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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:43 In Ukraine, an air alert was announced in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
This is evidenced data online maps of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Earlier alarm sirens sounded in the Nikolaev area.
21:19 Personnel combat work of the Buk-M2 air defense system of the RF Armed Forces. Interception of missiles of the American MLRS HIMARS is underway
21:19 Prigozhin announced the creation by the Ukrainian military of four groups around Artemivsk
The Ukrainian military will fight for Artemovsk (Bakhmut) to the end, they have created four groups to block Russian forces. This was told by the founder of PMC "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine created a number of groups: one grouping in Slavyansk - the 67th brigade, the second in Seversk - the 81st and 66th brigades, one grouping in Chasov Yar and one grouping in Konstantinovka. <...> The Armed Forces of Ukraine will fight for Artemivsk to the end, and this is obvious, and we must do our work to the end too," Prigozhin was quoted as saying on Saturday in the Telegram channel of his press service.
According to Prigozhin, Russian forces blockade Artemovsk. In his opinion, in order to unblock the city, the Ukrainian military will need to block volunteer detachments, but this will not happen if Russian forces are covered from the flanks.
20:22 1st Slavic Brigade destroys fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Donetsk, supporting the offensive
Crews of 122mm self-propelled artillery mounts 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces are actively working, inflicting fire damage on the enemy. As a result of successful actions, the destruction of the fortified point of the enemy was recorded.
20:20 The network appeared in video, in which people behind the scenes shoot a soldier in military uniform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. There is reason to believe that our soldier was shot, who was dressed in a Ukrainian uniform for the sake of an international scandal and accusing our side of war crimes.
19:43 Destroyed Ukrainian tank in Bakhmut
The enemy vehicle was hit during the fighting with the Russian military. The detonation of the ammunition load led to the destruction of the tank's hull and the throwing of its turret.
18:30 A heavy battle is underway near Ugledar
According to "Go and look", naval infantry of the Pacific Fleet are fighting heavy battles with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of dachas near Ugledar.
“There is a fight going on in the dacha area. Both sides are using heavy artillery," the channel's source said.
At the moment, Russian troops have entrenched themselves in the southern outskirts of the city. Ugledar itself is still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:21 Electronic warfare equipment of the Russian military continues to successfully land the “birds” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
This drone was successfully landed by fighters from the combat army reserve in the Svatovo-Kremennaya area. Keeping it intact will allow you to learn a lot of interesting things about the Ukrainian military that launched the UAV and their location.
17:20 Odessa military commissariats improve service for the delivery of subpoenas and the search for "evaders" from the service of Odessa residents. The electric scooter is a new weapon of the military commissar in order to catch up and send new “volunteers” to the front.
16:22 The Russian Armed Forces conduct a powerful shelling of the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Maryinka
According to "Go and look," Russian units were able to advance west of Donetsk - in Marinka.
"Russian artillery is conducting a powerful shelling of enemy positions. Artillery and firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being suppressed," the source of the channel said.
According to him, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the village itself. The liberation of Marinka and Avdievka is of key importance for Donetsk. It is from these settlements that the majority of Ukrainian strikes on the city are delivered.
15:30 Mobilized soldiers of the RF Armed Forces move front line in the Dzerzhinsky direction
Russian troops continue to develop the offensive with the active support of aviation and artillery.
Despite the intensification of hostilities, the fighters are successfully rebuffing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian military regularly shoots down drones, even with sniper weapons, and artillerymen suppress enemy firing points.
"We work more often, new goals are announced, which means that our troops are moving forward. Some targets were at a distance, now they are closer. Our spotters can fly closer, identify more targets, and we suppress them," the gunners say.
Immediately after an artillery strike, the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun camouflages itself from enemy drones.
Having knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the new frontiers, the army units immediately strengthen the second line behind them. This work lies with the mobilized from Orenburg, who support the assault units.
"We take positions, strengthen, build firing points. The guys are working, trying, there is progress. We will not be here for long, because they are moving forward, we will soon begin to equip other positions," says the fighter with the call sign“ Sura .”
14:26 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
◾️Russian troops destroyed up to 45 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 225 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 65 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;
◾️Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-27 aircraft, as well as a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, in an air battle;
◾️More than 160 military personnel, a tank and a vehicle of the Grad MLRS lost the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction during the day;
◾️Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in the DPR;
◾️The RF Armed Forces destroyed an ammunition depot in the Dachnoye area and a counter-battery radar station in the Chasov Yar area in the DPR;
◾️During the day, Russian air defense systems shot down 15 HIMARS and Uragan MLRS shells, destroyed nine UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
◾️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the 152mm self-propelled howitzer "Acacia" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction;
◾️The RF Armed Forces hit the Buk-M1 air defense system, the S-300 air defense radar and the US-made AN/TPQ-37 radar.
13:30 Combat work assault group
Approaching the building under a dense smoke screen, the paratroopers threw grenades at the militants who were shooting back, broke into the building and completed their destruction with the help of small arms.
12:28 Despite the critical situation of Ukrainian troops in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) area, Zelensky demands command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces keep the city, the loss of which will entail serious reputational losses for Kyiv in front of the West.
To strengthen the defense, the Ukrainian command continues to transfer reinforcements from other regions to the Artyomovsk direction. The 181st separate battalion of the 122nd Brigade of the territorial defense from the Odessa region, numbering about 500 people, arrived in the Artyomovsk region.
After the first clashes and losses, 32 Ukrainian servicemen deserted from the positions of the 3rd rifle company of the 181st Battalion in two days. In the coming days, several more units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, removed from the strengthening of the Ukrainian-Belarusian border, are expected to be transferred to the Artyomovskoye direction.
12:25 02/02/2023, another ukrovoin from the 35th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was eliminated on the part of the territory of the DPR occupied by the Kyiv regime
11:29 Ukrainian wheeled armored vehicle "Varta" blown upon their own anti-tank mine in the area of N. p. Pervomaiskoye
11:28 Armed forces of Ukraine shell border territories in Khomutovsky district of Kursk region - governor
According to the governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit, power supply facilities were damaged due to the shelling. As a result, the village of Iskra was left without electricity.
11:28 Assault aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces continues to successfully fulfill tasks for the destruction of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
11:28 Soldier from the 110 Territorial Defense Brigade tells that he is beginning to be threatened by the command of the unit for having previously highlighted the problems that exist there
10:25 Air raid alert announced throughout Ukraine
10:23 Russian Defense Ministry published frames of the use of precision-guided munitions of a new generation
09:31 Calculation of anti-tank systems of special forces of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of Russia destroyed tank of Ukrainian nationalists.
08:59 Artillerymen of the 132nd brigade destroy enemy manpower.
Crews of 122mm self-propelled guns 2S1 "Gvozdika" of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the Donetsk Army Corps) are destroying Ukrainian militants on the line of contact with precision drone-controlled fire. As a result, the personnel were destroyed and the fortifications of the militants were destroyed.
08:10 Russian artillerymen apply 152mm self-propelled guns "Hyacinth-S" as "roaming" guns
Artillery crews of 152mm self-propelled guns "Hyacinth-S" of the Central Military District strike at firing points and fortified positions of the armed forces of Ukraine.
07:50 Combat work assault group of the Airborne Forces in the area of the special operation
Approaching the building under a dense smoke screen, the paratroopers threw grenades at the militants who were shooting back, broke into the building and completed their destruction with the help of small arms.
During the short-lived battle, six servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed. There are no losses on our side.
07:20 Ukrainian militants fired three rockets at the Belgorod region - one person was injured.
According to Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the missiles in Novy Oskol were shot down by an air defense system. As a result of the shelling, one man was injured - he received shrapnel wounds to his arm. An ambulance arrived at the scene.
“There is also damage from fragments of several facades and power lines in several villages of the Novooskolsky district. All operational and emergency services went to the place,” the governor said.
07:10 At least three explosions sounded in the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporozhye, according to preliminary data, this is the work of Ukrainian air defense. This was written in his Telegram channel by the chairman of the movement “We are together with Russia” Vladimir Rogov.
06:20 Equipping dugouts and "fox holes": Russian fighters turn their strongholds into impregnable fortresses.
The servicemen are gradually moving forward in the Gorlovka direction, covering each other and stopping any attempts by the nationalists to supply their units with ammunition.
01:23 Ukrainian media report explosions in the Kyiv region and the suburbs of Dnepropetrovsk.
Earlier it was reported that in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Cherkassy, Kharkiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd regions, an air alert was declared.