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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 17 JAN 2024 23:59* PST - If the USA Figures Out Aid to Ukraine, Russia Will Have Big Problems

Added 2024-01-18 09:13:46 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 583 is 63 pages and a full report.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Slovakia does a 180 on military aid to Ukraine because of money, Poland is ready to send more military aid, and Hungary is poised to unblock 50 billion euros in aid.

What's the second story? Russian and Ukrainian forces both made marginal gains in different operational areas.

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
Ukrainian forces made marginal gains east of Terny
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
Russian forces made marginal gains southeast of Bilohorivka [Luhansk]
Fighting continued in the Siversk AO
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Ukrainian forces made marginal gains east of Andriivka
Fighting restated in the Toretsk-Niu York AO
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Russian forces made gains southwest of Novomykhailivka and west of Solodke
Fighting restarted in the Staromlynivka AO
There was only light fighting in the Orikhiv AO
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
Claims that Russia restored control of Krynky are false
Russian forces took extreme measures on the islands in the Dnipro River
Russia shelled the city of Kherson and Beryslav
Missile carriers of the Black Sea Fleet are on patrol
Russian officials claim there were attacks on the Chongar Bridge
A Russian P-800 Oniks antiship missile struck near cattle barns in the Odesa region
Ukrainian drones attacked Russian combat engineers in the Belgorod region of Russia
Russia claimed they shot down Tockha-U SRBMs near Bryansk, Russia, which is basically impossible as Ukraine has none left
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the Bryansk region of Russia, knocking out power to tens of thousands
In Rostov, Russia, the Shakhty Polyester Plant violently exploded
Ukrainian drones were shot down over St. Petersburg and Moscow
Partisans destroyed Russian railroad infrastructure in multiple regions
Ukraine’s air defense intercepted 22 or 33 Shahed-136 one-way drones and disabled others with electronic warfare
Ukraine’s air defense intercepted a Kh-59 missile
Ukraine used its “FrankenSAM” system for the first time
Ukrainian EOD neutralized the warheads of two Kh-47 Kinzhal missiles
The GUR reported that Russia has improved its Kh-101 cruise missiles
Chinese state media praised the United States Patriot air defense system and criticized the capabilities of the Kh-47 Kinzhal
Iran claimed they are not providing weapons to Russia
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, vowed Moscow would be in a forever war
Free flow of commerce has been established at all Polish-Ukraine border crossing
Ukraine demonstrated a new turbine-powered one-way drone
The first official meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council took place
The Parliament of Slovkia cleared the sale of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine
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Hungary appears poised to stop blocking 50 billion euros of military aid to Ukraine
Germany announced a new military aid package and new commitments
Sweden declared it has not ruled out providing Ukraine with fighter planes
Poland declared it was prepared to provide more military aid for Ukraine but called on the E.U. to provide more support
Germany voted not to provide Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, but it was only symbolic
The United States is 48 hours away from a government shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is under massive pressure from different factions within the Republican Party
A verdict in the trial of Igor “Girkin” Strelkov is expected on January 19
Mass protests continued in Bashkortostan, with dozens facing arrest
The Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan for Social Communications was arrested for fraud
Archimandrite Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church was defrocked
Russian journalist Maria Baronova was administratively convicted of violating Russia’s don’t say war laws
A criminal investigation has been opened against the president of the Interregional Uzbek Community, Usman Baratov, for violationg Russia’s don’t say war laws
Tajikistan blogger Salmon Dzhumaboya may be sent to pre-trial detention after a Moscow court declared him a flight risk
Radio Svoboda journalist Dmytro Yevchyn was critically wounded
Two more Azovstal defenders were convicted on sham charges in a Donetsk People’s Republic kangaroo court
Romanian farmers continue to block two border crossings with Ukraine
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ukrainian officials denied that the Chinese delegation snubbed President Zelenskyy
Russia fined AWS 200 million roubles for conducting business without a registered agent
In 2023, the Russian oil industry provided no benefit to GDP growth
Turkish and Chinese banks are increasingly refusing to work with Russian financial institutions

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