The 317th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 06.01.2023.
During the day of January 6, Russian troops launched 1x missile strike and 12x MLRS attacks, including on the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts.
The threat of air and missile strikes by the Russian army across Ukraine remains high.
To maintain its offensive potential and replenish losses, Russian soldiers continue mobilization activities.
The Russian army focuses its main efforts on attempts to completely capture Donetsk oblast within its administrative border. The Russian army conducts offensive operations on Bakhmut axis and makes unsuccessful attempts to improve its tactical situation on Kup’yans’k, Lyman, and Avdiivka axes. On other axes, Russian troops are defending.
- Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes, the Russian army maintains its military presence in the border areas, no signs of the formation of offensive groups were found.
- Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the vicinities of Mykolaivka (Chernihiv oblast), Strilecha, Krasne, Ambarne, Buhruvatka, Hatyshche, Zelene, and Odradne (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled.
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- Kup’yans’k and Lyman axes: the Russian army shelled the vicinities of 19x settlements. Among them are Dvorichna, Kup’yans’k, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmal’ne (Kharkiv oblast), Stel’makhivka, Makiivka, Ploshchanka, and Dibrova (Luhansk oblast).
- Bakhmut axis: Russian army shelled more than 15x settlements. In particular, those are Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar, and Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast).
- Avdiivka axis: Russian military fired tanks, mortars, artillery and missile systems at the vicinities of settlements of Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevel’s’ke, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk Oblast).
- Novopavlivka axis: Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, and Paraskoviivka (Donetsk oblast) were shelled.
- Zaporizhzhia axis: Russian fire damaged the vicinities of 16x settlements. Among them are Zelene Pole, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast); Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Shcherbaky, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhia oblast), and Nikopol’ (Dnipropetrovsk oblast).
- Kherson axis: civilian infrastructure of the settlements of Chornobaivka, Beryslav, Zolota Balka, and Kherson was damaged by Russian artillery shelling. There are civilian casualties.
The Russian army continues to suffer losses. It was confirmed that on January 5, 2023, a location of the Russian troops in Havrylivka Druha (Kherson oblast) was hit. According to recent reports, up to 100x wounded servicemen were brought to local hospitals. The number of Russian troops killed is being finalised.
During the day of January 6, Ukrainian Air Force struck 1x concentration of the Russian forces. The results of the strike are being verified.
During the day of January 6, the units of missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit 2x concentrations of manpower and military equipment of Russian soldiers.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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