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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 04 FEB 2024 23:50 PST - Avdiivka: Situation Critical

Added 2024-02-05 08:59:05 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 595 is 54 pages long and is combat only.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russia made significant advances on the north flank of Avdiivka, taking advantage of the poor weather. The situation is critical.

What's the second story? President Zelenskyy goes to the front in Zaporizhzhia and in a TV interview, hints that he's thinking about making changes to the government.

Summary

There are map updates
There are assessment updates
There are rumor updates
High winds across all of Ukraine will create unfavorable conditions for drone operations
Fighting continued in Kupyansk AO
Forbes reported that Russia was preparing a large-scale offensive in Kharkiv
Ukrainian officials reported that the number of Russian fire missions in Kharkiv has almost doubled
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Russian forces advanced toward Yampolivka
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
Rockets fired by HIMARS hit a café in occupied Lysychansk, killing 28, including Russian officers
There was another report of fighting north of Soledar
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Ukrainian forces advanced east of Klishchiivka
Fighting has been ongoing on the edge of Horlivka
Russian forces make significant advances on the north flank of Avdiivka, creating a critical situation for Ukrainian troops
Russian forces were pushed back from Novobakhmutivka
A Russian attack on Stepove failed
Russian forces advanced south of the terrikon through the dachas, captured the sewage treatment plant, and advanced to the north edge of the sand quarry south of Vesele
A Russian forward operating base for drone operators west of Kashtanove was destroyed
Fighting continued near the Zenith air defense station and for control of Tsarska Okohta
House-to-house fighting was ongoing in Pervomaiske
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Fighting continued in the Vuledar AO
In the Staromlynivka AO, Russian forces made additional gains north of Pryyutne
In the Orikhiv AO, President Zelenskyy visited with Ukrainian troops in Robotyne
A second Russian T-55 medium tank, designed 65 years ago, was destroyed
In occupied Berdyansk, Ukrainian insurgents located a drone-building factory
After the IAEA said that landmines should be at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Russian officials said bite us
In the Kherson AO, Ukrainian forces advanced south of Kyrnky
The exact location where the Ivanovets was sunk was determined by some stunningly good OSINT
The hulk of the large landing ship Novocherkassk was raised off of the sea floor in occupied Feodosia
Repairs have not started on the Russian Black Sea Fleet missile corvette Askold, which was severely damaged on November 4
Satellite images confirm that last week, two Ukrainian missiles hit a command and control center at Belbek Military Airfield
The city of Kryvyi Rih suffered the largest attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during the 2024 winter season
Russian missiles and drones destroyed four grain storage facilities, damaging crops
In the Sumy region, Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in a firefight
Russian claims five drones were shot down near Bryansk
On February 3, a Ukrainian drone strike completely destroyed the distillation unit at the Lukoil ELOU-AVT-5 primary oil processing facility in Volgograd, Russia
Poland appears poised to take direct action if its airspace is violated again
On February 2 – 3, Russia launched 14 Iranian-sourced Shahed-136 drones, and nine were shot down
Ukraine confirmed it shot down a Russian Kh-22 cruise missile near Kharkiv
President Zelenskyy said he was “thinking” about firing General Zaluzhnyi
Zelenskyy agreed that the Russia-Ukraine war was in a stalemate
Ivan Fedorov was confirmed as the new governor of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast

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