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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:31 At the polygons continues combat training of military personnel
Servicemen of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps continue to undergo training at the training grounds. Here they improve their professional skills and prepare for new battles.
19:25 arrtillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
according to n.p. Kremennaya with the use of MLRS (seven missiles).
According to preliminary information, three civilians were killed.
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
17:12 As a result of the arrtillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, four private houses on the street were damaged. Veresaeva. Walls, roofing and windows were damaged.
16:20 RIA Novosti fixed footage of a shooting battle in the Avdievka direction.
15:59 "Wagner" sent already the fourth convoy of trucks that return the bodies of Ukrainian servicemen killed in the battles during the assault on Soledar.
15:45 As a result of the arrtillery attack of the Kirovsky district of Donetsk in the courtyard of the house on the street. Tchaikovsky, a man born in 1979 was wounded.
15:23 Statement by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Konashenkov I.E. as of January 31, 2023
-- In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the "Western" group of troops inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the units of two brigades of the defense. Enemy losses per day in this direction amounted to 45 Ukrainian servicemen;
-- In the Krasnolimansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops defeated the units of two nationalist brigades. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen were killed;
-- In the Donetsk direction, as a result of successful offensive actions, the settlement of Blagodatnoye was liberated. During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery mount, M-777 artillery system, as well as Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in this direction;
-- In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops inflicted fire damage on units of two nationalist brigades in the areas of Ugledar and the settlement of Novopol. The loss of militants in this direction for the day amounted to more than 40 servicemen. In addition, in the areas of Ugledar and Katerynivka, two warehouses with enemy artillery ammunition were destroyed;
-- In the Kherson direction, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed, as well as two warehouses with ammunition of nationalists.
14:11 Ministry of Defense: Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian artillery depots near Katerynivka and Vuhledar.
13:51 As a result of the strike of Ukrainian troops on Stakhanov in the LPR, residential buildings, including high-rise buildings, and a medical facility, which was the goal of Kyiv, were damaged, said a military expert, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko.
As previously reported, Ukrainian troops on Tuesday fired two rockets at Stakhanov from the HIMARS MLRS.
“According to preliminary data, there is destruction of 10 private houses, two apartment buildings and one medical institution. I want to note that by the nature of the blow, the target was the medical institution itself. We all remember very well what happened over the weekend, the tragedy in Novoaydar, and now again the armed formations of Ukraine chose a medical facility as their target," Marochko said on the Rossiya 1 TV channel.
13:33 A week later, the situation in Artemivsk has become worse:
1) Our advance in the eastern part (meat processing plant, industrial zone, Zabakhmutka) of the city continues, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are no longer holding the building so steadfastly. Apparently, the troops are indeed being withdrawn.
2) In the north of Artemovsk, the Wagners received a stable foothold on the other side of the Bakhmutka and are now entering the finish line to secure the blockade of Artemovsk from the north.
3) In the south, the front is already about 1.5 km from the Artemovsk-Chasov Yar-Konstantinovka highway. The time of the battles for Krasnoe and the beginning of the battles for Chasov Yar is approaching.
For us, as before, the main point and chance for success is the congestion of the Ukrainian operational command in the area and the possible chaos during the retreat from Artemovsk and the creation of a new line of defense.
13:20 Summary of the LPR Representation in the JCCC for the past day, January 30
From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine, one arrtillery attack was recorded at the settlement. Alchevsk using MLRS HIMARS (2 missiles).
As a result of the shelling, the glazing of 11 one-story residential buildings was damaged.
12:08 Scouts of the 58th Separate Special Forces Battalion of the 1st Army Corps destroyed Ukrainian BMP-2 from ATGM at night.
12:07 In the Kuzemovsky direction, the enemy carried out assault reconnaissance operations with forces of up to 50 personnel, six infantry fighting vehicles and one tank, with the task of taking the southern part of the Liman area first. During the offensive, the enemy lost three infantry fighting vehicles and nine soldiers.
In the Limansky direction, the enemy undertook offensive actions in the direction of Grigorovka-Kremennaya, during an attempt to break through the enemy from the 80th Brigade failed and was forced to retreat with a further withdrawal to the area of restoration of combat capability.
In the Soledaro-Bakhmut direction, the enemy, fearing a large-scale offensive by the RF Armed Forces, is reinforcing defensive positions, introducing reserve units - up to two battalions from the 28th Brigade.
In the Ugledar direction, the enemy is actively preparing for a counterattack in the direction of Pavlovka with the forces of the reinforced battalion of the 72nd brigade in order to prevent the blocking of Ugledar.
In the Primorsky direction, the enemy stepped up aerial reconnaissance using Bayraktar-TB2 drones in order to open the defense system and artillery positions of the RF Armed Forces for further fire damage using the Himars MLRS.
In the Berislav direction, the enemy is concentrating his main efforts on reconnaissance of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station with the task of revealing weak points for carrying out sabotage operations and preparing for the approach of the main forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:57 "Flew, saw, punished." Frontier Torskoe-Kremennaya. Artillery guided by a drone destroys enemy infantry.
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10:45 from the village of Galitsinovka, the enemy fired five rounds with a caliber of 155mm.
10:40 Again under enemy fire Kyiv district of Donetsk. At 10:22, three rounds of 155mm caliber were fired from the settlement of Tonenkoye.
10:18 Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk are again under fire from the Ukrainians. At 10:20, the enemy fired eight rounds of 155mm caliber from Karlovka.
Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
10:15 Ukrainians again opened fire on the peaceful quarters of our city. From the settlement of Orlovka, five rounds with a caliber of 155mm were fired at the Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky regions of Donetsk.
Information about the victims and destruction is being specified.
10:09 An artillery attack was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:
according to n.p. Stakhanov using MLRS HIMARS (two missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.
09:23 Chronicle of blows and mutual artillery attacks in the NWO zone for the night from January 30 to January 31, 2023
Russian forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Guta-Studenets and Krasny Khutor, Chernihiv region, as well as in Grinivka, Shpil and Basovka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, enemy targets in Glubokoye, Strelechye, Neskuchny and Borisovka were hit by the RF Armed Forces
In the Starobelsky direction, clusters of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Terny, Yampolovka and Kotlyarovka fell under the blows of Russian artillery
Ukrainian formations fired at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Berestovoye, Zolotaryovka and the surroundings of Belogorovka.
In the Bakhmut (Artemovsky) direction, Russian missile troops and artillery worked out on targets in the areas of Verkhnekamensky, Disputed, Belogorovka and Vesely.
In the Donetsk direction, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berdychi, Tonenkoe, on the western outskirts of Vodiane and Maryinka were subjected to Russian strikes.
In turn, Ukrainian formations attacked Gorlovka and Donetsk at night.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction in the RF Armed Forces, they worked out the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Novoukrainka, Vugledar and its environs, as well as Vremyevka and Novopol.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces hit targets in the areas of Olgovsky, Belogorye and Charivnoye, Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhova, Novoselovka, as well as Nikopol and Marganets.
In the Kherson direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian army targets in Kherson, Otradokamenka, Ivanovka, Antonovka, and Tokarevka.
08:23 Frontline summary on the morning of 31.01.2023
In the Kherson direction, Russian artillery this time focused on attacks on the regional center and nearby settlements. Kamyshans, Korabel, Chernobaevka and Antonovka were under fire. The Armed Forces of Ukraine answered on Alyoshki. (Fig. 1)
And in the Zaporozhye direction, on the contrary, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit on a wide section of the line of contact. Under fire were Novoandreevka, Orekhov, Novodanilovka, Charovnoye, Gulyaipole, Krasnoe, Malinovka and Poltavka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on Svetlodolinsky. A motorway and a railway line pass through this settlement. (Fig. 2)
To the south of Bakhmut, PMC "Wagner" attacks in the direction of Dyleevka, and to the south-west it conducts assault operations in the Ivanovsky area in order to cut the highway to Konstantinovka. APU hold positions. Wagner operators are trying to break through the defense of the Ukrainian garrison and on the eastern outskirts of Bakhmut.
The success of these actions at the moment can not be said. They also attack in the direction of Paraskovyovka, trying to encircle the fortified area of ??the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Krasnaya Gora. They also conduct assault operations on the northern flank from Blagodatny. Even further north, PMC "Wagner" is advancing on Vasyukovka and Rozdolovka. The Ukrainian army, in turn, counterattacked from the side of the disputed. (Fig. 3)
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops again tried to advance towards Belogorovka. APU once again repelled the attack. But to the south-west of Kremennaya, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation established control over Dibrova. Also, with the support of artillery, they attacked in the direction of Yampolevka. Dense oncoming battles in Novosyolovsky. (Fig. 4)