Since the beginning of January 23, the total number of combat encounters along the entire front line has risen to 82. Intense fighting continues, particularly in the Pokrovsk direction. This information has been reported on Facebook by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- In the Kharkiv direction, one combat encounter occurred today. Enemy aviation struck with guided bombs on Kozacha Lopan, Turovo, and Mali Prokhody; Krasnyi Yar was shelled with unguided aerial rockets.
- Our troops repelled five assaults by the invaders near Dvorichna, Zahryzove, and Petropavlivka in the Kupiansk direction, with three combat encounters ongoing.
- In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked three times in the areas of Zelenyi Hai and Kopanky, with one combat encounter still ongoing. Borivska Andriivka was hit by unguided aerial missiles.
- In the Siversky direction, our defenders repelled an enemy assault near Ivano-Dariivka.
- In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy launched two assaults on the positions of Ukrainian defenders today, and fighting continues in the area of Chasiv Yar.
- In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked our forces' positions eight times in the areas of Diliivka, Krymske, and Toretsk, with combat encounters still underway. The enemy targeted Kostyantynivka and Nelipivka with guided bombs.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, in the areas of the settlements of Vodiane Druge, Myroliubivka, Myrnohrad, Promin, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Uspenivka, Andriivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly, and Yantarne, the enemy has launched 45 attacks since the beginning of the day, with Ukrainian defenders repelling 35 of them; fierce battles are ongoing. Airstrikes hit Ulakly and Oleksiivka.
- Three enemy assaults have already been repelled by our defenders in the Novopavlivka direction. Overall, the enemy attacked near Novodaryivka, Kostiantynopol, and Velyka Novosilka five times throughout the day. Simultaneously, the enemy carried out aerial strikes in the areas of the settlements of Andriivka, Novopil, Novodaryivka, and Kostiantynopol, dropping guided bombs.
- In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled five attacks from the invading forces, with four combat encounters still ongoing; in addition, the enemy carried out 14 aerial strikes, dropping 24 guided bombs and conducting 275 shellings on our troops' positions and infrastructure facilities in Russian territory.
According to the General Staff, since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost over 825 thousand military personnel.
Just in the past day, Russian invaders' losses amounted to 1,340 personnel.
Additionally, yesterday, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed 6 tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, 62 artillery systems, 72 operational-tactical level UAVs, and other enemy equipment.