The three hundred and seventeenth day of the large-scale Russian invasion continues.
During the day, the enemy launched one missile strike and carried out 12 attacks from rocket salvo systems, including on the civil infrastructure of the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
The threat of enemy air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine.
In order to maintain offensive potential and replenish losses, the invaders continue mobilization measures.
The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on attempts to seize the Donetsk region within the administrative border completely. Conducts offensive actions on the Bakhmutsky and unsuccessfully tries to improve the tactical position on the Kupyansk, Lymansk, and Avdiivka directions.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, without significant changes, the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, and no signs of any formation of offensive groups have been detected.
On the Siversk and Slobozhansk directions, the areas of Mykolaivka settlements in the Chernihiv region and Strelecha, Krasne, Ambarne, Bugruvatka, Gatishche, Zelene, and Odradne in the Kharkiv region were shelled.
In the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, areas of 19 settlements came under enemy fire. Among them are Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka and Dibrova in the Luhansk region.
Areas of more than 15 settlements were damaged by fire in the Bakhmut direction. In particular, Spirne, Berestov, Bilogorivka, Soledar, and Bakhmut of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy fired tanks, mortars, barrels, and jet artillery on the areas of Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka settlements in Donetsk region.
Vremivka, Velika Novosilka, Vugledar, and Paraskoviivka of the Donetsk region were shelled in the Novopavlivski direction.
Areas of 16 settlements were damaged by enemy fire in the Zaporizhzhia direction. Among them - Zelene Pole and Novopilya in the Donetsk region; Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Shcherbaki, and Stepovye of the Zaporizhia region and Nikopol - Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the Kherson direction, the civilian infrastructure of the settlements of Chornobayivka, Berislav, Zolota Balka and Kherson was damaged by enemy artillery shelling. There are casualties among civilians.
The enemy continues to suffer losses. On January 5, 2023, the location of the Russian occupation troops in Havrylivka Second, Kherson region, was confirmed to have been destroyed. Currently, it is known that up to 100 wounded servicemen were brought to local hospitals. Information about eliminated invaders is being clarified.
During the day, Ukrainian aviation struck the area where the Russian occupiers were concentrated. The results of the damage are being clarified.
Units of missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out fire damage in 2 areas of the concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy during the day.
Glory to Ukraine!
