TheMalcontent

Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 08 JAN 2024 23:59* PST - Just Hitting Enter

Added 2024-01-09 08:22:11 +0000 UTC

Are you new to our Patreon? You need to click on the link to download the PDF attachment, which has links to all the videos referenced. To access the link, you may need to expand the entire article by clicking Show More because of a UI change made by Patreon, of which we have no control.

SITREP 575 is 51 pages and a full report.

What's Happening

Major wind storm - roof and getting shelled by branches - just hitting enter before the power goes out.

Summary

There are map updates
There were daily assessment updates
There are rumor updates
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Russian forces are reportedly sending reinforcements to the Kupyansk AO
Russian missile strikes killed one civilian and wounded five in Kharkiv and Zmiiv
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
The Russian VKS accidentally bombed occupied Rubizhne
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported there was fighting near occupied Horlivka
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO where Ukrainian forces stabilized their defensive lines
A Russian Tirada-2 electronic warfare complex was destroyed
Fighting continued on the western edge of Marinka
Russian forces failed to advance on Novomykhaiivka
Ukrainian insurgents destroyed the partially constructed railroad bridge near occupied Mariupol
Mutual fighting was reported near Pryyutne
In the Orihkiv AO, Russian forces made gains west of Verbove, and Ukrainian forces made gains to the northwest
Fighting continued south of Robotyne
In the Kherson AO, a company of mechanized infantry was completely destroyed southeast of Krynky
Power was out across most of occupied Kherson due to an “accident”
Satellite images show that Russia has withdrawn most of the Black Sea Fleet from occupied Crimea
Russian missile strikes killed one and wounded 28 in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian missile strikes killed two in the Khmelnytskyi region
Ukrainian artillery, drones, and rockets struck Shebekino and Belgorod, Russia
Russian air defenses claim to have shot down two drones over Bryansk
The remains of a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile that failed during flight were found in the Volgograd region of Russia
Russian partisans attempted to blow up a fuel train in the Sverdlovsk region
During Russia’s missile attack on Ukraine, Poland put its military forces on high alert
Ukrainian air defense only shot down 18 out of 59 Russian missiles and drones that attacked the country
The first Iranian-sourced turbine-powered Shahed-238 was shot down
Russian engineers have reportedly improved electronic warfare systems to disrupt rockets fired by HIMARS and GPS-guided artillery rounds
The GUR acquired 100 gigabytes of classified information from a Russian defense company
Ukrainian soldiers who beat recruits in Ternopil will face criminal charges
United States President Joe Biden called for Republicans to stop blocking the 2024 Omnibus budget and aid for Ukraine
The White House NSC briefed several defense contractors about Ukrainian military needs
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for European nations to increase aid to Ukraine
Russian Colonel Arman Ospanov was killed in action in the Kherson AO
Ukrainian drone operators watched Russian artillery destroy Russian troops
Serbian volunteers fighting on behalf of Russia were charged with desertion for refusing to follow orders
Family members of missing Russian sailors from the large landing ship Novocherkassk were asked to provide DNA
British intelligence reported the Kremlin has reborn Stalin-era SMERSH counter-intelligence military units
The First Deputy of the General Staff of Russia, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev, was dismissed
More fallout from the Ivleeva Naked Party continues
Rocking out with your cock out is becoming a form of protest in Russia
Chief editor of the Russian TV and radio network Kuban was found dead with her husband after the pair were reportedly poisoned
Russian soldiers shared pictures of gold teeth they claimed to have ripped out of Ukrainian soldier’s mouths
Swedish military and civil defense leaders said the country needs to prepare for war
Finland does not intend to reopen its border with Russia on January 15
The Central Bank of Russia is taking additional steps to prop up the rouble

The podcast for January 8, 2024, is Live!

You can listen to the podcast using the Megaphone web app or through your favorite podcast provider, including,

Malcontent News cannot operate without your support, and we sincerely appreciate your generosity. Maybe share the report with a friend - if each Patreon brought in one more subscriber - ahhh - a Chief Content Officer can dream.