The Russian occupiers are conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut direction. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to destroy three ammunition depots. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
During the day, the enemy launched 2 missile and 22 air strikes. It carried out 18 attacks from rocket salvo systems, including from civilian infrastructure. The threat of air and missile strikes on critical infrastructure facilities remains throughout Ukraine.
The main efforts of the enemy are focused on attempts to completely seize the Donetsk region, and take offensive actions in the direction of Bakhmut. He is trying to take control of the city of Soledar and the supply routes of our units, he suffers heavy losses, the fighting continues.
Also, the occupiers are conducting unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiiv direction. The enemy is trying to improve the tactical position on the Kupyan and Novopavlivsk directions, and on the Lyman, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson areas, they are defending themselves.
There are no significant changes on the Volyn, Polis, Siver and Slobozhan directions. The Republic of Belarus continues to support the aggression of the Russian Federation, providing its infrastructure to restore the combat capability of enemy units. No signs of formation of enemy offensive groups were detected.
At the same time, the Russian occupiers do not stop shelling the positions of our troops and civilian objects along the entire line of contact.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi directions, the areas of Novovasylivka and Volkivka settlements of Sumy region, as well as Guryev Kozachok, Strilka, Ogurtsovo, Vovchansk and Novomlynsk of Kharkiv region were affected by fire.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kislivka, Krokhmalne, Berestov, Vyshneve, Pervomaiske and Ivanivka in the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in the Luhansk region.
On the Lyman direction, Terny in the Kharkiv region, as well as Makiivka, Nevsky, Chervonpopivka and Dibrova in the Luhansk region, were fired upon.
In the Bakhmut direction, Spirne, Vyimka, Bilogorivka, Rozdolivka, Bakhmut, Hodinnyk Yar, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Bila Gora and Druzhba in the Donetsk region were affected by the fire of the occupiers.
Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region came under the influence of fire in the Avdiiv region.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, shelling was recorded in Vugledar and Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region.
In the Zaporizhzhya region, the areas of the settlements of Vilne Pole in the Donetsk region and Zeleny Hay, Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Biloghirya, Kamianske and Plavne in the Zaporizhzhia region were hit by fire.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy does not stop terrorizing the inhabitants of the settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro. Dudchany, Stepanivka, and Kherson came under fire from multiple rocket launchers and barrel artillery.
In the settlements of the temporarily captured territory of the Kherson region, the Russian invaders are intensifying regime measures, checking the local population. Special attention is paid to mobile phones.
The trend of overcrowding of medical facilities in temporarily occupied settlements with wounded Russian occupiers is intensifying. So, as of January 9, 100 additional beds were deployed only in the Markivka local hospital of the Luhansk region.
According to available information, the border service of the FSB of the Russian Federation entered into force on January 9 of this year an order to ensure restrictions on the departure of citizens fit for military service abroad.
During the day, the Ukrainian aviation made thirteen strikes on the concentration areas of the occupiers and three strikes on the positions of the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems. Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the enemy control post, four areas where the enemy's manpower and military equipment are concentrated, as well as three munitions.
In addition, our defenders shot down a Russian Ka-52 helicopter, as well as two reconnaissance UAVs, the type of which is being specified.
