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The original was posted on /r/ukraine by /u/dogperson1979 on 2023-09-06 00:42:25+00:00.
I have been doing a daily update on the Russian Invasion on Facebook and Discord since February 22. I was asked to cross post this. This is intended as a digest of known news items. None of this info is privileged and has been released under broad information channels.
I only put confirmed items, be it visually confirmed, reported by a reliable news source, or otherwise confirmed. If it is borderline information, it will be clearly stated as such. The updates posted here may have non-Ukraine war related news removed.
Friday updates are generally short. Updates are normally Monday -> Friday with one update on Sat/Sun
Top Stories
-- Ukraine push seems to be gaining steam as it past the first line of defenses.
Military
-- It is clear that Russia has been forced to be on it back feet as Ukraine presses forward with infantry.
-- Russia is now visually confirmed to have lost more than 12.000 vehicles and pieces of heavy weaponry since it began its invasion
-- While big depots being hit is less common, there has been a series of smaller, mobile depots hit in the last few days.
-- More Russian fortifications captured by Ukraine troops.
-- Most of Klishchiivka is now under Ukraine's control (South of Bakhmut.)
-- Ukraine advances near Novodonets'ke.
-- The first Challenger 2 Tank donated to Ukraine was seriously damaged or destroyed.
-- Russia sends drones to hit ports near Romania.
-- Russian airports shut down once again due to Ukraine drone activity.
Other
-- Germany has delivered the first batch of GEPARD ammo produced in newly restarted German plants.
-- Much of GEPARD ammo was produced by the Swiss, who do not allow transfers to Russia or Ukraine.
-- Greece downplays the concept of swapping it Leopard 1A5 tanks for Swiss 1A5.
-- Oleksii Reznikov was officially dismissed as Minister of Defense of Ukraine by the decision of the Verkhovna Rada.
-- He was still given a warm thanks by the Rada.
-- The New Ukrainian Defense Minister is Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tarter who well respected internally in Ukraine for running a very tight and honest operation, and has good relations with various partners, including Turkey.
-- the "LNR" Head of customs was seriously injured in a bombing in his apartment. He is reported to be in ICU.
-- Expect a high level United States visit to Kyiv in the morning.
-- Belgium will not send their F-16s to Ukraine due to the poor condition of the air frames.
-- they still might be used for spare parts.
-- UK takes first major steps to recognize Wagner as a terror group.
-- Smaller Chinese banks have quadrupled Chinese loans to Russia.
-- Cuban government says it is dismantling a Russian group that was trying to recruit Cubans to fight for Russia.