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​Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Repel Enemy Attacks Near 16 Settlements

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​Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Repel Enemy Attacks Near 16 Settlements

The three-hundred nineteenth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military large-scale invasion continues. The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near 16 settlements in Luhansk region and Donetsk region over the past 24 hours

That is according to Ukraine’s General Staff operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 06.00, on January 08, 2023, Ukrinform reports.

"To staff units after suffering losses and keep the offensive pace, the enemy redeploys personnel, weapons, military equipment and ammunition to the areas of military operations. Despite the so-called ‘ceasefire regime’ announced by the Russian occupiers, the enemy launched nine missile strikes, three airstrikes, and 40 MLRS attacks over the past day. In particular, civilian infrastructure was hit, civilians were killed and injured," the update reads.

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Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Repel Enemy Attacks Near 16 Settlements, Defense Express

According to the General Staff operational update, Over the past day, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near 16 settlements, including Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Bilohorivka in Luhansk region and Rozdolivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Zalizne, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Pobeda in Donetsk region.

Suffering heavy losses, the enemy goes on the offensive in Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Lyman directions and tries to improve its tactical position in Kupyansk direction. The Russians hold the defense in Novopavlivka, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson directions.

Key points of the report:

  • In Volyn and Polissia directions, the situation did not change significantly, the enemy keeps military presence in border areas, no signs of the formation of offensive groups were detected.
  • In Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, Starytsia and Dvorichna settlements in Kharkiv region were hit. The enemy also used a combat drone near Oleksandrivka.
  • In Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the areas of Ivanivka, Stelmakhivka, Myasozharivka, Ploshchanka, Makiivka, Nevske, Chervonopopivka, and Dibrova in Luhansk region came under artillery fire.
  • In Bakhmut direction, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Dyliivka, Zalizne, and New York in Donetsk region were hit.
  • In Avdiivka direction, Nevelske, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region were struck.
  • In Novopavlivka direction, Velyka Novosilka, Zolota Nyva, and Vuhledar in Donetsk region came under enemy fire.
  • In Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions, the enemy fired tanks, mortars, tube and rocket artillery on the areas of Antonivka, Charivne, Dorozhnianka, Inzhenerne, Bilohirya, Oleksiivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, and Kamyanske settlements.
Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Repel Enemy Attacks Near 16 Settlements, Defense Express

According to Ukraine’s General Staff operational report the enemy continues to suffer losses. According to the General Staff data, on January 5, a train with refrigerators carrying fallen Russians arrived from Rostov-on-Don to Kemerovo region. The corpses are to be distributed among local morgues.

In the temporarily occupied territories, in the settlements of Hornostayivka, Kayiry, Zavodivka, and Marynske in Kherson region, the Russian military switched off all Ukrainian TV channels, only Russian TV is broadcast.

"Over the past day, the Air Force hit 21 enemy clusters and launched three strikes on the positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. At the same time, three Russian Orlan-10 drones were shot down. Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit an enemy command post, five manpower and military equipment clusters, and two ammunition depots," the General Staff informs.

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