The 313th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 02.01.2023.
The Russian army launched missile and 28 air strikes. It should be noted that the Russian troops carried out 27 airstrikes against civilian infrastructure using the Shahed-136 UAV. All these drones were shot down.
The threat of further air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine.
The Russian army, losing a lot of manpower, continues to focus on conducting offensive actions on the Bakhmut and tries to improve the tactical position on the Kupyansk and Avdiivska directions.
The situation has not changed significantly in the Volyn, Polissya, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions. No signs of the formation of hostile offensive groups were detected.
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- On the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the areas of Yelina settlements of the Chernihiv oblast were hit by shelling; Maiske – Sumy oblast, as well as Strilecha, Starytsa, Vovchansk and Kamianka in Kharkiv oblast.
- In the Kupyansk direction, Russian military fired mortars and rocket artillery at the districts of Novomlynsk, Dvorichna, Liman Pershyi, Vilshana, Kupyansk, Orlyanka, Kotlyarivka of the Kharkiv oblast, and Andriivka and Stelmakhivka of the Luhansk oblast.
- On the Lyman direction, Makiyivka, Chervonopopivka and Dibrova in the Luhansk oblast, as well as Terny in the Donetsk oblast, came under Russian fire.
- In the direction of Bakhmut, Russian soldiers continue to shell the areas of the settlements of Spirne, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Bakhmut, Kostyantynivka, Stupochki, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Kurdyumivka, Mayorsk and New York in Donetsk oblast.
- Russian fire was recorded in the Avdiivka direction in Berdychi, Avdiivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, and Vodyane in the Donetsk oblast.
- In the Novopavlovsk direction, Vuhledar, Zolota Nyva, Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka in Donetsk oblast were affected by the fire.
- In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Russian army inflicted fire damage on the Novopil settlements of Donetsk oblast; Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Dorozhnyanka, Hulyaipilske, Charivne, Novodanylivka, Orihiv, Mali Shcherbaki, Stepove, Kamianske and Plavni in the Zaporizhzhia region and Musiivka in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
- In the Kherson direction, the Russian army continues shelling populated areas along the right bank of the Dnipro River. In particular, the civil infrastructure of Kherson, Antonivka, and Beryslav was damaged by artillery shelling. There are wounded among the civilian population.
On December 31, up to 10 units of Russian military equipment of various types were destroyed and damaged in the area of concentration in the settlement of Makiivka, Donetsk oblast, the losses of personnel of Russian troops are being specified.
Russian troops continue to commit illegal actions against local residents in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson oblast. Russian soldiers collect information about persons engaged in business activities and seize their vehicles and goods.
During the day, the Ukrainian aviation made 10 strikes on Russian concentration areas and 5 strikes on the positions of its anti-aircraft missile systems.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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