According to Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman of the OSTG "Tavriya", the army of the Russian Federation is concentrating its efforts on assault operations in the Avdiivka and Novomykhailivka areas of Donetsk region.
What is known about the situation in the Avdiivka area
Shtupun emphasized that the war criminals of the Russian army carry out assault attempts almost without the involvement of military equipment, exclusively by the forces of infantry units.
The spokesman of the "Tavria" Air Defense Forces emphasized that during January 19, not a single enemy airstrike was recorded in the Avdiivka direction, however, Russian war criminals fired 3 missiles from the S-300 air defense system and shelled populated areas in Donetsk region with artillery.
Shtupun emphasized that currently there are enough reasons that explain the decrease in the use of aviation by the Russian occupiers in the Tauri direction.
In particular, according to him, this is the need for aircraft maintenance, weather conditions and problems with ammunition deliveries.
Shtupun added that the Russians are focusing their assault on Avdiivka and Novomykhailivka.
It is on the Mariinsky direction of Novomykhailivka. And mainly these are infantry attacks almost without the use of armored vehicles, — notes the spokesman of the "Tavria" OSTG.
According to his information, during the day, Russian war criminals carried out 592 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilian infrastructure objects in the Tavria direction.
What is known about the losses of the Russian occupiers in the Taurian direction
According to the information of the commander of the "Tavria" OSTG, Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, during the day, the Ukrainian military engaged in battle with units of the criminal army of the Russian Federation in the Tavria area 49 times.
One unsuccessful attempt by the enemy to improve the tactical position was south of Zolotaya Niva, and in Zaporizhzhia there were 3 of them — west of Verbove. The total losses of the enemy in manpower amounted to 356 people and 13 units of anti-personnel weapons, including 2 artillery systems, 3 drones, 3 cars and 5 units of special equipment.
