January 24, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff: Approximately 840 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 44 tanks or APCs destroyed or disabled 

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 24.01.24 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 378660 (+840) persons,

tanks ‒ 6227 (+13),

APV ‒ 11579 (+31),

artillery systems – 9008 (+61),

MLRS – 971 (+1),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 659 (+2),

aircraft – 331 (+0),

helicopters – 324 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level – 6998 (+37),

cruise missiles ‒ 1842 (+22),

warships / boats ‒ 23 (+0),

submarines – 1 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 12005 (+49),

special equipment ‒ 1416 (+7)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Situation update as of 6 p.m., January 24, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 700 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

The russian federation continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite significant losses, it does not abandon its plans for the complete occupation of Ukraine. The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, conducts strikes, and shells both military and civilian targets. The enemy is actively using aircraft and FPV quadcopters, conducting assault operations with the support of armored vehicles.

The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.

During the day of January 24, there were 50x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 2x missile and 53x air strikes, carried out 53x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy launched air strikes near Zemlyanyi Yar, Zybyne, Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast). More than 25x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Ulytsya, Chuikivka, Marchykhyna Buda, Iskryskivshchyna, Volodymyrivka, Basivka, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Stohnii, Udy, Starytsya, Vovchans’k, Bochkove, Nesterne (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x assaults in the vicinity of Syn’kivka (Kharkiv oblast). In that area the occupies made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Tabaivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 15x settlements, including Masyutivka, Syn’kivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 3x assaults near Dibrova (Donetsk oblast), and 3x attacks near Makiivka, Serebryans’ke forestry (Luhansk oblast), where the enemy made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The invaders launched air strikes in the areas of Bilohorivka, Serebryans’ke forestry (Luhansk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Bilohorivka, Serebryans’ke forestry (Luhansk oblast), Tors’ke, Serebryanka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5x attacks in the vicinities of Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), where the occupiers made unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical situation. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vasyukivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Andriivka, New York (Donetsk oblast). 

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 3x enemy attacks near Avdiivka, and 5x more attacks near Pervomais’ke and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the occupiers made unsuccessful attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy launched air strikes near the settlements of Avdiivka, Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 15x settlements, including Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Stepove, Orlivka, Avdiivka, Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the invaders in the vicinities of Heorhiivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the adversary, with air support, made 9x failed attempts to improve its tactical situation. The invaders launched air strikes near Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Krasnohorivka, Maksymil’yanivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Shakhtars’ke axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 2x assaults south of Zolota Nyva and east of Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Staromaiors’ke and Rivnopil’ (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 1x assault near Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 25x settlements, including Poltavka, Hulyaipole, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Stepnohirs’k (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the invaders launched air strikes near Kachkarivka, Respublikanets, Chervonyi Mayak, Zmiivka, Novoberyslav (Kherson oblast). The adversary fired artillery at the city of Kherson, the settlements of Beryslav, Sadove (Kherson oblast).

The occupiers do not abandon their intention to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. Thus, during the day, the enemy made 7x unsuccessful assaults on positions of Ukrainian troops. 

During the day of January 24, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 6x concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment of the occupiers. 

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1x concentration of troops of the russian invaders.

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