Today feels like February 25 for the team but in reverse. There are so many reports flooding in from across the battlefront of Ukrainian attacks. We will almost certainly have to go live in a little while and run a newsroom-style real-time report. There is an overwhelming number of claims and significant fog of war.
- A 1.6 million square feet (147,000 square meters) ammunition depot ...
2022-08-18 21:16:27 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 56 pages - and attached.
What's the big story? Russia launches punitive attacks on civilians in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Zatoka.
The second story? The war front is frozen across Ukraine.
The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday is available at:
In eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian special forces identified and secured a T-72 tank that was being used as a static forward observation post and providing indirect fire.
Here is the interesting part. It was the end point of a ground line of communication. As in the old school, M*A*S*H "Hey Sparky?" ground line of communication radio connected to the tank.
Possible the T-72 was put mov...
2022-08-17 23:28:14 +0000 UTC
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In the August 16 Situation Report, we predicted that Russia would launch retaliatory strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure after the destruction of the Maiske ammunition depot in Russian-controlled Crimea an...
2022-08-17 20:33:33 +0000 UTC
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Words cannot express the depth of our appreciation to our Patreons for supporting our mission of providing comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. In just three days, the Malcontent News Russia-Ukraine War Update Podcast is the 54th most listened-to Daily News update on Apple.
How big of a deal is that? Apple iTunes hosts over 700,000 podcasts, and we haven't don...
2022-08-17 18:33:40 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 68 pages - and attached.
What's the big story? OPSEC fails everywhere - mind-blowingly bad OPSEC fails.
The second story? Russia attacked in multiple places over the last 48 hours, and Ukraine held the line - everywhere. Oh, and Pisky is contested again because - well, you'll need to read the report.
As of this writing, the Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War ...
2022-08-17 10:42:39 +0000 UTC
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[SEATTLE, Wash.] -MTN The poliomyelitis virus has been detected in the wastewater of the international travel hubs of New York, London, and Jerusalem, indicating that the disease is spreading through the community. King County tests wastewater for several diseases but polio, long eradicated in Washington state, isn’t one of them.
“At this time, we are not testing King...
2022-08-16 22:19:23 +0000 UTC
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[KIRKLAND, Wash.] – (MTN) The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon Wednesday to midnight T...
2022-08-16 22:17:28 +0000 UTC
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We sound like a broken record calling out Operational Security (OPSEC) failures by the Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian State Media, and their proxies, but the number of fails this week has been staggering.
HIMARS rockets struck the former offices of the Ukrainian intelligence service in Russian-occupied Lysychansk today. Russian state media was more than eager to provide a full battl...
2022-08-16 22:10:38 +0000 UTC
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2022-08-16 20:51:43 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 56 pages - and attached.
What's the big story? A lot of renewed Russian offensives and a lot of new Russian offensives - Russian forces captured two settlements and are challenging at least half-a-dozen others.
The second story? Possibly the largest ammunition depot to date, along with many rocket launchers were destroyed in an "accident" in Crimea.,
As of th...
2022-08-16 10:02:58 +0000 UTC
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2022-08-15 17:52:36 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 67 pages - and attached.
What's the big story? Our special report on the state of the Russian army and the challenges they are facing to fill boots. It is a special report that will not be in our podcast tomorrow - just for our subscribers to get an advanced read.
The second story? Bad Operational Security caused another embarrassing defeat for Russia and its proxy...
2022-08-15 10:03:43 +0000 UTC
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The Malcontent takes the microphone today in this special weekly podcast.
- August 6 to 13 - a week in a review
- How can Ukraine respond to Russian tactics
- Kherson is cut off, now what
- The terrorist organization The Imperial Legion, its connections to PMC Wagner Group and the United States
- Russia's move to a war economy
The Malcontent New...
2022-08-15 00:03:23 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 45 pages.
What's the big story? All four bridges to Kherson are out of commission - now what?
The second story? Igor Girkin was arrested, his FSB ID outed, and sent back to Russia. He's already posting on Telegram.
As of this writing, the Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterday is available at:
If you're wondering about whether to continue your subscription because, yes, the war is going into the sixth month, and attention fades away, we get it. I have to brag about our analysis.
In yesterday's Situation Report, we shared what FSB Colonel and wanted war criminal Igor "Girkin" Strelkov wrote on Telegram and assessed that Girkin has likely crossed a bridge too far.
Strelkov ...
2022-08-14 01:41:46 +0000 UTC
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Ukrainian forces are clinging to a sliver of Pisky despite overwhelming artillery fire on their positions leading to unsustainable casualties. Both belligerents are losing an incredibly amount of resources in the village, which Russia has blasted to dust in the last 24 hours.
The World War II strategy continues and it is our believe Pisky will fall under Russian control in the next 12 to ...
2022-08-13 20:39:35 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 54 pages.
What's the big story? There is a lot of fighting, but not a lot of movement on the line of conflict.
The second story? Ukraine is contesting the Ground Line of Communication (GLOC - supply line) that leads south out of Izyum. The Russian defensive lines are falling apart.
As of this writing, the Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for yesterd...
2022-08-13 10:48:14 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 46 pages.
What's the big story? The situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has created concern around the world, with leaders from Washington to Beijing calling for an immediate resolution to the situation.
The second story? It's a toss-up between should the word "counteroffensive" be used on the Izyum axis and how Russia has gone back to the tried and...
2022-08-12 09:33:59 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 68 pages, and yes, we just pulled an all-nighter.
What's the big story? We can say this about the Kremlin, they are one thing, and that is consistent. The day after the Saky naval airbase explosion, there were multiple war crimes and renewed Russian offensives across Ukraine.
The second story? I'm going to bed - film at 11.
As of this writing, the Malcontent ...
2022-08-11 11:21:54 +0000 UTC
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We assessed on August 9, 2022 that 20 to 25 aircraft were likely rendered inoperable at Saky Naval Airbase in Russian-occupied Crimea. The area was obscured by clouds this morning, which cleared out later in the day....
2022-08-10 19:33:39 +0000 UTC
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Today's report is 42 pages.
What's the big story? Ukraine is claiming they had successful airstrikes over 100 kilometers behind the line of conflict in the last two days.
The second story? Saky airbase in Russia-controlled Crimea was rocked by 12 explosions that the Kremlin claims were an accident.
As of this writing, the Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast for ye...
2022-08-10 09:55:49 +0000 UTC
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FSB Colonel and wanted war criminal Igor Girkin just wrote the obit for the Russian offensive west of Donetsk attempting to capture Avdiivka and Pisky. In his own words, translated into English.
"On the Donetsk front - no change, according to reports from the front - the attacking potential of the units of the Donetsk infantry operating here (initially not rich) is practically exhausted. ...
2022-08-09 18:54:18 +0000 UTC
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Four events in the last 72 hours are raising legitimate questions about Ukrainian military capabilities. Has the United States quietly provided Ukraine with Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS)?
ATACMS, officially, is considered a short-range missile with a range of 310 kilometers. Ukraine has pleaded for ATACMS, and the missiles are launched from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Sys...
2022-08-09 18:01:10 +0000 UTC
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