Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 12 SEP 2023 23:59* - Ukraine Attacks Black Sea Fleet (Patreon)

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Announcement

The regular war reports for the podcast will return the week of September 18 with our latest team member, Marina. Marina was born and raised in Ukraine and is based in the Kyiv area. We are excited to have her join the team and share the microphone with Zarina. Stay tuned.

Today's Report

This is Report 492, which is 40 pages combat only. We were focused on getting the story right in Sevastopol.

What's the big story? A Ukrainian missile strike on Sevastopol hit the large landing ship Minsk and the Kilo-Class Project 636.3 Rostov-on-Don and severely damaged port infrastructure.

What's the second story? While Ukraine was targeting the Black Sea Fleet, Shahed-136 kamikaze drones targeted grain in Reni and Izmail as part of a massive attack.

Summary

•  A Ukrainian missile attack on Sevastopol badly damaged the large landing ship Minsk and the Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don, killing two and wounding 26
•  Positional fighting continued in the Kharkiv and Luhansk regions
•  Ukrainian forces are clearing Klishchiivka and Andriivka from pockets of resistance near and along the railroad grade
•  Positional fighting was ongoing in the Avdiivka, Marinka, and Vuledar areas of operation (AO)
•  Ukrainian forces are fighting south of Orikhiv from Verbove to Novoprokopivka and are making tactical gains
•  A ballistic missile hit the city of Zaporizhzhia, but no other information is being released
•  Ukrainian partisans launched three coordinated attacks within Enerhodar on a Russian checkpoint, the passport office, and a communications node
•  Russian forces are building additional defense in Tokmak as civilians leave the area
•  The Ukrainian ports of Reni and Izmail on the Danube River were attacked by up to three dozen Shahed-136 kamikaze drones
•  The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Germany announced new military aid packages for Ukraine
•  The Swedish government is reportedly considering transferring Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter planes to Ukraine
•  Fresh rumors about Ukraine receiving ATACMS are swirling again

Podcast

The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for September 11 features Hans Petter Midttun, Norwegian Defense Attaché (2014-2018) and writer for Euromaidan based in Kyiv.

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