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Russia-Ukraine SITREP for 16 JAN 2024 23:59* PST - Russian Forces Suffer Catastrophic Losses Near Avdiivka

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SITREP 582 is 68 pages and a full report. 111 footnotes - a lot was going on.

What's Happening

What's the big story? Russian forces suffered major losses in the Klishchiivka and Avdiivka AO.

What's the second story? No one is saying the United States by name, but the chorus of voices that an unnamed someone needs to step up military aid for Ukraine is growing louder.

Summary

There are map updates
Fighting continued in the Kupyansk AO
Russian missiles struck a Kharkiv apartment building and hospital, wounding 17
South of Kupyansk, Ukrainian officials called for the evacuation of Kurylivka and Kivsharivka
Fighting continued in the Kreminna AO
Fighting continued in the Lysychansk AO
Fighting continued in the Siversk AO
Fighting continued in the Bakhmut AO
Fighting continued in the Klishchiivka AO
Russian forces suffered significant losses northwest of Klishchiivka
Fighting continued in the Avdiivka AO
Russian forces suffered catastrophic losses during a failed offensive from the approaches of the Krasnohorivka Plateau
Five civilians agreed to be evacuated from Avdiivka
Fighting continued in the Marinka AO
Russian forces advanced north of Marinka in the direction of Krasnohorivka
Fighting continued in the Vuhledar AO
Russian forces shifted their attacks further south, trying to advance from Solodke and Volodymyrivka
Fighting continued in the Orikiv AO
The IAEA released an update on the status of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Fighting continued in the Kherson AO
A Russian milblogger reported that Russian troops are trapped on islands in the Dnipro River and suffering from cold weather injuries
A point of invincibility was destroyed in Beryslav
At least one Shahed-136 drone struck an apartment building in Odesa
Russian officials claim two drones were shot down over Belgorod, Russia
Over half of Russia’s districts are experiencing power, heat, sewer, or water outages
Belarus would like to remind you they have nuclear weapons
The U.N. General Secretary said he has a common goal with the U.S. to end the war in Ukraine
Bloomberg, citing “anonymous sources,” claims that the U.S. has told Ukraine to end offensive operations and take up a defensive posture
President Putin dismissed Ukraine’s peace plan as unviable
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that negotiations with Ukraine would only happen if Kyiv agreed to completely unacceptable terms
Campaign signs for President Putin in Moscow declare, “Russia’s borders do not end anywhere”
Retired U.S. General Ben Hodges says Russia is not interested in peace talks
The U.N. will provide Ukraine with $4.2 billion in humanitarian aid in 2024
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, called for the U.S. to provide additional military aid and vowed to fight with shovels if it was required
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for additional military aid to Ukraine
U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps warned that the world is in a pre-war state
France will provide Ukraine with 40 SCALP cruise missiles, hundreds of bombs, and security guarantees
The first two of 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks purchased by Denmark and the Netherlands are ready to be shipped to Ukraine
Latvia is working to build a coalition of 20 countries to produce drones for Ukraine
Bulgaria reported its military-industrial systems were operating almost 24/7 to support Ukraine
Germany called for an audit of E.U. military aid due to continued delays in promised support from numerous countries
The German Bundestag will hold a floor vote on providing Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine
The White House said it was expanding military-industrial production
Secretary of State Blinken appealed for Congress to end its gridlock and pass a budget for Ukrainian military aid
President Biden will meet with Congressional leaders on Wednesday to try and break the budget impasse
Russian Colonel Serhiy Volkov was sentenced to 6 years in prison for buying electronic warfare equipment that doesn’t work
Putin jumped into the culture war and unisex toilets
Russian political activist Ekaterina Duntsova was detained by Russian police and tested for drugs
Naked party attendee, rapper Nikolai Vasiliev, passed a second physical for military service after 25 days in jail and is Ukraine-bound in the spring
5,000 Russians protested in Bashkortostan in support of activist Fail Alsynov, with the FSB arresting dozens
Russian journalist Evgenia Baltatarova was arrested in Kazakhstan trying to leave for France and will be extradited to Russia under the so-called “don’t say war” laws
Deputy director of Vodokanal of St. Petersburg, Vadim Chernyshov, was arrested
Former investigator of the FSB Investigative Directorate Alexei Kolbov, who joined the Russian military as a penal soldier, was killed in action
Former chairman of the Russian Red Cross, Raisa Lukutsova, was found dead
Former Russian State Duma Deputy Sergei Petrov will have his business taken over by the state and is accused of corruption
Pro-Putin activist Olga Zinovieva demanded that the Investigative Committee and the State Duma check the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences for traitors
The FSB raided a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in occupied Mariupol
Polish truckers have ended their border protest
Romanian farmers have ended their border protest
The Prime Minister of Estonia warned Europe has 3 to 5 years left to prepare for war
Hungary will face a vote on January 18 that could strip the country of its voting rights in the European Council
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico hinted he would block aid to Ukraine if Hungary losses its voting rights
Moldova is experiencing a rush of Russians seeking citizenship
During a speech in Iowa, Donald Trump appeared to call out Russian war crimes
Russia has suspended moving oil to Novorossiysk due to a lack of storage and poor weather
TotalEnergies, owned by France, China, and Japan, is withdrawing from the Russian Arctic LNG 2 project due to sanctions
Equipment failure at one of Russia’s largest refineries has cut production of AI-95 and AI-98 gasoline in half

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