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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 22 FEB 2024 23:59* PST - It's Batman!

Added 2024-02-23 10:32:15 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 608 is 61 pages long and a full report.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russian forces have launched furious attacks in the Bakhmut, Marinka and Vuhledar AOs. There is a lot of battlefield analysis today.

What's the secondary story? Putin's Purge has crossed a grim milestone, and why we're providing coverage on the political repression within Russia.

What's the bonus story? What does Russia's scale model of its future uncrewed surface vessel and a Batman toy have in common? A lot. A whole lot.

Summary

There are map updates
There are assessment updates
There are rumor updates
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Fighting continued in the Siversk AO
Intense fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Russian forces suffered heavy losses trying to advance from Khromove and Bakhmut
Russian forces advanced to the edge of Ivanivske
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Shahed-136 one-way drones hit a dorm filled with displaced Ukrainians in Dobropillya
Fighting continued in the Toretsk-Niu York AO
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Russian forces advanced toward Orlivka
Russian forces suffered heavy losses trying to advance on Lastochkyne
Russian forces advanced toward Sieverne from Opytne and Avdiivka
Russia shelled the settlement of Kurakhivka, killing one and wounding nine
The Russian VKS bombed the DTEK thermal power plant in Kurakhove, wounding nine
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
The situation east and in Heorhiivka and within Pobieda is unclear
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Russian forces suffered catastrophic losses in a failed night attack on Novomykhailivka
Light fighting continued in the Staromlynivka AO
Fighting continued in the Orikhiv AO
In occupied Berdyansk, a car bomb exploded
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
Members of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade called out Defense Minister Shoigu for lying about the situation in Kyrnky and the Dnipro River islands
Russian shelling of L’vove killed one
Debris from a Shahed-136 one-way drone killed three in Odesa
A Shahed-136 one-way drone struck a nine-story apartment building in Dnipro, wounding at least eight
For the eighth time in 2024, a bomb fell off a Russian plane in Belgord, Russia
On February 21-22, Ukraine shot down 8 of 10 Shahed-136 drones
On February 22-23, Ukraine shot down 23 of 31 Shahed-136 drones
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said Ukraine had the right to use provided weapons to strike Russia
Fox News interviewed President Zelenskyy, with parts recorded 2,500 meters from the line of conflict
Ukrainian military analyst Alexander Kovalenko believes there is a high probability of a Russian missile attack between now and February 24
Ukraine has approximately six weeks of ammunition remaining
Pentagon officials are warning the situation in Ukraine will become catastrophic without more aid from the United States
The perception of the United States is still strong in Ukraine, but it is fading
The Inspector General from the U.S. Department of Defense warned that no provisions were made for the sustainment and maintenance of the equipment already provided to Ukraine
France is heading a European summit to explore available means to strengthen cooperation in support of Ukraine
The U.K. is transferring 200 Brimstone surface-to-surface missiles to Ukraine
Canada and Denmark are providing funds to purchase artillery shells secured by the Czech Republic
Denmark believes the first eight F-16s will be in Ukraine "by the summer”
Ukraine has received “dozens” of M113 APCs, with hundreds more arriving soon
The Bundestag has approved the sending of “long-range” weapons to Ukraine, but not Taurus cruise missiles
Anger at the Kremlin from Russian soldiers is increasing despite harsh repressions
Armenia continues to pull away from the CSTO Alliance
Russia demonstrated a scale model of a future uncrewed surface vessel – it turns out it is a toy Bat Boat
In the last six years, Putin has accused more Russians of crimes against the state than any Soviet leader after Stalin
Russia has started the next stage of fascism, with the denunciation system becoming weaponized
Crimean activist Lutfiye Zudiyeva was detained

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