General Staff operational report January 9, 2023 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The 320th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 09.01.2023.

During the day of January 9, the Russian army launched 1x missile attack on Kharkiv and about 10 MLRS attacks, in particular, targeting the civilian infrastructure of Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson oblasts.

The threat of air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains high. Do not ignore any air raid warning signals.

  • Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian troops fired at the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian targets in the vicinities of settlements of Buchky (Chernihiv oblast); Starykove, Shalyhine, Volfyne, Basivka, Petrushivka (Sumy oblast), Strilecha, Zelene, Ambarne, and Hatyshche (Kharkiv oblast).
  • Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the Russian army fired tanks, mortars, artillery and missile systems at the vicinities of 16 settlements. Among them are Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne (Kharkiv oblast, Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploshchanka, and Dibrova (Luhansk oblast).
  • Bakhmut axis: more than 15x settlements came under fire. In particular, those are Spirne, Berestove, Bilohorivka, Soledar, and Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast).

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  • Avdiivka axis: Russian fire was reported near Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).
  • Novopavlivka axis: Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, and Vuhledar (Donetsk oblast) were shelled.
  • Zaporizhzhia axis: the Russian army shelled the vicinities of 13x settlements.  Among them are Zelene Pole, Novopil (Donetsk oblast), Hulyaipole, Charivne, Shcherbaky, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
  • Kherson axis: civilian infrastructure of Chornobaivka, Antonivka, Kherson, and Zolota Balka, was damaged by artillery shelling in particular.  There are civilian casualties.

According to the available information, the so-called prosecutor’s office of Russian authorities started its work from the so-called “nationalization” of local enterprises in Nyzhni Sirohozy (Kherson oblast), on January 9, 2023.

The Russian army continues to suffer losses. Thus, up to 300x Russian soldiers have been taken to the city hospital of Lysychansk (Luhansk oblast), over the first week of 2023 alone.

The Ukrainian Air Force launched 17x air strikes on the concentrations of Russian troops and 3x air strikes on the positions of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems.

At the same time, units of missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit 1x command post and 1x concentration of  Russian manpower.

Source: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine


See also: Russians shelled the market in the Kharkiv region, there are injured civilians: photo, video


 

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