Today's report is 43 pages.
What's the big story? Kherson is Ukraine, with 3,000 square kilometers liberated in 24 hours.
The second story? The rest of the axes appear to be bogging down into frozen fronts.
The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast...
2022-11-12 10:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post
There still remains pockets of Russian troops that were abandoned or are attempting to blend in with the civilian population. However, on November 11, 2022, at 15:45 PST Ukrainian forces have put boots on the ground in every settlement west of the Dnipro.
Since August 30, Russia has lost 17...
2022-11-12 00:35:49 +0000 UTC View PostUkrainian forces have entered the administrative center of Kherson as well as Beryslav. It is likely there are only pockets of Russian troops remaining in the region north of Nova Kakhovka and still working their way across the dam. There are reports of Russian troops still in Kherson but wearing...
2022-11-11 19:23:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 39 pages.
What's the big story? The Kherson retreat continues with Russian forces applying scorched earth behind them. There is a lot of fog of war, and based on pictures, actual fog which is benefiting the Russian withdrawal.
The second sto...
2022-11-11 10:14:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 32 pages.
What's the big story? Russia announced it has ordered the withdrawal of its forces west of the Dnipro citing the inability to continue to supply the troops. Ukraine has already liberated three settlements as Russian forces withdraw.
<... 2022-11-10 11:00:19 +0000 UTC View PostCiting the destruction of their lines of communication and inability to supply up to 30K troops, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced they have ordered their forces to withdraw from Kherson.
Our team has assessed since April that Ukraine would never attack Kherson head on due to the c...
Today's report is 31 pages.
What's the big story? Very quiet today on the news front across every sector. Russian milbloggers claiming Ukraine has started a new offensive in Kherson, but we're very skeptical
The second story? Ukrainians worried about the Unit...
2022-11-09 09:57:42 +0000 UTC View PostI will be traveling today through Wednesday of next week. SITREPs will continue but they may be condensed on some days to battlefield activity and analysis during this time.
Podcasts will continue but could also be condensed. This was a semi-planned tripped that has been delayed four times ...
2022-11-08 19:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 48 pages.
What's the big story? It was a very light day for fighting and information on the battlefield from all sources.
The second story? The Kremlin is in chaos after denying that 155th Naval Infantry Brigade suffered heavy losses - it's ...
2022-11-08 11:15:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 54 pages.
What's the big story? It's too quiet - the 54-page report is due to a lot happening off the battlefield in the geopolitical space.
The second story? I hate hypocrisy - old school Malcontents know that, and your chief content office...
2022-11-07 10:33:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is a record-setting 74 pages and covers events from November 4 and 5.
What's the big story? Russia's partial mobilization is turning into a complete disaster.
The second story? All eyes are on Kherson.
On Wednesday, we were supposed to in...
2022-11-06 13:10:11 +0000 UTC View Post
That picture?
That's my office.
We are having a Pacific Northwest windstorm and due to our unseasonably warm October, still a lot of leaves on the trees.
We heard two transformers blow, likely out for hours. No Internet, can't get to the server with the intel from team.
Today's report is 56 pages.
What's the big story? The IAEA completed its inspections and found no evidence Ukraine has, had, or is trying to make a dirty bomb.
The second story? Kherson update, what's next?
The Malcontent News Russia Ukraine War Podcast...
2022-11-04 10:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostPeople smarter than us (although I think our team is pretty sharp) are agreeing that Russia is setting conditions for a full withdrawal west of the Dnipro.
In Snihurivka, Russian troops started blowing up bridges, which is something troops don't do if they are planning to continue to advanc...
2022-11-03 22:11:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Update: The file still won't attach; it is a Patreon thing. You can use this link for now:
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Today's report is
The battlefield in Ukraine is lost in a time warp to another era.
From the Kharkiv-Luhansk administrative border to Bilohorivka in Donetsk (that's a big area), it is like a World War II battlefront. Artillery, positional fighting, and attempts to move the line.
East of Soldar-Bakhmut ...
2022-11-02 18:03:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 52 pages.
What's the big story? In response to critics, Evgeny Prigozhin of PMC Wagner Group let slip that his company is losing at least 3,000 mercenaries a month, KIA and WIA, in Ukraine. That's a full brigade - rendered combat destroyed - every...
2022-11-02 10:40:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 53 pages. (sorry, Linnea, I know I said earlier it would be a short report)
What's the big story? Diplomatically, Russia has had a terrible, awful, horrible 24 hours. The announcement they were withdrawing from the grain export deal backfired spec...
2022-11-01 10:50:58 +0000 UTC View PostRussia lost 7 helicopters today, with 5 visually confirmed.
Today's report is 60 pages.
What's the big story? Widespread missile and drone attacks across Ukraine 48 hours after the attack on the Black Sea Fleet and UN/Turkey defy the Russian grain blockade as cruise missiles fly overhead.
The second story? Ukrainian f...
2022-10-31 11:41:35 +0000 UTC View PostMost people know I caught COVID in early June. I didn't have it "bad," was sick for about a week, about two days were just pure awful. I would equate to catching the flu, norovirus (my stomach was torn up), and mono at the same time. Not pleasant.
Many know I've been struggling with long CO...
2022-10-30 17:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostThis is what we know.
Videos have been released by Ukrainian officials of at least one of the unmanned remotely operated vessels striking an Admiral Grigorovich class frigate of the Black Sea Fleet. We cannot verify if it was Admiral Essen or Admiral Makarov. The Makarov is the flagship of ...
2022-10-29 16:59:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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Today's report is 46 pages 2022-10-29 10:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I think many people believe that to make a TikTok video, you hold your phone up to your face for 2-1/2 minutes, click a few options, and you're done. Magic! The reality is the TikTok videos that provided the daily war summaries took over an hour. The foundation of the Situation Reports was the sc...
2022-10-29 00:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn page 38 we raised the question based on our analysis if Pershotravneve on the Luhansk-Kharkiv border was liberated.
We have confirmation that there is heavy fighting for control of the settlement.
2022-10-28 10:34:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 50 pages.
What's the big story? Both belligerents are reporting mud has become a significant problem on the battlefield - winter is coming to Ukraine.
The second story? Big update on the situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and...
2022-10-28 10:24:34 +0000 UTC View PostEven we were surprised by this, and it's an important lesson for any belligerent engaged in warfare in the 21st Century.
Yesterday, we reported on the oil train explosion in occupied-Shakhtarsk, Donetsk. There were countless videos on social media shared by Russian and Ukrainian sources, an...
2022-10-27 21:12:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 43 pages.
What's the big story? Mud is significantly impacting both belligerents, slowing down the operational tempo.
The second story? Nazis are out, and Satan is in, and no, this is not a Halloween joke.
If you missed our podcast on ...
2022-10-27 10:23:57 +0000 UTC View Post
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2022-10-26 17:38:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's report is 54 pages..
What's the big story? It appears advances in Luhansk on Svatove and Kreminna are gaining momentum..
The second story? Dirty bombs, United States Congress drama, unhappiness with the Kremlin, and the UK gets a new PM.
If you ...
2022-10-26 10:29:35 +0000 UTC View Post