Ukraine War Update NEWS (20230916b): Pt 2 - Overnight & Other News
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"Everything about the Russian war project is just so challenging."
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Jonathan discusses the frontline situation, noting that not much has changed and the Ukrainians appear to be focusing on attriting Russian equipment rather than major offensive maneuvers. There has been some back and forth around Vesele and Klishchivka with the Russians taking losses.
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Frontline Update
- Some rejigging of positions by both mappers around Vesele, with Russians making gains to the east but Ukrainians pushing back to the south
- Ukrainians have had success in Rostalivka but this may just be mappers catching up
- South of Bakhmut, Ukrainians now control Klishchivka and Andreevka after flushing out remaining Russians, who took heavy losses including commanders and officers
- Avdiivka has been unusually quiet according to Andrew Perpetua
- Some Ukrainian gains north of Krasnohorivka towards Novobakhmutivka
- Grinding, positional warfare continues around Vuhledar with Ukrainians possibly making progress along trenches
Military Aid
- The IRIS-T air defense system deployed in Kyiv has had a 100% hit rate so far. Germany is in talks with Sweden and Egypt about sending their IRIS-T systems to Ukraine.
- Belgium is sending 2 F-16s and 50 military personnel to Denmark for exercises to support Ukraine
- The US is preparing another military aid package to be announced next week
- US is on track to produce 100,000 155mm shells per month by 2025, up from 28,000 currently
- Delivery of 250 M1117 armored vehicles pledged by the US is delayed by 18 months for refurbishment
- More than the promised 31 Abrams tanks will arrive in Ukraine in the near future
- Ukrainians are using portable mine clearing line charges to good effect
Geopolitics
- Mobilized Russians are being told they won't return home until the end of the war, reversing previous promises of rotation
- G7 countries will implement restrictions on Russian diamond imports from January
- In Georgia, some Russian émigrés were seen dancing to a nationalistic Russian song, showing they may not be against the war itself but just wanted to avoid being mobilized
- US Senate Democrats are seeking details of Elon Musk's Starlink contracts with the Pentagon to investigate safeguards after his recent Ukraine comments
- Slovakia has joined Poland in extending their embargo on grain imports from Ukraine, while Hungary banned imports of 24 Ukrainian agricultural products
Wrap up
Jonathan notes there seems to be a lot of news at the moment even though the frontline isn't moving significantly. He appreciates all the support and will be back with more updates.
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