Sunday podcast) is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPo...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 04 FEB 2023 23:59* - We Know What Zelenskyy's Closed Door Meeting Was About
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 288 is 59 pages.BREAKING NEWS: Minutes before publishing today's Situation Report, a video was geolocated showing Russian forces in Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut. This critical development in the Bakhmut Operational Area. The map is not updated, and we do not consider this information confirmed following our standards and practices. We'll share more on Sunday.What's the big story? We know the topic discussed in Zelenskyy's closed-door...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 03 FEB 2023 23:59* - Small Moves with Big Implications
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 288 is 45 pages. There was so much intelligence today that we could only produce a combat and economics report. We'd be writing until noon on Saturday if we didn't hit "publish."What's the big story? Russian forces have likely started their "big offensive" out of Kreminna, but it isn't what you thought it would be.The second story? Breaking news - another POW exchange between Russia and Ukraine.The Malcontent News Russ...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 02 FEB 2023 23:59* - Situation Stable Around Bakhmut
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 287 is 51 pages.What's the big story? Ukrainian forces have, for the most part, stabilized the situation around Bakhmut.The second story? Everyone is talking about an imminent Russian offensive but a sign that Ukraine might strike the first blow has appeared.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, ...
Flash Report 02 FEB 2023 17:30 PST - Military Spy Balloon?
NORAD has monitored a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon over the United States for the last two days, including passing over multiple sensitive areas as far inland as Montana. Warplanes with the United States Air Force continue to shadow the balloon.Reportedly United States President Joe Biden wanted the balloon shot down, with the Pentagon advising him that risk/reward was too much risk for civilian collateral damage from falling air defense debris.A senior defense official told Pentagon reporters that the U.S. has “very high confidence” i...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 01 FEB 2023 23:59* - No Kreminna Offensive, Yet...
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 286 is 65 pages.What's the big story? Honestly, we're not sure where to start, because there was a lot of major news. If we have to pick one - the Ukrainian government fired and arrested dozens of government employees, business owners, and civil servants as part of a massive anti-corruption effort.The second story? If you need some good news from Bakhmut, we have verifiable territorial gains in the city for Ukraine.The Malcontent News Russia ...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 31 JAN 2023 23:59* - Situation Deteriorates in Bakhmut
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 285 is 48 pages.What's the big story? Bakhmut stabilized.The second story? All eyes are on Kreminna.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ Alexa Podcast Republic Stitcher Pocket Casts Castro iHeart Radio DeezerMalcontent News cannot operate without your support, and we s...
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 31 JAN 2023 15:45 PST - What is GLSDB and Why Does it Matter
Back in the 2010s SAAB and Boeing got an idea.What would happen if they got a 250-pound (120 kilogram*) small-diameter gravity bomb (dumb bomb), gave it an M26 rocket engine, radar, and GPS guidance, wings that unfold after deployment, and the ability to follow a preprogrammed course like a cruise missile at ballistic speed with a range of 150 kilometers and accuracy of +/- 1 meter?That's what GLSDB is, and in 2015 the system was tested with the purpose of targeting cave complexes in Afghanistan to collapse the entrances. The terrain-follow...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 30 JAN 2023 23:59* - Situation Deteriorates in Bakhmut
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 284 is 49 pages.Editor's Note: Today's War Crimes and Human Rights section covers sexual assault. If you find this type of information traumatic, we recommend skipping the section.What's the big story? Russian forces have broken through Ukrainian defenses south of Bakhmut, and the situation has deteriorated significantly in the last 48 hours. It isn't much better to the north.The second story? The Russian offensive on Vuhledar is eith...
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 30 JAN 2023 11:00 PST - But is it True?
No.That is not what the World Health Organization wrote, and the release had nothing to do with the new threat of "we will nuke you" from the Kremlin, which the Kremlin has been spouting since February 2022.We did the work for you.WHO updates critical medicines list for radiological and nuclear emergenciesThe last time these guidelines were updated was in 2007, before the Fukushima meltdown in Japan. Since 2011, new therapies and procedures have been developed to prevent excessive radiological exposure and, more importantly, how to trea...
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 30 JAN 2023 10:00 PST - Oh Look, a New Nuclear Threat
Russia is threatening not to extend or renegotiate the START treaty, which was extended in 2021 to 2026. The treaty put a cap on nuclear weapons.We're watching in real-time Russia's playbook any time Ukraine gets new aid and/or when things are going well.1. Attack civilians and civilian infrastructure (January 26)2. Blame the West for attacks that would have never happened if the West wasn't helping Ukraine - just ignore the ongoing genocide in the areas we occupy (January 28)3. By attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure, as...
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 30 JAN 2023 09:15 PST - Is Ukraine Losing?
The front appears frozen, Ukraine can't break through Kreminna, Russia captured Soledar and is creeping through the forests and fields south of Bakhmut. They're attacking Zaporizhia and Vuhledar, and Denis Pushilin keeps saying that Marinka will be captured tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. Is Ukraine losing?When I'm asked this question, I always respond the same way."Define, win."It's been 81 days since Ukraine liberated the west bank of the Dnipro.It's been 127 days since Ukraine liberated Lyman.It's been 141 days ...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 29 JAN 2023 22:30 - Bakhmut-Soledar Remains Hot
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 283 is 36 pages.What's the big story? Fighting was light across Ukraine, even in Bakhmut-Soledar (relative to how intense it was a week ago).The second story? We got some additional intelligence south of Bakhmut and made map adjustments based on what we learned.Bonus story? If you heard a loud thud, that was our CCO falling over in disbelief that the report was finished before midnight. the United States part of our team is looking forward to a g...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 28 JAN 2023 23:55 - Russian Forces Make Gains
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 282 is 36 pages.What's the big story? Russian forces push back at Kreminna and have territorial gains north and south of Bakhmut.The second story? Russian forces couldn't advance toward Vuhledar, and even Khodakovsky got quiet.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ ...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 27 JAN 2023 23:59* - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 281 is 46 pages.What's the big story? Russian troop build-ups in Zaporizhia and Luhansk have many thinking a large offensive is coming. But when and where?The second story? Things are not going well for Russian forces near Vuhledar.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+...
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 27 JAN 2023 14:15 PST - Reality Sets In at Vuhledar
In his latest update, Lt. Colonel Alexander Khodakovsky of the 11th Motor Infantry Brigade of the Russian 1st Army Corps reported - reality - sort of.Russian forces have not made any real progress at Vuhledar because they have inadequate force strength. Ukrainian commanders are also sharing the situation, and providing a similar assessment.On January 24, at the start of the offensive, Russian light infantry did reach the eastern and southern edge of Vuhledar. They were cut down by machine gun fire and artillery and there hasn't been any pro...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 26 JAN 2023 23:59* - Disinformation and the Fog of War
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 280 is 31 pages.What's the big story? We weren't imagining things - the amount of misinformation/disinformation from Russian sources has increased dramatically in the last week.The second story? We have an errors and omissions correction in the Geopolitics section.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 25 JAN 2023 23:59* - Terror Attacks Across Ukraine
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Report 279 is 58 pages. Two all-nighters in a row.What's the big story? Russia launched another wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine using 24 Shahed-136 drones and between 30 to 35 cruise missiles. There is damage and fatalities.The second story? Tanks, tanks, and more tanks, as the conversation moves to aircraft.Bonus story? It's a toss-up between Strelkov and Prigozhin fighting and a secret military camel mission.The Malcontent News Russia...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 24 JAN 2023 23:59* - One-Million
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Editor's Note: Today's Situation Report includes information about sexual assault. You can skip the Russian Mobilization and War Crimes sections if you find this is a sensitive topic.Thank YouThis morning, after 278 Situation Reports, 543 Flash Reports, and 146 podcast episodes gaining listeners in 196 countries, the Malcontent News Russia-Ukraine War Report passed one-million downloads. In another milestone, Linnea Hubbard became a meme on Twitter....
Russia-Ukraine Flash Report 24 JAN 2023 17:15 PST - Leopards Run Free, and...
According to multiple reports in the German media, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine and will grant licensing permission to allow other countries to do the same.Ukrainian officials reported up to a dozen countries were prepared to send approximately 100 Leopard 2 tanks that are currently combat-ready if Germany would authorize the transfer. The release of 114 tanks would equip eight companies, creating almost 3 tank battalions.This is in addition to the 14 Challenger 2 tanks (one NATO standard compa...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 23 JAN 2023 23:59* - Ukrainian Government Shakeup
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Today's report is 49 pages.What's the big story? A big shakeup is coming to the Ukrainian government due to ongoing corruption probes.The second story? The front was stable today, with fighting mostly positional across all axes.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesteray is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ Alexa P...
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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 22 JAN 2023 23:55 - Front Lines are Stable
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Today's report is 42 pages.What's the big story? The headline says it all - the front lines were stable today.The second story? The reports of a large-scale Russian offensive in Zaporizhia were highly exaggerated.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from Saturday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ Alexa Podcast Republic...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 21 JAN 2023 23:59* - About that Zaporizhia Offensive
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Today's report is 40 pages.What's the big story? Our assessment about reports of a large scale offensive in Zaporizhia was accurate.The second story? The situation around Soledar-Bakhmut remains fluid, but was stable today.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music, Audible, InTune+, and Alexa TuneIn+ Alexa Podca...
Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 20 JAN 2023 23:59* - Good News and Bad News
Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment.Today's report is 47 pages.What's the big story? Russian forces are attacking on most axes in Ukraine in an attempt to take the battlefield initiative.The second story? Ukraine is receiving billions in military aid, and proactive steps are finally being taken to provide training on heavy weapons.The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast from yesterday is available on: Our hosting website at RussiaUkraineWarPodcast.com Apple Podcasts Google Podc...
