Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 17 OCT 2023 23:59* - Is Another Vuhledar Starting? (Patreon)

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SITREP 523 is 41 pages long and combat only.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia has started a counteroffensive in Verbove and is losing a lot of armor, ironically attacking their own antiarmor defense that Ukraine captured in September.

What's the second story? ATACMS has entered the chat.

Editor's Note: There will be a large "makeup" full report of the other events happening. The Israel-Hamas War ate a lot of time today with the explosion at the hospital.

Summary

•  There are minor map updates
•  Fighting continues north and east of Kupyansk, with Russian forces suffering significant losses near Ivanivka
•  Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defense lines west of Svatove
•  The Russian Ministry of Defense reported glorious victory near Dibrova, Kuzmyne, and Shypylivka, but videos tell a different story
•  There is no information on the missile strike on the Russian helicopter base near occupied Luhansk
•  Fighting continued east of Klishchiivka
•  A Russian missile hit the college of agriculture in Slovyansk
•  The intensity of fighting in the Avdiivka AO declined, with no new advances by Russian forces
•  It was the same in Marinka and Novomykhailivka
•  Russian forces tried to advance on Prechystivka and Zolota Niva near Velyka Novosilka
•  Russian forces launched a significant counteroffensive near Verbove, and it is going about as well as the Avdiivka offensive from last week
•  Fighting continued west and south of Robotyne
•  ATACMS missiles destroyed six helicopters and an ammunition depot in occupied Berdyansk
•  Yes, Ukraine got ATACMS missiles, less than a dozen of M140 M39 munitions with a 165-kilometer range
•  There are reports Ukrainian forces made a successful wet crossing of the Dnipro River and have occupied the left (east) bank of the Konka River at Poyma and near Peschanivka
•  A Russian base in Kursk, Russia, was hit by Ukrainian drones, killing 18
•  Ukraine has drilled a significant number of new natural gas wells through 2023 and has become less dependent on other nations for its own energy needs
•  The United States, Japan, and South Korea are preparing a sternly worded letter to send to North Korea for sending munitions to Russia
•  The last Wagnerites have left Belarus
•  Ukraine has received the 31 promised M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks
•  Lithuania is ready to repair combat-damaged Leopard tanks for Ukraine

Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for October 16 is live.

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield.

• 01:41 Today's Assessment
• 04:22 Kharkiv
• 05:07 The Donbas - Luhansk
• 05:58 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk
• 06:08 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk
• 08:28 Zaporizhzhia
• 09:49 Russian Front
• 10:12 Theaterwide Events

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