In three sectors, Russian assaults and shelling destroy some Ukrainian positions – military
Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy conducted offensive erations in the direction of Petravlivka, Pishchane, Zahryzove and Zelenyi Hai, while in the Lyman sector they stormed Ukrainian positions in the areas of Pershotravneve, Hrekivka, Terny and Makiivka. “Some of our positions were destroyed as a result of the assault erations and shelling. Measures are being taken to prevent deterioration of the tactical situation,” noted the Khortytsia Group of Forces.
According to the report, Russia’s main offensive efforts were concentrated in the Pokrovsk sector yesterday. Mostly without the use of armored vehicles, the enemy conducted offensive erations in the areas of Myriubivka, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Myrnohrad, Zvirove, Udachne, Kotlyne, Novoeksandrivka, Novoyelyzavetivka, Kurakhove and Yantarne. Fighting continues in Lysivka, Dachanske, Novovasylivka, Shevchenkove and Petravlivka. The Ukrainian defense forces are resisting the Russian army's attempts to realize their numerical superiority and devel an offensive.
In the Kharkiv sector, Russian assault groups attacked Ukrainian positions in Vovchansk and in the vicinity of Starytsia. These attacks were successfully repelled, resulting in significant enemy casualties and a subsequent retreat.
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In the Siversk sector, Russian forces engaged in combat with Ukrainian tros in Bilohorivka, but were unsuccessful in their objectives.
In the Kramatorsk and Toretsk sectors, there were combat clashes in Chasiv Yar, near Stupochky, Bila Hora, Predtechyne and Toretsk. Some positions of the Defense Forces were destroyed as a result of enemy assault erations and shelling attacks. Measures are underway to detect and destroy Russian assault groups that have infiltrated Ukrainian combat formations.
In the Novavlivka sector, Ukrainian defenders are repelling enemy attacks in the areas of Zelenivka, Velyka Novosilka and Vremivka. The Russian army deployed armored personnel carriers to move personnel to conduct offensive erations in the direction of Kostiantynil. The defense forces managed to destroy one of the enemy armored personnel carriers along with its crew. The rest of the vehicles were damaged. The enemy continues to amass forces for further attacks.
As reported by Ukrinform, 213 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the frontlines on January 10.
Source: ukrinform.net