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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 18 FEB 2024 23:59* PST - Russia Executes POWs

Added 2024-02-19 08:31:53 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 604 is 60 pages long and a full report.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russian forces learned that their belief that Ukraine is out of artillery ammunition was very wrong.

What's the secondary story? Seven Ukrainian POWs executed on video in two separate incidents.

Summary

On February 17, Ukrainian forces withdrew from Avdiivka
On February 16, Russian political prisoner Alexei Navalny died at the Polar Wolf penal colony in Kharp, Russia
There are map updates
There are Russian and Ukrainian military objective updates
There are assessment updates
There are rumor updates
Russian forces bombed Kupyansk and Barova in the Kharkiv Oblast
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
We could confirm a Russian Su-34 was shot down over occupied Luhansk
Fighting continued in the Soledar AO
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Fighting continued in Torestk-Niu York AO
Fighting continued in the rest of the Avdiivka AO
Intense fighting was reported east of Lastochikne
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Light fighting continued in the Staromlynivka AO
In the Orikhiv AO, intense fighting restarted west, east, and southeast of Robotyne
The IAEA provided an updated about the status of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
Russia shelled Khotyn in Sumy, killing one
ATESH took responsibility for sabotaging railroad infrastructure in Volgograd, Russia
Moldovan police found the wreckage of a second Russian drone
Dmitry Medvedev threatened nuclear war on the world – again
Russia used a Kh-69 cruise missile for the first time
There’s nothing stealthy about it
20 Days in Mariupol won the BAFTA Award for the Best Documentary Film
The United States is transferring $500,000 in confiscated Russian funds to help restore Ukraine's power infrastructure
Germany was overcharged by 300% for infantry mobility vehicles from the U.S. company The Armored Group that Ukraine can’t use due to a lack of armor
Denmark’s promise to provide all of its artillery pieces to Ukraine isn’t what you think
The Czech Republic found 500,000 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm artillery rounds that could be in Ukraine within weeks – but there’s a twist
France is going to provide Ukraine with new drones for field testing
The body of Russian politician and prisoner Alexei Navalny is missing
Russia arrested hundreds who tried to hold public memorials in remembrance of Navalny
Russian officials arrested a St. Petersburg priest who was going to lead a memorial service in honor of Navalny, and he is now in intensive care
Russian forces executed at least five prisoners of war in Avdiivka
In the Soledar AO, Russian forces executed two prisoners of war near Vesele
In occupied Kherson, Russian troops are accused of torturing a priest to death
Over the last week, Russia attacked three hospitals
Hungary might vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO by the end of the month
A poll in the United States by the Pew Institute found that registered voters continue to have very high support for Ukraine and continued aid

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