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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:12 According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 220 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the main areas.
22:31 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the village of Lobkove in the Zaporozhye region and Klescheevka in the DPR.
21:30 Situationson the Kinburn Spit, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine “landed, parachuted, but never landed.”
20:43 Ukrainian troops fired on civilian infrastructure on Thursday in three cities of the Kherson region, located on the left bank of the Dnieper, there is destruction, a representative of the region's emergency services told reporters on Friday.
The Cossack Camps, Kakhovka and Naked Pier were subjected to shelling from cannon artillery.
19:25 Kyiv security forces used to attack the Belovodsky district, unmanned aerial vehicles of the Mugin-5 Pro type, which could be in the sky for more than seven hours, were the expert of the LPR representative office in the JCCC Alexei Getmansky.
18:13 The German Foreign Intelligence Service (BND) reports: the Ukrainian army loses a three-digit number of soldiers every day, fighting with Russian troops in Bakhmut, Der Spiegel reports, citing the information received.
18:04 Situation in Artemovsk close to the operational environment, Wagner units are advancing day and night, the head of the DPR said.
17:55 A Ukrainian soldier complains about broken machine guns from NATO.
Reported also that decommissioned shells often explode in cannons or self-propelled guns, but it was ordered to be silent about this so as not to discredit partners.
Ukraine receives mainly old or decommissioned weapons that have been in warehouses for years.
17:50 DPR spetsnaz scouts destroyed enemy task force.
In the course of conducting reconnaissance at night, scouts of the 3rd Guards Separate Special Forces Battalion discovered the advance of a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The special group was destroyed by a well-aimed ATGM launch.
17:31 Footage of the destruction of the howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.
The enemy howitzer was spotted and destroyed by the RF Armed Forces in time during the counter-battery fight.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that there weredestroyed American self-propelled artillery M109 "Paladin", howitzers 122mm D-30 and 152mm "Msta-B", as well asshot down Mi-8 helicopter in the air.
17:28 In the Kherson direction during the counter-battery fightdestroyedAPU technology.
- American self-propelled artillery M109 "Paladin";
— howitzer 122mm D-30;
- howitzer 152mm "Msta-B".
This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
17:26 RF Armed Forces are continuously working on Ukronazi positions non-stop, not letting them raise their heads -video
17:23 Armed forces of the 128th Brigade (Transcarpathian region) complain to volunteers about problems with medical support -video
It is reported that doctors do not have bandages, tourniquets and other essentials. Also, the command of the brigade does not make up for losses in equipment, so in some units there are no vehicles left to take out the wounded.
Volunteers call on Ukrainians to solve problems in the brigade by announcing fees for the purchase of SUVs and medical supplies worth thousands of dollars.
16:52 Circumstance in the Donetsk-Zaporozhye direction as of 16.00 January 20, 2023
At the Orekhovsky sector, servicemen of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the RF Armed Forces storm the defensive line of the 128th Guards Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Malye Shcherbaki - Stepovoye. Russian fighters managed to knock out the forces of the 2nd battalion of the 9th Gepard special forces regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and liberate the village of Lobkove, destroying at least 15 Ukrainian fighters and taking control of three enemy strongholds.
To the east, Russian fighters are advancing on the suburbs of Orekhov in the area of Novoandreevka, Novodanilovka and Malaya Tokmachka. Taking control of these settlements will allow you to surround the city from the south and southeast.
Orekhov is one of the key transport hubs in this area, and its release will greatly facilitate the supply of Russian troops on the line of contact and will strengthen positions before further advance to Zaporozhye.
In the Pologovsky section, units of the 5th combined-arms army occupied the dominant heights near the village of Malinovka east of Gulyaipol. During the offensive, at least 20 members of Ukrainian formations were liquidated. At the moment, the RF Armed Forces are fixed on the liberated lines.
The Ukrainian command is also waiting for the resumption of the assault on the Belogorye-Charivnoe line, where territorial defense units are deployed, reinforced by ATGM crews.
In the Ugledar sector, Russian reconnaissance groups uncovered the positions of the Ukrainian army in a forest belt near the village of Elizavetovka. Pinpoint strikes by the artillery of the RF Armed Forces hit the firing positions of the artillery together with the personnel.
In Marinka, on the western outskirts of the city, positional battles continue, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold back the advance of Russian troops. One of the companies of the 79th brigade was destroyed in full force.
Despite this, the Ukrainian command is pulling additional forces to the site . This indicates plans to continue to hold the defense in this direction.
16:51 Air raid alert again announced in Kirovograd, Nikolaev and Odessa regions of Ukraine.
16:05 Destruction of positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area in the Kharkiv region
In the north of the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces constantly conduct reconnaissance and hit the identified accumulations of enemy manpower, equipment and artillery positions.
Near the village of Veterinary Russian troopsdestroyed deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The UAV operator noticed the movement of the infantry and gave target designation to the artillery, which covered the house from the first shot.
Regular strikes against targets in the border areas are essential: the more targets are precisely destroyed, the less Ukrainian formations will shell the cities and villages of the Belgorod region.
15:49 Artillery strikes on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kremennaya.
On the Starobelsky direction of the RF Armed Forcesstartled positions of Ukrainian formations located to the west of the settlement of Torskoe.
The enemy was identified using a drone: the operator noticed the movement of the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine between the fortifications. Then they were covered by Russian artillery.
Heavy fighting has been going on in the area near Kremennaya for several months. Ukrainian formations are trying to reach the city from the south through the wooded area and create a threat to the operational encirclement of the garrison.
15:28 In the Bakhmut (Artyomovsky) section, the Ukrainians continue to suffer heavy losses in killed and wounded -video
14:15 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (20.01.2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, army aviation and artillery of the Western Military District inflicted fire damage on units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Timkovka, Tabaevka and Berestovoye of the Kharkov region. Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks, as well as two 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansk direction, artillery fire from the Central Military District inflicted damage on units of the 92nd and 66th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka and Makeyevka of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Serebryansky forestry.
In the area of the settlement of Krasny Liman of the Donetsk People's Republic, a warehouse of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to over 40 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armored fighting vehicles and a 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In the Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault detachments, with fire support from operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Southern Military District, liberated the settlement of Klescheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic. In the area of the settlement of Zvanovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, a warehouse of rockets for multiple launch rocket systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
In addition, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two cars, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as 152mm Giacint-B and D-20 howitzers were destroyed in a day.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the settlement of Lobkovoe, Zaporozhye region, was liberated by successful offensive actions of the units of the Eastern Military District. A hangar with weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Kamianske, Zaporozhye region.
Also, in the area of the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporozhye region, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar was destroyed. The total losses of the enemy per day amounted to 90 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, four armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, an 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, as well as two 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In the Kherson direction, during a counter-battery fight, an American M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount was destroyed in a firing position, as well as two howitzers: 122mm D-30 and 152mm Msta-B.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 78 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 103 districts.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the settlement of Posad-Pokrovskoye, Kherson region, shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the air.
Russian air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Lozovaya, Kharkiv region.
Also during the day, five unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Berdyansk of the Zaporozhye Region, Kyrylivka and Zeleny Gay of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Six rockets of the HIMARS and 220mm BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were intercepted in the areas of the settlements of Mirne and Lyubimovka in the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 374 aircraft, 202 helicopters, 2908 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7583 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 985 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,878 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,121 units of special military vehicles.
14:03 Attack on Zaporozhye: the Russian army took under CONTROL locality Lobkove.
A hangar with equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of Kamensky, Zaporozhye region.
Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 90 militants.
14:00 Cossacks of the Terek Cossack army firmly hold the defense on the Kinburn Spit in the Kherson region -video
Russian units, in cooperation with volunteer Cossacks of the Terek Cossack Army, successfully carry out combat missions to protect the civilian population, and also repel attempts by Ukrainian militants to land enemy troops on the Kinburn Spit.
The Ukrainian military act vilely: they use banned phosphorus munitions, they fire at civilians on Orthodox holidays.
The enemy by his actions only strengthens the determination of the Cossacks.
"The Cossacks, like their ancestors, stand in positions. We will not let anyone in here, no matter how they use their prohibited weapons. They won't come through here. That is why we are here," says Vitaly Kuznetsov, ataman of the Terek Cossack Army.
13:59 Assault aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces continues to successfully carry out the tasks of destroying manpower and equipment of Ukrainians -video
13:58 Nikolaev also does not lag behind the forced burial, handing out subpoenas wherever possible -video
13:57 All over Ukraine announced air alert.
Ukrainian media reports about a drone in Kyiv.
13:56 Summaries from the Zaporozhye Front
In the Zaporozhye direction, the intensity of hostilities sharply increased.
The Russian Armed Forces fired at the enemy from tanks, mortar and artillery fire in the Vremovka and Novopol areas in the DPR and Olgovskoye, Malinovka, Gulyaipole, Zaliznichnoye, Gulyaipolskoye, Charivnoye, Belogorye, Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, Nesteryanka, Malye Shcherbaki and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye region.
Our army launched a local offensive in the Orekhov area. 4 n.p. released from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and are under close fire control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
During the counterbattery fight, 152mm Akatsiya howitzers were destroyed in the area of the settlement. Preobrazhenka and 152mm D-30 in the area of the settlement Orekhov.
During the counter-sniper fight and a whole range of activities, eliminated enemy sniper instructor of the highest class.
12:38 Army and assault aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of the special operation -video
11:45 "Mission - lay 40 shells on the enemy's fortified area" - reactive aircraft ensured the advancement of our attack aircraft -video
After artillery preparation, the 1st Viking Group and the 1st OBSPN occupied the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR.
10:48 Kherson direction, an example of a successful counter-battery fight -video
The howitzer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was spotted in time and destroyed along with the ammunition with a well-aimed blow.
10:38 During the night strikes in Kherson, an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. The consequences of secondary detonations and fire are still observed -video
10:36 Air raid alert announced in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine.
09:45 Footage of the work of our tankers to destroy the calculation of the AGS of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a pickup truck in the Zaporozhye direction -video
09:37 Destroyed Ukrainian BTR-4E in the NVO zone -video
09:25 Forced distribution of subpoenas in Ukraine is gaining new momentum -video
This time in Rivne, representatives of the soldiers of the Ukroreich frankly spit on the constitution of their country, about which they directly say this to a local resident and try to take him to a forced grave.
09:14 Showed courage and determination by pulling the combat vehicle out of the blow -video
During the attack on the positions of Ukrainian nationalists, the MLRS crew, in which Private Andrey Poverinov performed combat missions, fired at the identified fortified defense areas of the militant units.
During the counterbattery fight, the enemy revealed the position of the combat vehicle of the multiple launch rocket system and began to return artillery fire according to the calculation of Andrey Poverinov.
Despite the shelling of the enemy, Private Andrei Poverinov rushed to the combat vehicle and brought it out of the shelling of the militants to a safe place.
Having quickly moved to a new position, the calculation continued to provide artillery support to the advancing units of the Russian troops.
Thanks to the support of rocket artillery, Russian troops managed to break through the defensive line of the militants and force them out of their positions.
09:12 An effective link between the work of UAV operators and gunners in the destruction of Ukrainians in the Bakhmutsky (Artemovsky) sector -video
09:11 Another footage of the night work of the Russian artillery in the area of the settlement. Marinka, including incendiary ammunition -video
08:15 Find and defuse: how servicemen of engineering and sapper units of the Western Military District carry out demining of liberated territories -video
In the same ranks with the engineers of the ZVO units, combat missions are performed by military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, and volunteers.
Sapper units are the first to go through minefields and engineering barriers, make passages for equipment and units, ensuring the offensive of Russian troops. During engineering reconnaissance, sappers detect and destroy both anti-tank and anti-personnel mines on the spot.
The sappers inside huge backpacks have everything they need for a combat mission. This is the most modern electronics, which is included in the sapper complex.
Today, several anti-tank mines have been found on the site, sappers are neutralizing them with an overhead charge. Each such cleared mine is another step closer to peaceful life.
08:05 Summary on the morning of January 20, 2023
PMC "Wagner" released N. p. Kleshcheevka south of the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut). On the northern side of the Artemovsky sector of the front - fighting in the settlement. Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka.
In the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Armed Forces, as a result of a reconnaissance in battle in the Orekhovsky direction, occupied several enemy strongholds.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting offensive operations in Novoselovskoye (northwest of Svatovo, in the "gray zone") with the support of armored vehicles.
In a number of areas, the enemy is waiting for the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces and is preparing for defense, transferring reinforcements.
Yesterday the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the settlement. Beams of the Shebekinsky district of the Belgorod region.
In the LPR, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Belovodsk region of the LPR using seven UAVs. Six strike UAVs were shot down and did not reach their targets. One UAV damaged the premises of the mechanical workshop of the stud farm. Two tractors damaged.
In the DPR, the enemy fired 219 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population in Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Makeevka, and Volnovakha. Two civilians were killed in Volnovakha.
❗️In Moscow, air defense systems "Pantsir" were installed on the roofs of buildings.