Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., January 14, 2024

Day 690 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

The adversary continues to ignore the laws and customs of warfare, using the terror tactics, launching missile and air strikes, and firing multiple launch rocket systems not only at the military, but also at numerous civilian targets across Ukraine. 

During the day of January 13, there were 61 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 32 missile and 91x air strikes, 82 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

Air strikes hit Vovchansk, Vesele, Pishchane, Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast), Nevske, Bilohorivka, Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Kolodyazi, Terny, Bihdanivka, Hryhorivka, Keramik, Tonenke, Avdiyivka, Ocheretyne, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane (Donetsk oblast), Novoandriyivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Chervonyi Mayak, Zmiyivka, Beryslav, and Shlyakhove (Kherson oblast).

More than 120 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire.

Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).

Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kupyansk axis: Ukrainian defenders repelled 4 enemy attacks near Synkivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 4 attacks of the occupiers in the vicinities of Makiyivka (Luhansk oblast) and Terny (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 2 attacks of the adversary near Klishchiyivka and Andriyivka (Donetsk oblast).

Tavria operational-strategic group, Avdiyivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy who keeps trying to encircle Avdiyivka. The Ukrainian soldiers are standing their ground and inflicting major losses on the invaders. For instance, during the day of January 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5 enemy attacks in the vicinities of Novobakhmutivka, Avdiyivka, and 15 more attacks near Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).

Maryinka axis: the Ukrainian troops continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled 17 attacks in that area. 

Shakhtarske axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 4 attacks of the adversary south of Prechystivka, west of Staromaiorske, and south of Rivnopil (Donetsk oblast). 

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 2 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not abandon its attempts to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their positions. During the day of January 13, the adversary made 5 unsuccessful attempts to assault the positions of the Ukrainian defenders. 

At the same time, the Ukrainian soldiers continue their active operations to inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation troops, and exhaust the enemy all along the front line. 

During the day of January 13, the Ukrainian Air Force launched air strikes on 11 concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment of the adversary. Also, the Ukrainian Air Defense forces and means destroyed 7 Kh-101 / Kh-555 / Kh-55 guided missiles and 1 Kh-59 air-launched guided missile.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 3 concentration of troops, weapons and military equipment, 9 artillery systems, 4 air defense systems, 1 ammunition depot, and 1 electronic warfare station of the russian invaders. 

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