Russia-Ukraine War Report Update for October 18, 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future. Want to know about the Israel-Hamas War? We now offer Situation Reports to our Patreon subscribers, and the October 17, 2023, Israel-Hamas War SITREP is posted. We offer a 7-day free trial. https://www.patreon.com/TheMalcontent https://www.patreon.com/posts/israel-hamas-war-91193516 Today's Podcast Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield and executive producer Zarina Zabrisky provides an update on the situation in Kherson. 01:30 Today's Assessment 03:50 Kharkiv 04:48 The Donbas - Luhansk 06:58 The Donbas - Northeast Donetsk 07:23 The Donbas - Southwest Donetsk 09:17 Zaporizhzhia 11:16 Kherson 12:19 Russian Front 12:53 Theaterwide Events 16:23 Zarina Zabrisky - the bombs keep falling, even at the puppet theater 21:29: Zarina Zabrisky interviews Olga Malyarchuk, the deputy head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration about the situation in Kherson, the impact on the city four months after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam, and what it's like being a woman in the Armed Forces of Ukraine Resources and Links The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast. Today's Podcast is based upon the information in the October 17, 2023, Malcontent News Russia-Ukraine War Situation Report. https://www.patreon.com/posts/russia-ukraine-91208785 Support Independent Journalism As independent journalists, most of our costs are covered by subscribers. Not one? For $5 a month, you can support Malcontent News and get access to our Daily Situation Reports and Flash Reports, which provide updates during the day. The Situation Report includes information not included in the podcast, including weather forecasts, soil moisture and tractability, and an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database. Become a Patreon today, and we now offer a seven-day free trial subscription at the Bronze support level. https://www.patreon.com/TheMalcontent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices