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[Korrespondent] 22:36 As a result of the Russian strike on the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, 11 people were killed and ten were injured , said the head of the regional state administration Vadim Filashkin. Among the dead were five children ranging from three to 17 years old. In particular, six died in the Rivne Mirnograd community, five in Pokrovsk. 75 houses, a first aid station and an administrative building were damaged. The prosecutor's office clarified that the Russians fired eight missiles at the Pokrovsky district at about 15:00.
20:52 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported that on January 6 it carried out another special operation, in which military intelligence operators struck Russian air defense positions in the Belgorod region. As a result, two Russian Pantsir S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems were disabled. The cost of one such air defense missile system is approximately 10-15 million dollars.
20:00 Zelensky in an evening video message announced “new lines of cooperation with partners, in particular in relation to drones, strengthening our capabilities in the use of drones and in countering Russian drones, in strengthening electronic warfare - electronic warfare equipment.”
The president also said that he had held meetings with the government’s defense bloc: “The key is to provide our soldiers with weapons and military equipment. Sustainable supply, sustainable production with a clear tendency to increase our production of both shells and equipment - in Ukraine and together with partners. We are working "As much as possible, this year our Defense and Security Forces can base a significant part of their actions on our Ukrainian production. And so that the enemy feels it - the real power of Ukrainian weapons." According to Zelensky, there are already “many accurate things made with Ukrainian weapons.”
19:13 Zelensky, by his decrees, promoted the head of the SBU Vasily Malyuk and his deputy Alexander Poklad. Major General Malyuk became lieutenant general, Poklad received the rank of major general.
18:39 As a result of the Russian strike on the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, according to preliminary data, 11 people were killed, including five children , said the head of the regional state administration Vadim Filashkin. Eight more people were injured. The Russians hit the area with S-300 missiles, the main blow falling on Pokrovsk and the Rivne Mirnograd community.
18:24 As a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region, two nine-year-old children were injured - they and their parents were traveling in a car between Daryevka and Fedorovka when the enemy opened fire, OVA reported. Also, one person was injured in the Kherson region, in Tyaginka and Ivanovka.
18:12 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that six Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles were allegedly destroyed over the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
17:10 The United States has imposed sanctions against a bakery in Tambov, which produces UAVs for the military, writes the Financial Times. The drones are assembled using a 3D printer, which produces frames, holders for antennas and cameras. Most components are purchased online, allowing you to spend up to $500 on a drone. The bakery produces 250 drones per month.
16:44 The delivery of F-16s from Denmark to Ukraine is delayed by six months, the Danish publication Berlingske reported, citing the country’s Ministry of Defense. Copenhagen was due to deliver the first six aircraft by the end of 2023, but delivery is now expected in the second quarter of 2024. The delivery schedule was subject to the fulfillment of a number of conditions, including the successful training of Ukrainian pilots, as well as the availability of sufficient logistics and infrastructure to service the F-16 in Ukraine.
16:35 As a result of Russian shelling of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, at least six people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. The city's private sector came under attack - six houses were destroyed. There may still be three people under the rubble. In addition, a fire broke out in the Rivne Mirnograd community; no casualties were reported.
Also the day before, a mine in the region was de-energized due to shelling; 17 workers spent 16 hours underground and were already brought to the surface. In Krasnogorovka, Maryinsk community, one person was wounded. One person was killed and one was wounded as a result of an airstrike on the Northern Toretsk region. The Russians dropped two air bombs on the village, hitting two multi-storey buildings.
15:39 The Russians fired mortars at the city of Volchansk, Kharkov region - one person was wounded, residential buildings and the territory of an enterprise were damaged, the prosecutor's office reported.
11:42 The Russians hit Nikopol in the Dnepropetrovsk region with artillery - one person was killed, two were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager. In the city, 13 private houses and six outbuildings, power lines, and a gas pipeline were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
11:25 Belgium officially began its presidency of the European Union. Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said that support for Ukraine remains a priority issue.
11:13 The GUR recently conducted another raid in the Belgorod region, as a result of which, among others, someone “quite significant” was wounded, because the Russians immediately requested a helicopter to evacuate him directly to Moscow, Budanov said.
11:02 The defeat of the command post in Crimea near Sevastopol had a significant impact on the entire defense system of the peninsula, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Pivden Operational Command. According to her, now this system “is in emergency reformatting mode.” In addition, the strike had an impact on the moral and psychological state of the Russian military, she added.
Gumenyuk also commented on information on social networks that the affected control center near Sevastopol was allegedly responsible for a secure communication channel with the command in Moscow. She did not rule out this and called the goal of the strike to deprive the Russians of communications in the southern direction.
10:06 The Russians attacked the Tyagin community of the Kherson region - the village council building, modular houses where internally displaced persons lived, a warehouse with humanitarian aid, and cars were destroyed, the OVA reported.
09:11 At night, air defense destroyed two Shahed-136/131 UAVs, which Russia launched from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk area. Drones were shot down in the Nikolaev and Khmelnytsky regions, the Air Force command reported.
09:07 At night, the Russians fired from MLRS at the city of Kupyansk, Kharkov region. As a result of the shell hit, the lyceum building and a residential building were damaged, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA.
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 6:
- personnel - about 363,870 (+800) people,
- tanks - 6018 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 11,158 (+16),
- artillery systems - 8617 (+13),
- MLRS - 950 (+1),
- air defense systems - 633 (+2),
- aircraft - 329 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 6787 (+16),
- cruise missiles - 1786 (+0),
- ships/boats - 23 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,478 (+15),
- special equipment - 1317 (+4).
08:38 The Air Force destroyed another control point in Crimea , near the Saki airfield, said Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk.
08:14 The Russians tried to strike the Nikolaev region with two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, which lost their combat capability in the air. There was no destruction or casualties, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim.
07:53 Over the past 24 hours, 62 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and another 17 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 15 attacks were repelled near Maryinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled seven enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Bakhmutskoye - three attacks near Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - one attack in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead; the enemy carried out 13 unsuccessful assault operations during the day.
03:12 Russia has requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on January 22 regarding the “supply of Western weapons” to Ukraine, Russian media write.
01:09 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the air defense allegedly intercepted and destroyed four Ukrainian aircraft guided missiles over Crimea.
00:43 The European Commission is preparing an alternative assistance package for Ukraine if the summit on February 1 fails to approve a four-year support program worth 50 billion euros, said EC head Ursula von der Leyen.
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