January 26, 2023

Ukraine forces kill 780 Russian troops in 24-hour period

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the Russian forces from 24.02.2022 to 26.01.2023:

personnel ‒ about 123860 (+780) killed, 

tanks ‒ 3175 (+14), 

APV ‒ 6334 (+27), 

artillery systems – 2169 (+15), 

MLRS – 452 (+2), 

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 220,

aircraft – 292 (+2), 

helicopters – 282 (+1), 

UAV operational-tactical level – 1908 (+6),

cruise missiles ‒ 749,

warships / boats ‒ 18,

vehicles and fuel tankers – 4986 (+19),

special equipment ‒ 195 (+1).

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

The enemy does not abandon its intentions to destroy the critical infrastructure of our state, strikes at civilian objects and homes of the civilian population. The threat of air and missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine remains.

During this day, the enemy carried out 37 air strikes. 17 of them – with the use of Shahed-136 UAVs. All these drones were shot down. In addition, the russian invaders launched 59 rockets, 47 of which were destroyed. Unfortunately, there are hits on civilian objects, there are casualties among civilians. In addition, the invaders launched 53 attacks from MLRS systems.

In order to achieve the previously stated goals, despite significant losses, the enemy continues its offensive in the Bakhmut and Novopavlivka directions. On the Lyman and Avdiyivka directions, the enemy conducted unsuccessful actions with the aim of improving the tactical position. In the rest of the directions, it is defensive.

In the Volyn, Polisiya, Siverskyi, and Slobozhanskyi areas, no changes were made, and no offensive groups of the enemy were detected. Joint training of the aviation component of the regional grouping of the armed forces of the russian federation and the republic of belarus continues. At the same time, areas of Tymonovychi settlements of Chernihiv region were shelled by mortars and artillery; Pavlivka and Timofiivka – Sumy, as well as Strelecha, Ternova, Staritsa, Vovchanski Khutory, Kolodyazne and Novomlynsk in Kharkiv region.

In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Dvorichne, Orlyanka, Pishchane, Berestov and Lozova settlements of the Kharkiv region; Stelmakhivka – Luhansk, as well as Ivanivka in Donetsk region.

On the Lyman direction, Makiyivka, Nevske, Chervonpopivka, Dibrova and Kuzmine in the Luhansk region, as well as Yampolivka in the Donetsk region, came under fire from tanks and artillery.

In the direction of Bakhmut, in particular, Spirne, Bilogorivka, Krasna Gora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Bila Gora, Severnye and New York in Donetsk region were hit by fire.

Avdiivka, Vodyane, Georgiivka and Maryinka were shelled in the Avdiivka direction.

In the Novopavlivka direction, Vugledar, Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka of the Donetsk region were affected by fire.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, more than 20 settlements were affected by artillery fire, in particular, Novopil in Donnechyna, as well as Chervone, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanilivka, Orihiv, and Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kherson direction, the occupiers again shelled the suburbs and Kherson itself with artillery.

Counter-intelligence measures are ongoing in some temporarily captured settlements of the Kherson region. russian occupiers are actively looking for Ukrainian patriots. And in the building of the former Gornostaivsky RV of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Kherson region, the russian invaders set up a torture chamber. You can get into it simply because of an unsubstantiated suspicion of cooperation with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Simferopol, all budget institutions, under the pretext of reform, received an instruction to reduce staff by 10 percent. It is also known that lists of persons subject to “optimization” must be drawn up by February 1 of this year.

During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 8 strikes on areas where the enemy’s personnel, weapons and military equipment were concentrated, as well as a strike on the position of the enemy’s anti-aircraft missile complex. In addition, during the day, our defenders shot down 3 reconnaissance UAVs of the occupiers.

Units of missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit 3 control points, the enemy’s manpower concentration area, the artillery concentration area, and 2 other important military objects of the invaders during the day.

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