It's worse than we thought. Earlier in the year, Dmitry Peskov reported that there would be an estimated 125 military vehicles at the 2023 Moscow Victory Day Parade. In 2022 there were 137, and in 2021 over 200.
Fifty-one.
That includes the leading T-34 from World War II and 10 Z-STS Akhmat MRAPs only used by Chechen forces.
The Tigr-Ms and VPK-Urals are used by OMON and the R...
2023-05-09 09:27:09 +0000 UTC
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Prigozhin claiming Ukrainian forces took back 3 square kilometers of territory "in the Bakhmut direction" which may confirm the reports of a Ukrainian counteroffensive on the northern flank. He did not provide specific geography
2023-05-09 09:10:16 +0000 UTC
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We won't have a full translation until later in the day but in a 27-minute video released just seconds after the end of the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, making a number of scorching claims.
Before the Victory Day Parade in Moscow, PMC Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin released a shorter video saying, "Congratulations to everyone on Victory Day! So as not to spoil the holiday for anyone, th...
2023-05-09 09:07:12 +0000 UTC
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A lone T-34 tank led the victory day parade. The rest of the vehicles were MRAPs, Infantry Mobility Vehicles, S-400 antiaircraft missile launchers, mobile ICBM launchers, a handful of armored personnel carriers, and Iskander-M launchers.
There were no Grad, Smerch, or Tornado-S launchers, no infantry fighting vehicles, no self-propelled howitzers, and no "wonder weapons" such as the T-14 ...
2023-05-09 08:32:49 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 380, which is 48 pages in condensed format. This is the only update for May 8.
Important: Until further notice, we are moving to...
2023-05-09 07:43:39 +0000 UTC
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Russian state enterprise Rosatom announced that plant operations at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are being shut down, and Energoatom claimed that the 3,100 plant operators are being evacuated. Civilian evacuations have been ongoing in Enerhodar, with Ukrainians accusing Russia of moving troops in and evacuees out on the same vehicles.
Facts First
1) The International Atomic Ener...
2023-05-08 21:46:29 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 379-B, which is 46 pages in condensed format. This is the second update for May 7, 2023.
Important: Until further notice, we are...
2023-05-08 07:37:39 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 379-A, which is 23 pages in condensed format. This is the first update for May 7, 2023.
Important: Until further notice, we are ...
2023-05-07 21:55:11 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 378, which is 42 pages, condensed format, and combat only.
Important: Until further notice, we are moving to a condensed format ...
2023-05-07 11:35:27 +0000 UTC
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The next phase of the Ukrainian offensive is starting with the ground drying out and an increase in shaping attacks and troop movements. Additionally, Prigozhin announced that effectively immediately they have ended combat operations in Bakhmut (not withdrawn - yet) and that control is being handed over to Chechen Akhmat on May 10, 2023 at 00:00 hours.
If you're a newer Malcontent what ar...
2023-05-07 03:05:55 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 377, which is 64 pages, combat only.
What's the big story? All signs are point to PMC Wagner withdrawing from Bakhmut and responsibility handed off to Chechen...
2023-05-06 13:12:38 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 376, which is 55 pages, and only covers the Ukrainian theater of war.
What's the big story? PMC Wagner's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has announced his intention ...
2023-05-05 12:50:42 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 376, which is 54 pages, combat only.
What's the big story? The Kremlin is hit by two drones
The second story? Almost two dozen were killed and 48 wounde...
2023-05-04 11:19:29 +0000 UTC
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Recent failures in background checks of new and existing service members have been thrust into the spotlight with the arrest of Air National Guardsmen Jack Teixeira for the leaking of hundreds of classified Pentagon documents and former U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Sarah Bils for engaging in what she called hybrid warfare against the United States since 2014. Despite rising demand for security...
2023-05-03 20:53:44 +0000 UTC
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At roughly 02:30 hours Moscow time, a small drone struck the Kremlin, appearing to target the Russian flag flying from a flagpole sparking a small fire. At the time of the strike, at least two people were on the roof of the Kremlin, climbing toward the targeted area.
Link to Drone Strike ...
2023-05-03 18:20:32 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 375, which is 60 pages.
What's the big story? Kherson leaders have announced a full curfew from May 5 to 8 while activity on the islands adjacent to the east ...
2023-05-03 10:48:37 +0000 UTC
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It's a Band-Aid but it's an elegant Band-Aid. Something better is coming.
2023-05-02 23:33:18 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 374, which is 53 pages.
What's the big story? Bakhmut holds.
The second story? Ukrainian forces continue to set conditions for an offensive but where an...
2023-05-02 10:34:44 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 373, which is 59 pages.
What's the big story? Reports of a 200-missile Russian attack were highly exaggerated, but there was a massive explosion in Dnipropetr...
2023-05-01 12:42:56 +0000 UTC
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Last night, at 23:30 PDT I had to rush my wife to the hospital with an eye injury. We're back home, and she has a consult on Monday. By the time we got back, it was too late to assemble the SITREP, so today's report will be a supersized 2X makeup report.
Biggest things from yesterday.
- Ukrainian retrograde operation in Bakhmut continues. It is only a matter of time now.
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2023-04-30 19:38:12 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 372, which is 44 pages.
Apologies for the delay! Literally did not hit "send" last night and this was sitting in drafts all ready to go.<...
2023-04-29 21:20:22 +0000 UTC
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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 in the podcast.
This is Report 371, which is 54 pages.
What's the big story? Ukrainian forces are taking the final steps in their planned retrograde operation from Bakhmut. With the loss of...
2023-04-28 09:57:22 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 370, which is 62 pages.
Thank you for 2,000,000! It quietly went by a week ago, but the Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast had its two-million...
2023-04-27 08:35:07 +0000 UTC
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Google has published updated satellite images for Mariupol and Hostomel into Google Maps/Earth.
The Mariupol dataset is from March 19 to March 24 (roughly). Hostomel appears to be from the same time frame.
Mariupol
Tanks on the street in Mariupol: link
This is the Russian state media pr...
2023-04-26 22:04:35 +0000 UTC
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If you're a new subscriber (there are a lot of you), welcome! You might not have a lot of context, so let me explain.
About two weeks ago, it appeared that Yevgeny Prigozhin and Sergei Shoigu had stopped their very public and damaging fight, and the Kremlin was back to supporting PMC Wagner. But we pointed out this was a terrible arrangement for the mercenary organization.
Yes, Prig...
2023-04-26 20:22:40 +0000 UTC
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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 in the podcast.
This is Report 369, which is 48 pages.
What's the big story? Bakhmut holds with Ukrainian forces continuing their retrograde operation.
The second story? There hasn't ...
2023-04-26 07:47:58 +0000 UTC
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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 in the podcast.
This is Report 368, which is 46 pages.
What's the big story? It is highly unlikely weather conditions will support large-scale offensive operations before May 12. Patreons g...
2023-04-25 06:33:35 +0000 UTC
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This is Report 367, which is 59 pages.
What's the big story? A lot of geolocated videos out of Bakhmut show that the situation has deteriorated.
The second story? The ...
2023-04-24 10:01:39 +0000 UTC
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What kind of Kentucky Fried Chicken spin master statement is that? How can Ukraine losing ground in Spirne be good news?
Because it is who captured the gas compressor station.
Chechen Akhmat.
Video shows Chechen Akhmat in control of the hard point, which Ukraine and Russia have traded back and forth since June 2022, but this does tell us something.
The only time Chechens...
2023-04-24 00:54:42 +0000 UTC
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We're halfway there. We can edit the map internally, and analysts have access again, but public access is still not resolved. The good news is we can do a full report with maps. However, there will not be links to exact locations until we know it's fixed. Thank you for your patience.
We know more about what is going on here but need to respect operational security. So here is a summary of...
2023-04-24 00:38:30 +0000 UTC
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