The 334th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 23.01.2023.
During the day, Russian troops launched 4x missile strikes targeting Ukrainian settlements (2x missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense) and 18x air strikes. The Russian army also conducted 24x MLRS attacks.
The threat of Russian air and missile strikes across Ukraine remains high.
The Russian army continues its offensive on Bakhmut and Avdiivka axes, with the aim to capture the entire Donetsk oblast, regardless of suffering numerous casualties. Russian offensive operations on Kupyansk axis failed, all attacks were repelled.
All maps provided by War Mapper
- Lyman, Novopavlivka, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson axes: Russian soldiers are on the defensive. Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes, no offensive groups of the adversary were found.
- At the same time, the vicinities of settlements of Novovasylivka, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Stukalivka (Sumy oblast), Huryiv Kozachok, Slobozhanske,Zelene, Ternova, Starytsya, Vovchansk, Zemlyanky, Kamyanka, and Krasne Pershe (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled.
- Kupyansk axis: the Russian army shelled the vicinities of Dvorichna, Hryanykivka, Kupyansk, Kyslivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast), as well as Novoselivs’ke and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk oblast).
- Lyman axis: the vicinities of Makiivka, Ploshchanka, Kreminna, Dibrova, and Kuzmyne (Luhansk oblast) came under Russian fire.
- Bakhmut axis: Spirne, Vyimka, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Maiorsk, and New York were shelled.
- Avdiivka axis: Berdychi, Avdiivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) came under Russian fire.
- Novopavlivka axis: Mykilske, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Neskuchne, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast) suffered Russian attacks.
- Zaporizhzhia axis: Komyshuvakha (Donetsk oblast), Chervone, Hulyaipole, Charivne, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv (Zaporizhzhia oblast) were subject to artillery attacks.
- Kherson axis: Russian troops keep targeting civilian population on a daily basis. Antonivka and Kherson came under MLRS fire yet again.
Russian soldiers keep dying ingloriously in Ukraine. On January 20-21, the Russian army conducted offensive operations on Zaporizhzhia axis near Mali Shcherbaky. According to an update, the Russian army lost more than 50x troops, including 16x killed, in exchanges of fire and combats with Ukrainian Defense Forces over the mentioned period. In addition, 9x units of weapons and military equipment of various types (1x tank, 6x IFVs, and 1x Tiger armored vehicle) were destroyed. 4x more units were damaged.
Since early January 2023, the number of wounded Russiansoldiers in the temporarily occupied part of Kherson oblast has seen a major increase. Local hospitals are packed beyond their capacity. All gravely wounded are distributed among medical institutions in the oblast. Only a small number are sent to the temporarily Russian-occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea for further treatment.
In a number of settlements (Sievierodonetsk district, Luhansk oblast), Russian soldiers are taking every effort to isolate the local residents. In particular, Ukrainian television and mobile connection are unavailable.
During the day of January 23, Ukrainian Air Force launched 5x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian troops.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces shot down 2x Russian Su-25 aircraft, 1x Ka-52 attack helicopter, 1x “Orlan-10” unmanned aerial vehicle, and 2x Kh-59 air-to-surface guided missiles.
At the same time, Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 3x concentrations of Russian military and 1x logistics depot.
Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
See also: Russian troops mined almost 900,000 hectares of the liberated territories in the south of Ukraine
