[NewsFront] 21:05 Personnel combat work of the crews of heavy flamethrower systems of the group of troops “South” during the destruction of fortified strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
21:04 The Russian Armed Forces continuedestroypositions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson direction
19:52 Personnel from the same Avdievka pipe through which Russian soldiers from the “Veterans” brigade made their way into the enemy fortifications.
19:39 Heavy fighting is reported in the area of the Tsarskaya Okhota campsite; Russian fighters have advanced to the outskirts of Avdeevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to knock us out at any cost and regain lost positions; they have already lost about a battalion.
19:16 Ukrainian Telegram channels report explosions in Dnepropetrovsk.
18:41 Direct hit of "Lancet". A UAV unit of the Airborne Forces destroyed a twin ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
17:37 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The Russian Ministry of Defense for the first time reported the destruction of the French-made SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction near the village of Shumy;
During the day, the Russian air defense shot down eight HIMARS MLRS shells and two Tochka-U tactical missiles, destroyed 51 Ukrainian drones;
The Russian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction repulsed five attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the day, the enemy lost up to 175 military personnel;
The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces per day in the Donetsk direction amounted to up to 220 military personnel, three tanks, eight armored combat vehicles;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 105 military personnel in the South Donetsk direction per day;
The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yampolovka area in the Krasnolimansky direction, the enemy lost up to 260 troops;
The Russian military has improved the situation along the front line in the Donetsk direction;
The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction lost up to 60 soldiers per day.
16:40 About changes in the situation on LBS on January 24 - analysis from @Multi_XAM and @z_arhiv:
Heavy fighting is taking place in the Kupyansky, Seversky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Ugledarsky directions. In recent days, Avdievka has been in the spotlight. As part of the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the southern part of the city, our units cut off the old fortified area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the territory of the former air defense base, expanding the control zone of the bypass route and creating conditions for connecting two areas of concentration of our forces - from Opytny to the southern industrial zone and the Tsarskaya Okhota complex.
The enemy, using the aerial reconnaissance groups of the Special Operations Center “A” of the SBU, as well as the 110th separate mechanized brigade (OMB) of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, is actively reconnaissance of our positions in the southern industrial zone, operating from the Khimik microdistrict and the private sector.
On the southeastern flank of the enemy’s Kupyanskaya group, our forces managed to advance and occupy our point at Krakhmalnoye, taking control of a section of the N-26 highway and pushing back units of the 63rd battalion of the 103rd defense brigade, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the 44th Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
Active actions in this area have created conditions for reaching the flank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fortifications northeast of Tabaevka, held by the 44th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, as well as in the direction of Berestovoy (the southeastern flank of Peschany is exposed, where the positions of the 40th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located).
In the Krasno-Limansky direction and the Svatovo-Kremennaya line, fighting continued in the area of Ternov and Serebryansky forestry, however, there were no significant changes in the situation. The same cannot be said about the Seversky direction, where the Russian Armed Forces continue to put pressure in the area of Belogorovka and Vesely. The battles are going on to establish control over the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ support forces covering Razdolovka, the most important hub south of Seversk.
The defense here continues to be held by the 25th, 55th and 414th separate rifle battalions, with the support of the 54th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (consisting of two battalions), covering Razdolovka from the north. In the area between Sporny and Vesely, with the support of the Russian Aerospace Forces, our forces continue to storm the positions of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.
To the south, in the Bakhmut (Artemov) direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bogdanovka. In the Ivanovsky area, our forces also undertook active assault operations. The situation in the Kleshcheevka area remains difficult.
We will provide you with information on the situation in the Maryinsky and Ugledarsky directions in a separate post as part of the series of publications that began last week.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces launched assault operations south of Urozhainy, where they managed to push back units from the 3rd Mechanized Battalion of the 1st Presidential Brigade of the Special Forces, as well as the 31st brigade of the National Guard. Fighting has intensified in the Novodonetsk area, where the defense is held by the 4th Tank Brigade with the support of the 66th Division of the 406th Artillery Brigade. It is reported that our forces destroyed a large number of enemy equipment in this area.
15:47 Situation at the front as of January 24, 2024:
As a result of systematic artillery fire, a concentration of enemy manpower and equipment was destroyed in the Konstantinovka area, three air defense systems were destroyed in Novomikhailovka, and two UAV control posts were destroyed. South of Konstantinovka and north of Vladimirovka, up to 11 enemy support forces were suppressed.
TOS attacked a strong point west of Sladkoye.
In Ugledar, an ammunition depot was destroyed, and the enemy's air defense system in a five-story building was destroyed. West of Elizavetovka, northwest of Dobrovolye and southwest of Vodyanoye, three concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment were hit. In the Nikolskoye – Ugledar – Pavlovka area, up to seven strongholds in forest belts have been suppressed. According to available data, the AGS crew and up to nine manpower were destroyed.
North of Shevchenko and west of Novodonetsk, six oporniks were suppressed, and the crew of a heavy machine gun was destroyed.
To the west of Novodonetsk, TOS strikes were carried out against concentrations of manpower.
In the forest belts west of Staromayorsky and southeast of Rovnopol, the enemy made four attempts to strengthen forward positions. During the fire attack, up to 15 personnel were destroyed.
14:50 The Paratrooper’s Diary reports from the Zaporozhye direction.
“In the area of the settlement. Verbovoe: it is bitterly cold, there is no way to heat the stoves, since everything immediately begins to fly towards the positions of kamikaze drones, guns, mortars and cannon artillery.
In general, along the entire front line, the work of MLRS, cannon artillery, and mortar crews does not stop; exits and arrivals are constantly heard in both directions.
The enemy’s aviation and ours are practically out of time, but we would like to point out that every day we see and hear how the Russian Aerospace Forces bombard the enemy’s front-line rear areas with factories.
In the first half of the day, an enemy wing (reconnaissance UAV) flew past our positions; they reported from the frontline area that it was flying in their area. So you need to be careful and wait for the next kamikaze drones or MLRS.”
13:57 Artillerymen of the Russian Armed Forcesdestroypositions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using guided missiles "Krasnopol", allowing for accurate target destruction.
12:50 Reporter Alexander Sladkov denied reports that the Trudovskaya mine was recaptured by the enemy:
"Lies. Ours control both the mine and the ventilation shaft. We won a small but heroic battle. Moreover, our men defended the ventilation shaft for a long time during the tough blockade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and survived. There was a time when the wounded could not be evacuated. And one fighter, with a torn off foot, asked permission to crawl to the rear on his own. He crawled for two days, we were very worried when he disappeared from contact. But he crawled out on ours. “Trudovskaya” is ours!”
11:54 The situation near Avdievka and Mar'inka from military correspondent Yuri Kotenok:
“Taking into account the butting heads with the enemy in the Avdeevsky fortification, the advance from the Maryinsky line looks logical. From Marinka there is an offensive in all directions, daily assaults in several waves. The task is to surround n. p. Novomikhailovka, go to n. Pobeda and Georgievka. The enemy managed to dug in heavily around the latter. We approached Krasnogorovka, reconnaissance entered the boundaries of the settlement, but it was not yet possible to gain a foothold there.
A number of attempts to advance from n. v. Vodyanoye kn. villages Pervomaiskoye, Tonenkoye and Severnoye, there are no positive results yet. The enemy continues to hold n. n. Stepovoe, but his attempts are fading every day. For the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this is one of the key positions; our forces are already well entrenched in the plantings behind the railway.
In Avdievka itself there are urban battles, where the enemy can no longer suffer losses of 1 to 10, sitting on the defensive. At the moment the ratio is almost equal. Everything is booming at AKHZ and Tsarskaya Okhota. The enemy is systematically retreating. Some strange movement, as if they were all on skis. Are you really ready to surrender the city without a meat assault? But it’s too early to talk about it.”
11:07 Kreminnaya area Job of our artillery against the enemy. Our military is making progress in this direction.
10:49 Institute for the Study of War confirms advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Avdievka area.
10:17 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:
In the Krasnolimansk direction, during a special military operation, units of the Center group of troops repelled four enemy attacks.
In the areas of the Torsky and Chervonodibrovsky sectors, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery fire, defeated the assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the area of Serebryansky forest, the positions of the 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine were hit by artillery fire and air strikes.
During the day, the group’s artillery units hit more than 130 enemy targets, including two strong points, four areas where equipment was concentrated, and nationalist field artillery crews.
Enemy losses amounted to over 220 military personnel. A tank, two 152mm D-20 guns and four vehicles were destroyed.
09:55 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 14 shells;
-- n.p. Alyosha eight shells;
-- n.p. Peschanivka six shells;
-- n.p. Novaya Lagary seven shells;
-- n.p. Sagi six shells.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Obryvka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Krynki, firing a total of 21 cannon artillery shells.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:07 Army aviation provides round-the-clock fire support to our infantry. Personnel from Donetsk direction.
Using the coordinates received from the aircraft gunner, the pilots launched missiles, destroying the control center and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
08:37 Over the past 24 hours, armed formations of Ukraine have committed crimes against civilians of the DPR.
As a result of the missile shelling In the Kuybyshevsky district of Donetsk, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was killed, another rescuer was injured. In addition, seven civilians were injured.
Ukrainian militants also dropped ammunition from a UAV on a private residential building in Yasinovataya, resulting in the death of a man born in 1949. and a woman born in 1952.
In Volnovakha, six people were injured when an explosive device detonated.
In total, eight residential buildings and two civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged by shelling.
08:17 Front-line report as of the morning of January 24 from military correspondent Yevgeny Lisitsyn:
In the Avdeevsky direction, during a powerful attack by Russian attack aircraft in the south of the city, our fighters broke into a powerful enemy fortified area created on the basis of an air defense military unit. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units were destroyed: partially destroyed, partially captured.
About 45 people surrendered to the Russian army. Ukrainian sources already understand that the front in Avdievka near the Ukrainian Armed Forces may continue to crumble, and the time for the Ukrainian command to withdraw has been lost. Events for the enemy begin to develop according to the Artyomov scenario. Our servicemen also advanced in the Kamenka area. Here we managed to occupy several trenches along the N-20 road.
In the Svatovsky direction, the Russian army continues to hold the initiative, despite the fact that the enemy urgently pulled up reserves in the area of Berestovoye, Tabaevka and the liberated village of Krakhmalnoye. Progress towards Kotlyarovka is also recorded. Fierce artillery duels are taking place near these settlements.
In the Artyomovsky direction, the Russian army continues attacks on the heights northwest of Kleshcheevka and from Khromovsky in the direction of Ivanovsky. As for Bogdanovka, here our troops are entrenched in the central part of the village, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain their presence only in the western part of the village.
In the Seversky direction, the Russian army is fighting heavy battles near Belogorovka. Our guys are establishing a foothold in the southeast of the village on the territory of the mill.
In the Zaporozhye direction, our aviation carries out strikes from the FAB from the UMPC in the Kamensk direction. Near Rabotino and Verbovoy there are oncoming local battles for plantings.
In the Kherson direction, the activity of Ukrainian Armed Forces’ artillery strikes has noticeably decreased. Perhaps these are signs of their shell hunger. Taking advantage of the warming, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to carry out a rotation and provide a bridgehead in Krynki, but were met with heavy fire from the Russian Armed Forces.
08:01 Supercam calculation showed operation of a UAV in a special operation zone. Soldiers can operate undetected from virtually any position.
It takes no more than 15 minutes to fully deploy the equipment and launch the drone into the sky. To give the initial impulse, a special device is used - the so-called elastic catapult.
“We’ve been working with him for about three months now. In principle, there are no complaints at all about this model. "Orlan" is also a good thing, but this thing is reliable, it will always return home, even if it is jammed by electronic warfare. Unlike the Orlan, it’s much easier to launch, I don’t see any difficulties,” shared the UAV company operator with the call sign “Arab.”