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[REGNUM] The weather in Russia is breaking cold temperature records, and the severe frosts that came on New Year's Eve inevitably have an impact on the work of public utilities and transport infrastructure. Every new frosty day brings reports of problems due to weather phenomena; the cold wave brought not only beautiful winter landscapes, but also difficulties for many residents of Russia, from couriers and motorists to emergency crews of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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[Regnum] Three temperature records were broken in St. Petersburg on January 4. This was announced by the chief weather forecaster of St. Petersburg, Alexander Kolesov, in his Telegram channel.
According to him, on January 4, three records were broken in the city - night, day and average daily temperatures.
“It turns out that the day on January 4 of this year is generally the coldest in the history of the city, and the deviation of air temperature from the norm yesterday was 19.5 degrees,” the specialist noted.
Kolesov clarified that on the day of January 4, the temperature in the city did not exceed -22.1 degrees, while the previous record of -18.1 degrees was repeated twice (in 1985 and 2003). The forecaster noted that the average daily temperature exceeded the previous record of 1950 (-22.1 degrees), dropping to -23.6 degrees.
Previously, he reported that between 8 and 9 o'clock on January 4, the air temperature in the city center dropped to -25.3 degrees.
“Before this, the record had been held since the frosty year of 1950, then in Leningrad on January 4 the air temperature dropped to -25.1 degrees,” the weather forecaster noted.
As reported by IA Regnum, according to forecasts from Roshydromet forecasters, during the period from January 6 to 8, abnormally cold weather will continue in Moscow with an average daily temperature of 7–15 degrees below the climate norm. Due to dangerous phenomena, the agency recommended not to use electrical appliances not intended for this purpose to heat rooms.
Leading specialist at the Phobos weather center, Evgeny Tishkovets , noted that, according to weather forecasters, in Moscow the night of January 4 became the coldest since the beginning of winter, the temperature dropped to minus 27.1 degrees. There had not been such frosts in the Russian capital on that day for 42 years.
Points for free distribution of hot non-alcoholic drinks have been opened in Moscow parks. It is noted that residents and guests of the city can treat themselves to hot non-alcoholic drinks (mulled wine, tea, coffee) in parks under the jurisdiction of the capital’s Department of Culture, where points for free distribution of drinks have been opened. It is clarified that the points were opened to make visitors feel more comfortable in cold weather.
Abnormal frosts in Moscow affect the work of Sheremetyevo Airport. A 24-hour operational headquarters has been established at the airport and measures are being taken. Thus, parking staff help owners warm up and start their cars. On January 4, more than 250 motorists took advantage of this assistance when leaving parking lots.
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[LB] The Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Mykolaiv, Luhansk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were also shelled.
In the Kirovohrad region, the anti-aircraft defense worked at night. Previously, there were no casualties or damage, according to the summary from OVA as of this morning.
In Cherkasy, during the air raids, the defenders destroyed five enemy "shaheds". There were no casualties. There is damage to power lines as a result of falling UAV debris. Currently, three settlements are without electricity, two more are partially without electricity. Emergency crews are working.
In Sumy at night, the Russians carried out six shellings of border territories and settlements. 20 explosions from mortars, artillery and small arms were recorded. The communities of Bilopolska, Shalyginska, Seredino-Budska, Sveska, and Znob-Novgorodska came under fire. In advance - without consequences. Yesterday, during the day, the Russians carried out 10 shellings of the border territories and settlements of the region. 38 explosions were recorded. The communities of Bilopolska, Krasnopilska, Khotynska, Velikopysarivska, and Esmanska came under fire. No consequences.
In Chernihivska, there were two shellings (13 explosions) per day. The enemy shelled the Koryukiv and Novgorod-Siversky districts with mortars. No information was received about losses among the local population or damage to civil infrastructure. The data is being verified.
In Luhansk on Nevsky, the invaders hit four KAB-500 guided aerial bombs, completely destroying two more houses. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Yesterday, the Russians unsuccessfully attacked in the direction of Kupyansk. During the day, the enemy fired 153 rounds (541 shells).
In Kharkiv, more than 15 settlements were hit by enemy artillery and mortar attacks, including: Udy, Vovchansk, Mala Vovcha, Potykhonov, Synkivka, Tabaivka, Ivanivka, and Berestov. Tonight, the enemy shelled Vovchansk. A private house was damaged. No casualties. Yesterday evening, the enemy carried out a rocket strike and shelled Liptsi with artillery and MLRS. There are no reports of damage or casualties. No casualties were reported during the day.
In Zaporizhzhia last day, rioters made 199 attacks on 17 settlements of the region. 55 enemy drones attacked Gulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Malynivka, Poltava, Novodarivka, Charivne, Novoandriivka, Levadne and Kamianske. The occupiers bombarded Orikhov and Novodarivka from aviation, and also shelled Gulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, and Novodanilivka with salvo missile systems. There were 139 shellings on the territory of Gulyaipol, Robotyny, Charivny, Chervony, Levadny, Poltavka, Pyatikhatok, Kamianskyi, Maly Shcherbaki and other front-line towns and villages. Eight reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings and infrastructure facilities.
In Dnipropetrovsk, eight enemy kamikaze drones were targeted in the Nikopol district yesterday. Six more times the occupiers fired with heavy artillery. Nikopol, Pokrovska village, Chervonogrigorivska and Marganetska communities came under attack. Two men, aged 56 and 67, were injured. In total, almost two dozen houses were damaged in the area. Private and industrial enterprises were mutilated. Several garages, cars and utility buildings were damaged, power lines and gas furnaces were affected. At night, our defenders shot down six "shaheeds" over the region. All of them are in the Kryvyi Rih district. Debris fell on the territory of the non-working enterprise. No one was hurt. The terror of the Nikopol district continued. The enemy shelled the district center, Marganetska and Chervonogrigorivska communities three times with heavy artillery. In total, he fired more than ten shells. There were also no deaths or injuries.
In Donetsk region , six settlements are under fire from mortars: Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Krasnohorivka, Katerynivka, Novobakhmutivka, Myrnograd. 20 residential buildings (of which 16 are multi-apartment buildings), a police building, a preventive clinic, a kindergarten, a school, a cafe, premises of the "YUG-Service" base, an elevator building, five civilian cars, a transformer, a building of garage boxes, two administrative buildings of the mine were damaged. , the premises of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. In one day in Donetsk region: two dead and two wounded.
In Mykolaiv evening, in the Bashtan district, as a result of a Shahed 131/136 UAV hit, warehouses on the territory of an agricultural enterprise were set on fire, and they were liquidated. In addition, the building of the kindergarten, the village center of culture and private houses were damaged. There are no casualties.
In the Kherson region, the enemy fired 125 rounds (637 shells) during the day, of which eight rounds (30 shells) were fired at Kherson. Four "shahedis" were shot down. The Rashists targeted the districts of 35 settlements of the region; critical infrastructure facilities in Kherson and Kherson district, humanitarian aid warehouse in Beryslav district. As a result of artillery shelling of Novovorontsovka, a local resident was injured. A 68-year-old woman was injured in her own home. She was hospitalized with an eye injury. The enemy also hit Stanislav. Private houses and cars were damaged. A 61-year-old local resident received non-life-threatening injuries. A woman, 48 years old, came under fire in a car. She was diagnosed with a concussion. The victim is provided with medical assistance. A man born in 1969 was also injured. He refused hospitalization. The occupying forces hit Novotyagintsa. A 52-year-old woman was injured. She was taken to the hospital. The Russians also shelled the central part of Kherson. One of the blows hit a residential building. Previously, an 87-year-old woman was injured. Yesterday evening, the enemy carried out a Shahed 131/136 UAV attack on Kherson. A private house was damaged. There was no information about the victims. The enemy also carried out a Shahed 131/136 attack on the village of Vysoke. The premises of the village council were destroyed, two modular houses were destroyed, three cars were burned, and four more were damaged. Two civilians were injured. In one day in the region: one person died, seven more were injured.
In the morning in the Kherson region, the occupiers attacked a modular town and an administrative building. Seven people were injured, one victim was hospitalized with damage to the abdominal cavity and liver.
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[Korrespomdent] 21:51 In Kiev, sappers neutralized the warhead of the Kinzhal aeroballistic missile, reported to the State Emergency Service and showed a photo:
21:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the “interception” of five Ukrainian UAVs by air defense systems over the western part of the Black Sea.
21:06 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the most intense fighting is now taking place in the Avdeevsky, Maryinsky, Bakhmutsky, Limansky and Kupyansky directions. “The main priority of our state is to provide everything necessary to protect Ukraine and for our active actions. Ammunition. Drones. Equipment. Personnel. To withstand this year means to withstand this entire war. Important time. In many ways decisive,” the president emphasized.
Zelensky also said that he had a “very meaningful” conversation with Erdogan - they discussed, in particular, security in the Black Sea and global food security. According to the Ukrainian president, since the start of the sea export corridor from Ukraine, more than 14 million tons of cargo have already been transported through it - that’s almost 500 ships. In addition, the parties discussed work regarding the Peace Formula, Turkey agreed to send its representative to the next meeting of advisers in Davos in January. Zelensky and Erdogan paid special attention to the return of all prisoners and deportees, including children.
In turn, the office of the Turkish president reported that Erdogan offered Zelensky his mediation in peace negotiations with Russia. In addition, Erdogan stated the importance of resuming the work of the grain corridor and emphasized that “a ceasefire regime should be established in Ukraine as soon as possible.”
20:47 The Telegraph newspaper published an excerpt from a book by Time journalist Simon Schuster, which describes how Zelensky has changed during the year of war. The President and his team allowed Shuster to spend most of his time on Bankova during the first year of the full-scale invasion and oversee the work. Read more in the material Book about Zelensky .
19:55 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of NATO Armed Forces in Europe, Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli: “He talked about the situation at the front. The operational-strategic situation remains complex, but controllable.” According to Zaluzhny, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue defense operations, concentrating on repelling enemy attacks and inflicting maximum losses on them.
The parties discussed possible actions of the Russian Federation, which are expected in the coming weeks and months, and specifically focused on the issue of countering massive missile attacks and the need to strengthen Ukrainian air defense.
19:18 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. In addition, the enemy shelled the Nikopol region with artillery three times and sent four kamikaze drones there. In Nikopol, one private house was destroyed and five were damaged. A fire started in a country house in the Marganets community.
19:04 Putin issued an order according to which orphans and children left without parental care with Ukrainian citizenship can receive Russian citizenship by the personal decision of the President of the Russian Federation. Heads of Russian organizations where children are kept can submit an application. Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said that after the children are granted Russian citizenship, deported Ukrainian children “legally” will not remain in Russia. He called this a sign of the genocide of Ukrainians.
18:56 The Russian Army launched a missile attack on an agricultural enterprise in the village of Ingulets, Kherson region - one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
18:50 The most interesting thing among what Kiev received from Germany is the latest development of the Rheinmetall 2021 SKYNEX air defense system. Thus, Ukraine became the only operator of these weapons in the world. A special feature of the complex is that it is capable of fighting a whole “swarm” of drones, cruise missiles and aircraft. More details can be found in the material What kind of air defense system does Ukraine have ?
18:39 The Russian military began to storm Avdeevka in all directions, said the head of the city military administration, Vitaly Barabash: “Yesterday the enemy became more active in all directions of the Avdeevka section, they began to storm. About 20 directions. A very difficult situation.” At the same time, he believes that the Russians will not be able to take the city before the Russian presidential elections in March. Currently, 1,169 people remain in Avdeevka.
17:57 On January 4, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit ammunition depots near the village. Pervomayskoe in Crimea, StratCom reported.
17:34 Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that the city of Shebekino came under fire, according to preliminary information, there was one casualty. He also invited residents of Belgorod who are worried about their safety to go to temporary accommodation centers in other areas of the region.
17:02 British Defense Minister Grant Shapps threatened North Korea with consequences for supplying missiles to Moscow: “Together with our partners, we will force North Korea to pay a high price for supporting Russia.”
16:27 Russia produces up to three fighter-bombers a year - such as the Su-34, said Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, commenting on the arson of the Su-34 at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk. According to him, for the Russian Federation the loss of aircraft is very noticeable, because their production under sanctions is quite long and problematic. Su-34/35 are the most modern Russian aircraft.
15:51 Kadyrov suggested that the United States lift sanctions against his relatives in exchange for the release of 20 Ukrainian prisoners.
15:46 Russian troops fired at Kharkov with missiles, the manufacturing country of which was not the Russian Federation, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. According to him, the remains of an Iskander-M with erased markings were found in Kharkov. “We are now carrying out all the necessary research in order to establish the country of origin. First, I will say that the markings have been erased from these missiles. However, what we can see, the country of origin is not the Russian Federation, let’s say so. When will there be more exact information from the General Staff, from our intelligence, we will report this immediately,” said Sinegubov.
15:25 The speaker of the Ground Forces, Vladimir Fityo, called The Telegraph’s material about the Russians preparing an offensive in the Kharkov direction “not worth attention.” According to him, the journalists “twisted everything” and there was “nothing new” in the material. Fityo emphasized that the publication refers to “some incomprehensible military intelligence units,” so the article “is not worth attention.”
14:44 Nepal stopped issuing work permits in Russia and Ukraine after several citizens of the country died as part of the Russian army, writes Reuters. At least ten Nepalese who fought on the side of the Russian Federation died, about 100 went missing, and in total several hundred people signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense.
14:26 The head of the Kharkov OVA, Oleg Sinegubov, commenting on The Telegraph’s information about a possible repeated offensive of the invaders on Kharkov, noted that the concentration of enemy military units on the border has not yet been recorded. At the same time, he confirmed that the Russians are indeed carrying out unprecedented massive shelling of settlements near the border - Liptsy and neighboring villages.
“In order to talk about any offensive or plans of the enemy, he must concentrate his military units in one direction or another. There is no such concentration yet. However, the situation can change every minute, and we, of course, are closely monitoring this. We understand that the enemy has not abandoned his intentions to recapture the territories that he lost in the fall of 2022, as well as to capture Kharkov,” explained Sinegubov.
13:47 The Russians are already hitting Ukraine with ballistic missiles received from North Korea. These could be KN-23, KN-24 or Scud, which are dangerous for air defense. The media write, citing American officials, that Pyongyang recently provided Moscow not only with several dozen ballistic missiles, but also launchers. Read more in the article Missiles from the DPRK .
13:18 As a result of the attack on military facilities in Crimea on January 4, not only the command post was hit, but also serious damage was caused to the defense system, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also worked towards a new deployment of “martyrs” on the peninsula, she added.
13:02 The Russians shelled the Dnieper district of Kherson, four people were wounded. A warehouse containing humanitarian aid, residential buildings and vehicles were damaged, the OVA reported.
12:40 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems allegedly destroyed the Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile over the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
12:28 Ukraine is preparing for the resumption of the offensive of Russian troops near Kharkov, as the enemy intensifies bombing of the city and region. The possible start date for the offensive is January 15, The Telegraph writes, citing a source close to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:16 At night and in the morning, air defense destroyed 21 of 29 Shahed-type attack UAVs , the Air Force command reported. The attack took place in two waves from the Primosko-Akhtarsk area and Cape Chauda. The drones were shot down within the Nikolaev, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Cherkassy, Kirovograd and Khmelnytsky regions. The enemy sent some of the drones to the frontline zone of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions. Most of the UAVs were destroyed by units of mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
11:27 The Kiev Defense Council instructed management companies to prevent heating systems from freezing in the event of an emergency caused by possible Russian shelling, since a sharp cold snap is expected in the capital in the coming days. The capital’s Defense Council also instructed to ensure the operation of all Indestructibility Points around the clock, to check the readiness to ensure the operation of health care institutions in case of a critical situation, to check attics, technical floors of residential buildings, etc. before frosts.
11:10 The Russians once again attacked the front-line thermal power plant, which had already been shelled more than ten times, DTEK reports. Initially, there were no casualties, but the equipment was seriously damaged.
10:53 In 2023, the Air Force shot down 70% of Russian missiles (938 out of 1335) and almost 84% of attack drones (2640 out of 3149). Russia fired the most air targets at Ukraine in December - 199 missiles and 623 drones (of which 128 and 508 were shot down, respectively).
10:18 The Air Force cannot yet confirm information about the use of ballistic missiles by the Russian army from North Korea, said Yuri Ignat, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, experts are studying rocket debris, but so far there is no such data. According to Ignat, one should not expect anything radically new from North Korean missiles, because Pyongyang uses technology transferred from the USSR. “It may differ from Iskander in some ways, but not too much,” he believes.
09:32 At night, the Russian army struck three Shahed-type drones in the Vysokoye Tyagin community of the Kherson region. The administrative building and the modular campus were damaged, seven people were injured, including a 14-year-old teenager, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Over the previous 24 hours, one person was killed and seven were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:11 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia is stepping up efforts to obtain ballistic missiles from abroad because these missiles are more effective at bypassing Ukrainian air defense systems.
09:05 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 5:
personnel - about 363,070 (+790) people,
tanks - 6011 (+9),
armored combat vehicles - 11,142 (+14),
artillery systems - 8604 (+30),
MLRS - 949 (+2),
air defense systems - 631 (+1),
aircraft - 329 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 6771 (+18),
cruise missiles - 1786 (+1),
ships/boats - 23 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,463 (+40),
special equipment - 1313 (+9).
08:39 In the Cherkasy region, air defense destroyed five enemy drones - no people were injured, but two cases of damage to power lines as a result of falling UAV debris were recorded. Now three settlements are without electricity, two more are partially without power, said the head of the Regional Public Administration Igor Taburets.
08:16 In the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, six Shahed drones were shot down at night. The debris fell on the territory of a non-operating enterprise, no people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
07:52 On the evening of January 4, in the Bashtansky district of the Nikolaev region, as a result of a hit by a UAV of the Shahed 131/136 type, a fire occurred in warehouses on the territory of an agricultural enterprise, which was promptly extinguished. A kindergarten, a rural cultural center and private houses were also damaged. No people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
07:18 Over the past 24 hours, 59 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 16 enemy attacks near Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 16 attacks in the Pervomaisky and Nevelsky areas of the Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, seven attacks were repulsed near Maryinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled four attacks near Sinkovka and east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region; on Bakhmutsky - four attacks in the Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka areas of the Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - eight attacks in the Rabotino area and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead; the enemy carried out six unsuccessful assault operations in one day.
03:20 Ukraine in 2024 will focus its efforts on the liberation of Crimea, while the front line on the mainland will remain almost unchanged, The Economist writes following an interview with Zelensky.
00:33 Ukrainian pilots who are undergoing training on F-16 fighters in the United States are expected to complete it before the end of 2024, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.
00:14 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian air defense allegedly destroyed and intercepted 36 Ukrainian drones over Crimea and one over Kuban.
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IMPORTANT Person for the Russians is SEVERELY WOUNDED! BUDANOV talking on the GUR raid in the Belgorod region:
"I can only say that one very interesting person for the Russians got very seriously injured" & added that a helicopter was immediately requested to evacuate this man to Moscow
There are rumors else where that it was the Russian Defense Min and he was hit in an Ukrainian missile attack ... (Rumors)
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[EngMilRu] In the period from 30 December 2023 to 5 January 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 41 group and one massive strikes with high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on decision-making centres, objects of the Ukrainian military industrial complex, military airfield infrastructure, arsenals, and fuel bases.
Attacks were also carried out against the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, nationalist formations, and foreign mercenaries.
All the assigned targets have been engaged.
Over the past week, units of the Zapad Group of Forces have repelled 18 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kupyansk direction.
Air strikes and artillery fire defeated the enemy's manpower and equipment close to Ivanovka, Berestovoye, Vishnyovoye, Kupyansk, Peschanoye, Petropavlovka, Sinkovka, Terny, Timkovka (Kharkov region), Novosyolovskoye and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 485 troops, six tanks(including one Leopard-2), 11 armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, seven Olkha and Czech-made Vampire MLRS launchers, as well as eight field artillery guns.
In addition, three ammunition and fuel depots of the AFU were destroyed.
In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces in cooperation with Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery has repelled four attack launched by the enemy.
Clusters of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye, Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forestry.
The enemy's losses totalled over 690 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, two tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aircraft and artillery have repelled nine attacks launched by the enemy.
AFU's losses over the past period in this area amounted to more than 1,990 troops killed and wounded, four tanks, 17 armored fighting vehicles (including two Bradley IFVs), 64 motor vehicles, and 26 field artillery guns.
In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces has repelled five attacks launched by the enemy.
Air and artillery strikes hit Ukrainian Armed Forces units near Vodyanoye, Makarovka, Paraskoviyevka, Staromayorskoye, Ugledar, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses in this direction were more than 950 troops, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, and 17 field artillery guns.
In Zaporozhye direction, the Russian troops repelled the enemy's attack north of Novoprokopovka (Zaporozhye region).
Moreover, the AFU's military personnel and hardware were hit by fire near Verbovoye, Orekhov, Kamenskoye, Lukyanovskoye, Novodanilovka, and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were more than 350 troops, one tank, 15 armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, and eight field artillery guns.
In Kherson direction, the Dnepr Group of Forces in cooperation with the artillery defeated the enemy's manpower on the right bank of the Dnepr River close to Tyaginka, Ivanovka, Sadovoye, and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
As a result of the Russian troops' actions, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 225 troops killed and wounded in this direction.
In addition, the following were eliminated: one tank, two armored fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, 14 boats, one Buk-M1 SAM launcher, 11 field artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
During the week, 13 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered (including eight people in Kupyansk direction).
Over the past period, Missile Troops and Artillery, Operational-Tactical Aviation and unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed: three HIMARS and Olkha MLRS launchers, one S-200 SAM launcher, one radar of the S-300 SAM system, one ST-68 radar station for detecting and tracking low-altitude targets, as well as two U.S.-made counter-battery radar stations.
Russia's air defence units have shot down one Su-27 aircraft and one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force during the past week.
In addition, eight Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 14 Tochka-U tactical missiles, three S-200 converted surface-to-surface systems, 107 HIMARS, Olkha, and Vampire MLRS systems, three HARM anti-radar missiles, and 253 unmanned aerial vehicles were eliminated.
In total, 565 airplanes and 264 helicopters, 10,459 unmanned aerial vehicles, 447 air defence missile systems, 14,483 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,200 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,639 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 17,100 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 20:55 Kupyansk direction. It is reported that our fighters discovered military equipment that was hidden by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in a forest plantation. All enemy equipment was discovered by UAV crews of the reconnaissance unit of the motorized rifle brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group of forces. 19:08 Junior commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine send people to certain death
One day, when railway worker Alexander Simonov was at work, a summons was brought to his home.
The military registration and enlistment office informed him that his reservation was not renewed in a timely manner. As a result, on September 5, 2023, he was called up and, after short training, was thrown to the front line as part of a unit. Once in position, the servicemen were left without commanders. When Russian troops approached, Alexander surrendered without a fight along with his colleagues.
17:36 Kherson direction. district settlement Krynki.
Our guys report the destruction of several enemy enemy groups after landing on the right bank, reports Front bird.
17:35 On the night of January 4-5, one of the units of the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Northern Fleet captured private of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:32 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group
Units of the “Southern” group of troops in the Donetsk direction, with the support of aviation strikes and artillery fire, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 10th Mountain Assault, 3rd Assault, 42th Mechanized brigades, 112th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Sporny, Bogdanovka, Krasny, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka. The enemy lost up to 190 troops killed and wounded.
Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, and 12 vehicles.
During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm M777 howitzer and a 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
Air defense systems shot down 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements Spornoe, Berestovoe, Yelenovka, Marinka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
15:45 A UN film crew is working in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkov regions. Foreigners were spotted in the village of Krasnopolye earlier this week.
In the Sumy-Bogodukhov area, there may be provocations with Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery attack local residents in the near future.
15:44 The territorial defense battalion of the city of Khmelnytsky suffers losses while trying to cross the Dnieper.
A group of four people in the area of ??the village. Krynka was liquidated in its entirety, reports the command of the 106th TrO brigade.
15:43 Result of the arrival of the Russian FAB-500M62 aerial bomb with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC) at the point of temporary deployment of Ukrainian militants. Two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.
14:33 Our fighters from Zaporozhye direction shared footage of TOS-1A “Solntsepek” working on enemy positions in the Krynok area
14:31 Statement of Head of the press center of the "West" group
Units of the "West" group of troops, during active operations with the support of aviation and artillery fire, improved the situation along the front line in the Kupyansk direction.
The manpower and equipment of the 14th, 21st, 43rd, 92nd and 115th Mechanized brigades and the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novoegorovka, Ivanovka and Berestovoe.
During the counterbattery fight, the crew of the 152mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S19 "Msta-S" under the command of the gun commander, Corporal Sergei Sukhodsky, destroyed the enemy's 120mm mortar.
Up to 100 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three cars, a 300mm Vilkha MLRS combat vehicle, and three 122mm RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles were destroyed.
13:02 Ka-52M crews as part of the strike group completed attack on enemy strongholds and manpower in the Donetsk direction
13:01 A repeat air raid alert was announced in Sevastopol. The movement of sea and land public transport in the city has been suspended.
12:00 Donetsk direction, Avdeevsky section – situation as of January 5, 2024
In the Stepovoye, Berdychi area and to the north the Russian armyprogressingon average 100 meters every 2 days. The front is wide, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are large. There is significant progress in the dacha area and in the Pervomaisky area.
11:59 Explosions do not subside in the Khmelnitsky region. The military airfield in Starokonstantinov continues to receive Russian drones.
11:58 An air raid alert has been declared in the Nikolaev, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions. Authorities warn of the danger of a missile attack.
10:27 Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moved their positions in several areas in the Artemovsk direction in Donbass, told RIA Novosti commander of the special forces group of the Southern Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign Don.
09:34 Around midnight, Ukrainian troops shelled the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing four NATO 155mm caliber rounds into the city, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.Telegram channel.
09:32 Reports from the Verbovoy and Rabotino districts in the Zaporozhye direction Front bird:
Yesterday, late in the evening, the enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance in force with up to one platoon. According to tradition, moving along the forest belt, the enemy infantry fighting vehicle drove into a minefield. Minus NATO canned goods and personnel.
09:25 Front-line report as of the morning of January 5 from the military correspondent Evgenia Lisitsyna:
-- This time I want to start from the Avdeevsky direction. Here, Russian fighters managed to advance and occupy several key enemy strongholds in the Pervomaisky area. The Russian army also attacked in the area of Nevelskoye, Severny and Tonenkoye. But it has not yet been possible to break through the enemy’s defenses in these areas. Heavy fighting continues on the Northern flank near Berdychi, and the Russian Armed Forces are also conducting reconnaissance in force near the Avdeevka coke plant.-- In the Artyomovsk direction, the Russian army showed the greatest activity in the Bogdanovka area, where it is increasing pressure on the enemy. This village flows into the city of Chasov Yar, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already prepared for defense. South of Artyomovsk, our guys continue to push the enemy back from Kurdyumovka and Andreevka, as well as to outflank the Kleshcheevka area.
-- Good news is also coming from the Maryinsky direction. Here the Russian army took control of several more enemy strongholds in the direction of the village of Pobeda. There are also fierce battles for Novomikhailovka, most of which is currently a “gray zone”.
-- In the Kupyansk direction, in addition to assaulting the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ????Sinkovka and Petropavlovka, the Russian army is hitting enemy reserves that arrive at the Kupyansk-Uzlovoy railway station. Artillery is very active against targets identified by our reconnaissance.
-- In the Kherson direction, hostilities entered the positional stage. I note that attack drones are actively used on both sides. At the same time, our fighters very effectively manage to use “Lancets” on targets both at Krynki and on the opposite bank of the Dnieper.
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