January 6, 2023

Ukraine forces kill 530 Russian troops in 24-hour period

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the Russian forces from 24.02.2022 to 06.01.2023:

personnel ‒ about 110250 (+530) killed,

tanks ‒ 3064 (+23),

APV ‒ 6124 (+16),

artillery systems – 2059 (+8),

MLRS – 431 (+5),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 215,

aircraft – 285 (+1),

helicopters – 272 (+1),

UAV operational-tactical level – 1844,

cruise missiles ‒ 723,

warships / boats ‒ 16,

vehicles and fuel tankers – 4797 (+38),

special equipment ‒ 182.

The three hundred and seventeenth day of the russian large-scale invasion.

During the day, the enemy launched 1 missile strike and carried out 12 attacks from rocket salvo systems, including on the civil infrastructure of the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

The threat of enemy air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine.

In order to maintain offensive potential and replenish losses, the invaders continue mobilization measures.

The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on attempts to completely seize Donetsk region within the administrative border. Conducts offensive actions on the Bakhmut and unsuccessfully tries to improve the tactical position on the Kupyansk, Lyman and Avdiivka directions.

In the Volyn and Polisiya directions without significant changes, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, no signs of his formation of offensive groups have been detected.

On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the areas of Mykolaivka settlements in the Chernihiv region and Strelecha, Krasne, Ambarne, Bugruvatka, Gatishche, Zelene and Odradne in the Kharkiv region were shelled.

In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, areas of 19 settlements came under the influence of enemy fire. Among them are Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka and Dibrova in Luhansk region.

Areas of more than 15 settlements were damaged by fire in the Bakhmut direction. In particular, Spirne, Berestov, Bilogorivka, Soledar and Bakhmut of the Donetsk region.

In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy fired tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery on the areas of Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka settlements in Donetsk region.

Vremivka, Velika Novosilka, Vugledar and Paraskoviivka of the Donetsk region were shelled in the Novopavlivskyi direction.

Areas of 16 settlements were damaged by enemy fire in the Zaporozhye direction. Among them – Zelene Pole and Novopil in Donetsk region; Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Shcherbaki and Stepovye of the Zaporizhia region and Nikopol – Dnipropetrovsk region.

In the Kherson direction, the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of Chornobayivka, Berislav, Zolota Balka and Kherson was damaged by enemy artillery shelling. There are casualties among civilians.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. On January 5, 2023, the location of the Russian occupation troops in Havrylivka Second, Kherson Region, was confirmed to have been destroyed. Currently, it is known that up to 100 wounded servicemen were brought to local hospitals. Information about eliminated invaders is being clarified.

During the day, the Ukrainian aviation struck the area where the russian occupiers were concentrated. The results of the damage are being clarified.

Units of missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out fire damage in 2 areas of the concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy during the day.

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