The 323rd day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 12.01.2023.
During the day of January 12, Russian troops launched 5x missile attacks, all targeting peaceful cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk, and Zaporizhzhia, as well as 12x air strikes. Russian military launched 4x MLRS attacks.
The threat of air and missile strikes by the Russian army across Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army keeps focusing its main efforts on attempts to capture Donetsk oblast within its administrative border, continues to advance on Bakhmut axis. The most fierce fighting is taking place in the vicinities of Soledar, Paraskoviivka, Bakhmut, and Klishchiivka.
The Russian army is conducting unsuccessful offensive operations on Avdiivka axis, while on Kupyansk and Lyman axes, Russian soldiers keep trying to improve their tactical situation. On Novopavlivka, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson axes, Russian forces are on the defensive.
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- Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes, no offensive groups of the Russian army were found.
- Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the vicinities of settlements of Senkivka, Karpovychi (Chernihiv oblast), Bachivsk (Sumy oblast), Strilecha, Zelene, Hatyshche, Vovchansk, Chuhunivka, and Ridkodub (Kharkiv oblast) came under Russian fire.
- Kupyansk axis: the vicinities of Synkivka, Orlyanka, Kyslivka, Berestove, Ivanivka, Bohuslavka (Kharkiv oblast), and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk oblast) were shelled.
- Lyman axis: Hrekivka, Makiivka, Chervonopopivka, and Dibrova (Luhansk oblast) came under fire from Russian tanks and artillery.
- Bakhmut axis: Spirne, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba, and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast) were shelled.
- Avdiivka axis: the Russian army fired at Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).
- Novopavlivka axis: Vuhledar, Prechystivka, and Zolota Nyva (Donetsk oblast) came under the fire of Russian troops.
- Zaporizhzhia axis: Russian soldiers shelled the vicinities of settlements of Vremivka, Vilne Pole (Donetsk oblast), Hulyaipole, Chervone, Charivne, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, and Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
- Kherson axis: the Russian army continues shelling settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro river. In particular, the suburbs and the city of Kherson came under mortar fire.
Russian troops continue to rob the local population on the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast. In one of the settlements of Kakhovka district, Russian authorities announced an inventory check of movable and immovable property of local private entrepreneurs, followed by the so-called “nationalization”.
To replenish its casualties, the Russian army does not stop mobilizing the male population, including in the temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk oblast. Thus, the beginning of the next wave of mobilization was reported in the city of Alchevsk since January 09, 2023.
During the day of January 12, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 15x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian troops, as well as 5x air strikes on the positions of its anti-aircraft missile systems.
In addition, Ukrainian forces shot down 1x Russian Su-25 aircraft and 1x Orlan-10 UAV.
Ukrainian artillery and missile troops hit 3x command posts, 3x concentrations of Russian troops and military equipment, 1x S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and 3x ammunition depots.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: Russian troops have killed 65 civilians in Kherson since November 20, 2022
