Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:58 The situation in the Pokrovsky direction remains the most acute, with 35 enemy attacks recorded there. As of the evening of January 1, 125 combat clashes had occurred on the front.
21:39 Two hundred Ukrainian aviators have completed basic training in the UK before training on F-16 fighters. This was reported by the British Embassy in Ukraine.
21:28 The human rights situation "remains bleak" amid Russia's full-scale aggression . This is stated in the results of the report of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
20:36 Ukrainian defenders managed to clear the territory of the Volchansk Aggregate Plant from occupiers in the fall. The tasks were carried out by soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
19:58 Military personnel can now seek help regarding violations of their rights, despite the absence of a bill on a military ombudsman. This was stated by the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Military Personnel and Their Family Members, Olga Reshetilova.
18:27 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky visited Ukrainian defenders in the Kursk direction.
17:59 Russian shelling took the life of a 23-year-old volunteer. This was reported on Wednesday, January 1, by the head of the Kherson GVA Roman Mrochko.
16:40 Spartan brigade soldiers struck Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhya direction. The enemy's satellite communications were destroyed.
16:21 Spartan brigade soldiers struck Russian positions in the Zaporizhzhya direction. The enemy's satellite communications were destroyed.
15:26 The termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine will allegedly have serious consequences for all EU countries, but not for Russia. This was stated by Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in his New Year's speech.
14:40 Ukraine has acquired full membership in the International Criminal Court. Now 125 countries are parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC. This statute determines the procedure for the work of the court, and also defines the crimes that fall under its jurisdiction - these are, in particular, the crime of aggression, the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
14:19 In Kharkov, two men beat and robbed a serviceman. Both perpetrators have been detained. Now they face up to 10 years in prison.
14:02 On New Year's Eve, Russian aggressors deliberately struck the center of Kiev with "shaheds." The enemy used at least four drones , said the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak.
13:00 Another person killed in a Russian drone attack has been found in Kiev. The rescue operation in the Pechersky and Svyatoshinsky districts of the capital continues.
12:02 Even on New Year's Eve, Russia was worried about how to hurt Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, commenting on another attack by "shahids". The head of state expressed condolences to the families of those killed in Kiev and thanked those who defend Ukraine.
11.35 The body of a dead woman was found in a residential building in the Pechersk district of Kiev damaged as a result of an attack by Russian drones.
The number of victims has risen to seven people, including two pregnant women.
10.47 In Kiev, due to falling debris from downed Russian drones, the roof of one of the buildings of the National Bank of Ukraine in the Pechersk district caught fire. The press service assured that all operating systems and services of the NBU are functioning in full and without changes.
10:15 On Wednesday night, Russian aggressors launched 111 attack drones and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles at Ukraine. All of them were either shot down or lost their location. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details .
9.36 The number of victims in Kiev continues to grow as a result of the attack by Russian attack drones. There are already six of them. Also in the Svyatoshinsky district, the debris of the "shahids" damaged tram tracks and knocked out the windows of three trams.
9.18 Over the past 24 hours, 191 combat clashes occurred on the front in 12 directions.
Ukrainian military struck important Russian targets, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in its morning report.
8.28 As a result of the morning attack of Russian attack drones on Kiev, two upper floors of a residential building in the Pechersk district were destroyed, there are casualties. There is also destruction in the Svyatoshinsky district.
8.07 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army lost 1,250 servicemen in Ukraine. Ukrainian defenders destroyed more than 120 units of Russian military equipment, including one helicopter, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
7.25 Russian aggressors attacked Kiev with "shahed" type attack drones. Air defense is operating in the capital. UAV debris fell in the Pechersk district and fires broke out in several places. One person sought medical help, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
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[Korrespondent] In the Vrem'ovsky direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 17 enemy attacks.
Ukrainian defenders in the Kursk region have repelled 32 attacks by the occupiers today, with one battle continuing.
The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains the most acute, with 35 enemy attacks recorded there. As of the evening of January 1, there were 125 combat clashes on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attacked our fortifications in the areas of Kolesnikovka, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya and Novaya Kruglyakovka seven times. Five combat clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Liman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 16 times during the day near Novosergeevka, Tverdokhlebovo, Kopanki, Makeyevka, Ivanovka and Serebryansky forest. Two enemy attacks in the areas of Torskoye and Terny are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our troops repelled 14 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Chasov Yar, Stupochki and Predtechino. Two combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers have stormed our defenders' positions seven times today. In the Shcherbinovka area, all attacks have been repelled; three enemy attacks are still ongoing in the Toretsk area and in the Dilievka direction.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 35 assault and offensive actions during the day. The greatest activity of the Russian occupiers continues in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Mirolyubovka, Lisovka, Novo Trud, Solenoy, Kotlino, Peschany, Pokrovsk, Novoalekseyevka, Zelenoy, Novoolenovka, Dachenskoye and Novovasilovka. Thirteen assaults on the positions of our troops are still ongoing.
Today, in this direction, our soldiers eliminated 161 and wounded 143 occupiers in this direction; destroyed an armored personnel carrier and five vehicles, and also damaged three units of automotive equipment and one enemy armored combat vehicle.
The enemy is attacking in the Kurakhovo direction , and also intensively. There are currently 18 combat clashes per day near Ukrainka, Petrovpavlovka and Kurakhovo, and four combat clashes are currently ongoing. The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to 86 occupiers killed and wounded; in addition, five armored combat vehicles were destroyed and one infantry fighting vehicle of the invaders was damaged.
In the Vremovsky direction, our troops repelled 17 enemy attacks near Dachnoye, Konstantinopol, Yantarny, Novosyolka, Razliv and Novy Komar; six combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction, our troops successfully repelled one enemy attack near the settlement of Novoandreyevka.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy today carried out two unsuccessful assaults in the area of Zabich Island.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders have repelled 32 attacks by the occupiers, with one battle continuing. In addition, the enemy launched one missile and nine air strikes using seven missiles and 11 guided bombs, and carried out 202 artillery attacks.
Let us recall that last week, Ukrainian military personnel carried out a special operation to eliminate three Russian officers in the Zaporizhia region.
Subsequently, it became known that another 150 Russians had been killed .
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of one motorised Infantry brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Malye Prokhody, Siminovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 45 troops, one motor vehicle, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, defeated manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, five territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Dvurechnaya, Ivanovka, Kovsharovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic). Nine counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 330 troops, one tank, three pickup trucks, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, and one UK-made L-119 guns. One Nota electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.
The Yug Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines, defeated formations of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU near Chasov Yar, Dalneye, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by an enemy assault group was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, one motor vehicle, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two assault battalions of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Aleksandropol, Shevchenko, Dachenskoye, Slavyanka, Baranovka, Ulyanovka, and Peschanoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Fourteen AFU counter-attacks were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, two tanks, one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, defeated formations of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Razliv, Bogatyr, Neskuchnoye, Velikaya Novosyolka, and Zelyonoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 150 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled system, one Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105mm L119 gun.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units hit manpower and hardware of one AFU infantry brigade and two territorial defence brigades close to Stepnogorsk (Zaporozhye region), Pridneprovskoye, Berislav (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, six motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged power facilities that provided for the operation of the enterprise of the Ukrainian military industry, the infrastructure of military airfields, assemblies for storing uncrewed surface vehicles, and clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS and Uragan projectiles as well as 66 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Black Sea Fleet units neutralised three AFU uncrewed surface vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft and 283 helicopters, 39,047 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,127 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,120 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,685 units of special military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to defeat AFU formations in Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Daryino, Zamostye, Kurilovka, Leonidovo, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Six counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Veselovka, Guyevo, Kositsa, Lebedevka, Mirny, Mikhailovka, Nikolsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Yuzhy, and Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Pavlovka (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, nine armoured fighting vehicles, and 21 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 46,460 troops, 262 tanks, 204 infantry fighting vehicles, 143 armoured personnel carriers, 1,381 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,280 motor vehicles, 337 artillery guns, 42 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 83 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 17:49 "Buks" guard the sky, -video.
The Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Dnepr group of forces continue to fight reconnaissance UAVs, ballistic missiles and attack drones of the enemy in the Kakhovka direction in the Kherson region.
16:23 Telegram channel "Rybar":
During the past night, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted a series of strikes on military facilities in Kyiv. Fires after the attack were recorded in the Pechersk and Svyatoshinsky districts of the city - local authorities have already rushed to declare that these were the consequences of falling debris from downed UAVs.
15:27 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the period from 12:00 to 13:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: one UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region and one over the territory of the Kursk region.
12:18 Tamed "Baba Yaga"video.
Motorized riflemen of the "Center" group of forces continue to destroy the "Baba Yaga" hexocopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during aerial reconnaissance.
The FPV drone crews of the mountain unit of the Center group of forces, using the tactics of tracking combat drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are on duty in the sky around the clock. They identify and destroy enemy attack drones in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the special military operation.
The servicemen are engaged in a night "hunt" for heavy enemy quadcopters, shooting them down with rams in air combat. Specialists of the unmanned aerial vehicle laboratory of the unit modernize the trophies they have received and use them against the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
11:17 FPV operators of the "North" groupcongratulated"The Ukrainian Armed Forces wished the Khar'kov direction a Happy New Year and sent them a thermobaric "birdie".
10:05 Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Kursk region.
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