The 311th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 31.12.2022.
In the period from 12:40 to 14:30, the Russian army launched a massive rocket attack. According to preliminary data, a total of about 20 rocket launches were carried out. Several of them did not reach Ukraine and fell on the territory of the Russian Federation (information is being clarified). The forces and means of air defense of the Air Force of Ukraine destroyed 12 cruise missiles in Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi oblasts. Also, in the Kyiv oblast, Russian UAV “Orlan-10” was shot down, which was conducting aerial reconnaissance during a missile attack and was trying to identify the positions of Ukrainian air defense.
In addition, Russian military conducted 12 MLRS attacks, in particular, on the infrastructure of settlements in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.
The threat of Russian air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine. Don’t ignore air raid signals, even on holidays.
The Russian army does not stop offensive actions in the Lyman and Bakhmut areas and makes attempts to improve the tactical position in the Kupyansk and Avdiivka directions.
- No signs of the formation of offensive groups of Russian troops were detected in the Volyn, Polissya, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions.
- On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, areas of the settlements of Khodyne, Atynske, Velyka Rybytsia, Zapsillia and Ryasne of the Sumy oblast and Uda, Strilecha, Alisivka, Krasne, Staritsya, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Ternova and Katerynivka in the Kharkiv oblast were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling.
- In the Kupyansk direction, Russian soldiers shelled the areas of the settlements of Lozova Persha, Zapadne, Masyutivka, Tokarivka, Kupyansk and Orlyanske in the Kharkiv oblast and Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka and Andriivka in the Luhansk oblast.
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- In the Lyman direction, Ploshanka, Makiivka, Nevske, and Dibrova in the Luhansk oblast, as well as Chervonopopivka, Terny, and Torske in the Donetsk oblast came under the influence of fire.
- In the Bakhmut direction, Russian shelling was recorded in the areas of more than 20 settlements. Among them are Spirne, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kostyantynivka, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk and New York of the Donetsk oblast.
- Vesele, Avdiivka, Nevelske, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk oblast were shelled in the Avdiivka direction.
- Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Prechystivka, Vuhledar, and Mykilske of the Donetsk oblast came under Russian fire in the Novopavlivsk direction.
- In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian military fired tanks, mortars and barrel artillery in the areas of more than 15 settlements. Among them are Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Stepove, Charivne and Dorozhnyanka of the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
- In the Kherson direction, the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of Antonivka, Tokarivka, Mykolaivka, and Kherson suffered from shelling.
The Russian occupying forces strengthened the administrative and police regime for the period of the New Year holidays in some settlements of the temporarily occupied territory. So, from December 31, 2022 to January 6, 2023, the city of Henichesk in the Kherson oblast was closed to the public, and residents of the surrounding villages were also prohibited from leaving.
In order to install a system of engineering barriers in the temporarily occupied and occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson oblasts, Russian troops are recruiting civilians from the territory of the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian aviation struck 6 areas of concentration of Russian military and 1 strike at the positions of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, and Ukrainina units of missile troops and artillery struck 2 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment and the control point of Russian troops.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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