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[NewsFrontInfo] 19:15 Each projectile is right on target: the use of the Krasnopol high-precision munition by marine artillerymen in the special operation zone -video
Crews of 152mm howitzers "Msta-B" of the artillery units of the marines of the Pacific Fleet continue to destroy strongholds, firepower and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of a special military operation.
The artillerymen of the Pacific Fleet use the Krasnopol corrected ammunition, which is equipped with a semi-active laser homing head. On the descending part of the trajectory, the head searches for a target illuminated by a laser designator. Guaranteed hitting the target with a deviation of no more than a few meters is provided, regardless of the firing range.
18:34 The situation in Donetsk-Zaporozhye direction as of 18.00 January 23, 2023
In the Zaporozhye sector, Russian units pushed out the forces of the 3rd battalion of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the village of Kamenskoye. However, the fighters of the RF Armed Forces have not yet entered Kamenskoye, as the Ukrainian artillery is working hard on it. At the moment, the settlement is in the "gray zone".
At the Orekhovsky section, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regrouped and were able to hold the Malye Shcherbaki - Shcherbaki - Novoandreevka - Novodanilovka line. Active counter-battery struggle continues along the front line.
The offensive on a wide front is complicated by the remote mining of M73 cluster munitions by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Servicemen of the RF Armed Forces conduct local attacks on Ukrainian borders, pointing artillery at firing positions.
At the same time, the Ukrainian command expects the resumption of the assault on both the Orekhovsky and Pologovsky sectors. A total of 18 people were deployed to the advanced positions at the Belogorye-Charivnoye line to reinforce the 103rd Battalion of the 108th Troop Regiment.
In the vicinity of Tavriysky, artillery crews of the 44th brigade were deployed, one launcher of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS was moved to Orekhov, and additional crews of 155mm M777 howitzers arrived at the front lines of the 65th brigade.
In the Pologovsky sector, units of the 102nd Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are equipping firing positions and strongholds in Chervonoye and Malinovka.
At the Vremievsky sector, servicemen of the RF Armed Forces conducted reconnaissance in force at the position of the 231st Battalion of the 128th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Vremyevka.
To strengthen the defense, crews of the 43rd Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred to Bolshaya Novoselka, and observation posts were equipped at the turn of Bolshaya Novoselka - Novoselka.
17:35 "The guys are working well": the combat work of the crews of the MLRS 300mm "Tornado-G" of the Southern Military District in the special operation zone -video
Calculations "Tornado-G" destroy command posts, warehouses with weapons, ammunition and fuel and lubricants, and also conduct counter-battery combat with enemy artillery located at a great distance.
The maximum efficiency and accuracy of volleys is provided by fire adjustment with the help of unmanned aircraft and advanced artillery reconnaissance detachments.
16:25 "Mortar 120mm 2B11 works well, we shoot clearly": training of mortars of the Central Military District in the rear areas of the special operation -video
Crews of 120mm mortars of the Central Military District are practicing the skills of quickly and effectively hitting enemy targets in the NVO zone.
Mortarmen perform the deployment of guns in combat positions, carry out orientation, aiming and firing from closed firing positions.
Soldiers learn to use the tactics of "roaming mortars" - a quick change of firing positions located near the enemy. After hitting the targets, the mortar crews of the Central Military District leave their positions and take cover in dugouts.
16:23 Ukrainian snipers, who had placed their positions in the attic of a civilian house, were discovered by Russian servicemen, and fire was immediately opened on them. Ukram had to urgently retreat - video
15:19 Odessa: now militants in ambulances are capturing men and dragging them to the slaughterhouse The Kiev regime sent an entire army for an urgent forceful burial of cannon fodder -video
15:01 Drones of the DPR fighters hit the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with precise strikes -video
The strike UAV operators of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps worked with a bang: successfully dropped bombs made two fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with one KIA and another one was wounded.
Mavic drones are still in dire need of the front for reconnaissance, fire adjustment and bombing.
14:56 Footage of the defeat of the Ukrainian oporniks by the airborne troops in the forest near Kremennaya -video
The paratroopers of the 76th Airborne Division suppressed firing points with fire from the BTR-82A, 40mm grenade launcher AGS-17 and 120mm Nona self-propelled guns, after which the assault groups broke into the trenches, where they destroyed the remnants of the militants or took them prisoner. Some of the lucky ones managed to escape, leaving their wounded and dead.
The work of the 76th Pskov Guards Division on one of the hottest sectors of the front.
14:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine (23.01.2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the Western Military District inflicted fire damage on the accumulations of manpower of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Berestovoe, Kharkiv region and Novoselovskoe, Luhansk People's Republic. More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen and one car were destroyed.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, artillery fire from the Central Military District and the Airborne Forces inflicted defeat on units of the 80th and 95th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Serebryansky forestry area. Enemy losses amounted to up to 70 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and two US-made AN/TPQ-37 and AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radars.
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 Krasnopolye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Over 60 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two 152mm towed artillery Msta-B and 122mm towed artillery D-30 howitzers, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were destroyed in this direction in a day.
In the Zaporizhia direction, as a result of a complex fire engagement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the troops of the Eastern Military District, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, as well as a combat vehicle of the 122mm Grad multiple launch rocket system were destroyed in a day.
In the Dnieper direction, high-precision ground-based weapons inflicted a defeat on the temporary deployment point of a unit of the 107th Rocket Artillery Brigade near the village of Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk region. As a result of the impact on the opened firing position, the launcher of the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, along with the crew, and two vehicles were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 24 hours defeated 63 artillery units in firing positions, as well as manpower and military equipment in 97 districts.
During the day, air defense systems shot down three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya in the Luhansk People's Republic and Zhovtneve in the Kharkiv region. Also, 14 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers were intercepted in the areas of the city of Donetsk, the settlements of Avdeevka, Pilipchatino of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Chervonopopovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 376 aircraft, 203 helicopters, 2934 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7607 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 987 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,893 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 8,153 units of special military vehicles.
14:13 Soledar direction situation as of 13.00 January 23, 2023
In the Soledar sector, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC, after the liberation of the village of Krasnopolye, are moving in the direction of Razdolovka to the north of Soledar and Blagodatny in the west.
Units of the 10th Guards Brigade, reinforced by two armored vehicles, made an unsuccessful attempt to storm the Russian positions at the Razdolovka-Stryapovka line. The offensive was thwarted by artillery fire.
Members of the 17th Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine report that the main reason for the loss of Soledar is the error of the command during the transfer and replacement of personnel of the 128th brigade.
According to the operational group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, over the past two weeks, the total losses of the entire Ukrainian garrison in Soledar and its environs alone amounted to more than 2,000 people killed and wounded.
In the northeast of Bakhmut, Russian troops are fighting in the vicinity of Krasnaya Gora, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to hold a defensive line. Ukrainian artillery fires on the offensive areas of the RF Armed Forces.
Cannon and rocket artillery guns, including national-made Alder-M MLRS with a range of up to 130 km, as well as a large number of armored vehicles, were supplied to the Ukrainian formations in this sector.
However, at the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have a significant shortage of ammunition, which makes it impossible to conduct a massive shelling. One crew cannot use more than five shells per day.
An impromptu RAV warehouse was organized in Paraskovievka, where additional shells, thermal imagers, ultrashort-wave radio stations and batteries were delivered the day before.
In Bakhmut, assault detachments of the Wagner PMC advanced in the Myasokombinat and Zabakhmutka districts, and also occupied a residential area on the southern outskirts from the Experimental side.
The withdrawal of the 60th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues from the Druzhkovka station due to the losses incurred. Strongholds and positions are occupied by members of the 93rd brigade, which arrived to replace.
In the south-west of Kleshcheevka, the "Wagnerites" entrenched themselves to the north and north-west of the village and are advancing towards Krasnoye (Ivanovsky), establishing control over four strongholds and three firing positions. The capture of Red will allow taking Bakhmut into the operational environment.
The Ukrainian command formed a separate tactical group on the basis of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have occupied the areas southwest and west of Kleshcheevka and are preparing to launch a counteroffensive to regain control over the lost territories.
13:06 The long arm of artillery: crews of 152mm self-propelled howitzers 2S3 "Acacia" of the artillery unit of the Southern Military District destroy objects and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - video
Artillerymen of the Southern Military District, supporting the actions of motorized rifle and tank units, strike at enemy fortifications, accumulations of manpower and columns of military equipment of Ukrainian militants.
Reconnaissance of enemy positions and adjustment of the accuracy of the fire of combat vehicles was carried out by UAV crews.
12:27 Footage of the work of our artillery on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction (For Cheburashka) - video
11:57 As of January 23, 2023 on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation freed Mesopotamia and Krasnopolyevka.
11:45 Starobilsk direction situation as of 11.00 January 23, 2023
In the Kupyansko-Svatovsky sector, the enemy is conducting reconnaissance of the positions of the RF Armed Forces with the help of small UAVs and sabotage groups located at the forefront.
In Novoselovsky, Ukrainian formations take up positions near the railway station. The continuation of the attack on Kuzemovka was delayed for several days due to bad weather conditions.
One of the DRGs of the 103rd Terodefense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operates along the railway tracks in the Novoselovsky-Kuzemovka area, and a detachment of the Ukrainian SOF operates in the vicinity of Novovodyanoe.
At positions northwest of Kupyansk, trenches and dugouts are being equipped in case of an offensive by the RF Armed Forces. Local residents report the arrival of a convoy of military equipment in the vicinity of Kupyansk.
There are no significant changes in the situation in the Limansky section. Russian servicemen are fixed at the Makeevka-Ploshanka line, equipping additional strongholds.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine conduct artillery fire on various areas along the front line, while not going on the offensive. Small DRGs are unsuccessfully trying to get through the defensive formations of the RF Armed Forces.
In the vicinity of Zarechny, the 1st battalion of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is deployed. A fire support company of 107 troop troop units, EW crews and Fagot anti-tank systems were transferred to the unit.
10:50 The 3rd Brigade of the DPR covered a group of Ukrainian militants - video
The UAV operator of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, during reconnaissance, discovered the movement of a group of Ukrainian militants. Artillery fire was opened on the identified target, as a result of which the enemy suffered heavy losses.
09:34 Breaking through the enemy’s defenses: the combat work of T-90M tank crews to destroy objects and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the special operation zone — video
The tankers of the Southern Military District carried out a fire defeat of the accumulation of enemy manpower and military equipment, frustrating the plan of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack the positions of the RF Armed Forces.
Crews of modern T-90M "Proryv" tanks advance to the line of opening fire, suppress firing points and change position using the terrain and natural shelters. Tankers successfully hit targets that are at a considerable distance and out of line of sight. According to the coordinates obtained with the help of the UAV, observation posts, ammunition depots, as well as foreign military equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper are being destroyed.
Tank crews quickly master modern technology, act boldly and skillfully, showing heroism, courage and courage.
09:02 A cache of Ukrainian militants with 306 kg of explosives was found in the LPR - video
Russian security forces discovered another cache of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kudryashovka in the LPR. The cache contained shells for heavy artillery and 306 kg of explosives, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said.
The investigation established that the ammunition and explosives were kept by a citizen of Ukraine, who at the time of the start of the special operation served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in the vicinity of Kudryashovka.
08:05 Summary on the morning of January 23, 2023
The Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction drove the enemy out of the settlement. Kamenskoe, in the evening there were still reports of fighting near the village. There are active operations in the direction of Orekhov and Gulyaipol, our troops are fixed on the occupied lines.
Rocket troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces defeated the command post of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the settlement. Lezhino near Zaporozhye.
In the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction, PMC "Wagner" is developing success from the positions of the recently occupied Kleshcheevka (located southwest of the city) in order to quickly encircle the city.
On the Kherson direction - artillery duels.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansko-Svatovsky sector are concentrating reinforcements in the direction of the settlement. Novoselovskoe.
On the Zaporozhye sector of the front, the enemy is gathering reinforcements against the backdrop of the advance of our troops.
Near the border with Belarus (eight km), in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted military exercises using heavy armored vehicles and a battery of self-propelled guns in order to work out the containment of Russian troops entering from Belarus.
In the Belgorod region, the village of Vyazovoe, Krasnoyaruzhsky district, came under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no one was injured. At night, our air defense system worked over Belgorod and the Belgorod region
The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the LPR: Zolote, Starobelsk, Fomovka, three houses were destroyed.
The enemy fired 56 shells at the civilian population of the DPR, Donetsk, Gorlovka, Panteleimonovka, Kashtanovye , Mineralnoe, Staromikhaylovka, Ilovaisk were under fire.