The Ukrainian military repulsed 35 enemy attacks in the Avdiivka direction, restraining the enemy in the Mariinka direction. Two enemy ammo depots were destroyed.
Russian shelling on January 17
During the last day, 98 combat clashes took place. In total, the enemy carried out 4 missile and 29 air strikes, including 49 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our army and populated areas.
At the end of last day, the Russian occupiers launched rocket attacks on the central part of the city of Kharkiv. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population. A hospital, private and multi-apartment residential buildings, including other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.
The following were hit by airstrikes:
Vovchansk, Kharkiv region;
Orlivka, Avdiivka, Kostyantynivka, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane, Donetsk region;
Mala Tokmachka, Preobrazhenka, Orihiv , Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 120 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire.
The situation at the front
In the Volyn and Polisk directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts active sabotage activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, and increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Kupyansk direction.
In the Lyman direction, our defenders repelled 11 enemy attacks in Terny, Yampolivka, and Torske districts of Donetsk region, and another 17 attacks near Makiivka, Bilohorivka, Serebryansk forestry of Luhansk region and north of Hryhorivka, Vesele, Donetsk region.
In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 9 attacks by the occupiers near Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka, Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy, who does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers firmly hold the defence, inflicting significant losses on the invaders.
During the past day, the defence forces repelled 20 enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutivka, Stepove, Avdiivka and another 15 attacks near Pervomaiske and Nevelske in the Donetsk region.
In the Mariinka direction, our defenders continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Heorgiivka, Mariinka and Novomykhailivka in the Donetsk region, where 17 attacks were repulsed.
The occupiers did not conduct offensive (assault) actions in the Shakhtarsk direction.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the Defence Forces repelled the enemy's attack west of Verbove.
In the Kherson direction, the Defence Forces continue measures to expand the bridgehead. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not stop trying to knock our units out of their positions. During the past day, the enemy carried out 6 unsuccessful assaults on the positions of our army.
At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers continue to actively inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops, exhausting the enemy along the entire front line.
Losses of the enemy
During the past day, the aviation of the Defence Forces struck 1 area of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy. Also, one Kh-59 guided air missile was destroyed by the forces and means of air defence of Ukraine.
Units of the missile forces damaged 1 personnel concentration area, 2 control points and 2 enemy ammunition depots.
