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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 07 JAN 2024 23:55 PST - Ukraine Continues To Holds Its Defensive

Added 2024-01-08 08:08:14 +0000 UTC

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SITREP 574 is 51 pages and a full report.

What's Happening - Podcast Script is in Kyiv! Let's hope the weather and missile attacks don't knock out power and/or the Internet.

What's the big story? Ukrainian forces continue to hold their defensive lines while destroying huge numbers of Russian armored vehicles.

What's the second story? There was a really bizarre incident with Patriarch Kirill caught on video.

Summary

There are map updates
There are rumor updates
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
In the Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian forces captured Russian sources
Fighting restarted in the Kreminna AO
The advance of Russian forces northwest of Bakhmut has been slowed
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Ukrainian forces have stabilized their defensive lines on the northern flank of Avdiivka
Russian forces attempted to advance on Avdiivka from Kruta Balka
On the southern flank of Avdiivka, heavy fighting was ongoing in Pervomaiske
Russian forces made marginal gains west of Marinka
Russian forces attempted to advance on Pobieda
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops back south of Novomykhailivka
Fighting was reported in the Vuhledar area
Fighting was reported near Staromaiorske
Missile strikes on Pokrovsk in the Donetsk Oblast killed 11, including five children
Fighting continued west of Verbove
Russian forces suffered additional major losses on the southwestern edge of Krynky
Russian forces shelled the residential areas of Kherson for four hours, killing two
The Russian landing ship Pyotr Morgunov was repositioned to occupied Sevastopol
Satellite images confirm that a Russian base in Yukharinaya Balka in occupied Sevastopol was heavily damaged
Multiple Shahed-136 one-way drones struck the city of Dnipro
A Russian pontoon bridge floated down the Desna River and ran aground on the outskirts of Chernihiv
In the Sumy Oblast, a Russian missile hit the settlement of Krolvets
In the Belgorod Region of Russia, the GUR destroyed two Pantsir S1 air defense systems
In Bryansk, Russia, the Ministry of Defense claims it shot down a Ukrainian drone
In the Rostov region, Russian air defenses accidentally shot at paratroopers doing a training exercise, killing two
An “incident” at the Klimovsk Specialized Ammunition Plant outside of Moscow knocked out heat to thousands of homes and apartments
A man threw a grenade into a hookah bar in Moscow, wounding four
After denying that partisans set a Su-34 on fire in Chelyabinsk, Russia, Russia announced they arrested a 16-year-old for setting a Su-34 on fire
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On January 6-7, Ukraine was attacked by 28 Shahed-136 one-way drones and shot down 21
At the time of publication, Ukraine was under a major missile attack, with hits reported in Kyvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv
A Ukrainian pilot was killed when his Mig-29 fighter was shot down
Ukrainian poet Maksyum Kryvtsov was killed in action
Ukraine debuted its D-21-11 combat robot
The Wall Street Journal reported Russia has a five-to-one artillery advantage
Former Director of the CIA, David Petreaus, warned that Russia will attack the Baltics and Moldova if it is allowed to win in Ukraine
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa, visited Ukraine
There was a weird incident involving Patriarch Kirill and Bartholemew, and it’s all on video
Russian political journalist Alexander Rybin was found dead on the side of a road
The Russian military shelled a hospital in Sadove while services were ongoing, seriously wounding one person
Polish farmers have agreed to end their blockade of the Ukrainian border
Saudi Arabia cut the price of oil due to weak demand

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The podcast script is in Kyiv! There is a major snowstorm ongoing and a missile attack. So hopefully, the power and Internet will stay stable enough to record.

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