Day 328 of the russian full-scale invasion continues.
russian occupants continue their full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Having no major achievements on the battlefield, the enemy targets peaceful settlements. The russian aggressor continues to destroy infrastructure and civilian residences, in violation of the rules of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and principles of war.
During the day of January 17, the adversary launched 4x missile attacks, 2x of them against a civilian target in Kramatorsk (Donetsk oblast). The enemy also launched 13x air strikes. The occupant forces launched 23x MLRS attacks.
The threat of air and missile strikes by the russian federation on civilian targets across Ukraine remains high.
The adversary does not abandon its intentions to capture Donetsk oblast within its administrative borders. The enemy focuses its main efforts on offensive operations on Bakhmut axis. Occupant forces’ offensive on Avdiivka axis is unsuccessful.
The enemy is trying to improve its tactical situation on Kup’yans’k and Lyman axis, while defending on Novopavlivka, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson axes.
Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes, no offensive groups of the adversary were found. The republic of belarus continues to support the russian armed aggression, the rotation of russian units undergoing training in the territory of the republic of belarus continues.
The vicinities of settlements of Mykolaivka (Chernihiv oblast), Atyns’ke (Sumy oblast), Veterinarne, Luk’yantsi, Starytsya, Hatyshche, Vovchans’k, Rybalkyne, Nesterne, Zemlyanky, Bolohivka, Kam’yanka, Dvorichna (Kharkiv oblast) were shelled with mortars and artillery.
Kup’yans’k axis: the adversary shelled the vicinities of Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka, Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast), as well as Novoselivs’ke, Andriivka (Luhansk oblast).
Lyman axis: the enemy fired the entire range of artillery at the vicinities of settlements of Ploshchanka, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna, Dibrova (Luhansk oblast), Terny, and Yampolivka (Donetsk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: the vicinities of Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Vesele, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Druzhba, Zalizne, New York (Donetsk oblast) were hit by enemy artillery.
Avdiivka axis: Avdiivka, Vodyane, Nevel’s’ke, Heorhiivka, Mar’inka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) came under enemy fire.
Novopavlivka axis: the adversary fired artillery and mortars at the vicinities of settlements of Vuhledar, Mykil’s’ki Dachi, and Prechystivka (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia axis: more than 10x settlements were damaged by artillery fire, in particular Vremivka, Novopil’ (Donetsk oblast), Temyrivka, Poltavka, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Stepove, Kam’yans’ke, and Plavni (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Kherson axis: the occupant forces do not stop terrorizing civilians. In particular, Antonivka and Kherson were shelled with multiple launch rocket systems, civilians were injured.
russian occupants attempt to isolate the civilians in the temporarily occupied territories of Kherson oblast from access to alternative sources of information. Along with stopping the broadcast of all Ukrainian TV channels, the invaders made russian mobile operators the only available means of mobile communication.
According to the available information, russian occupants are intensifying searches for their deserters in the temporarily occupied territories. Under the pretext of searching for Ukrainian saboteurs, the invaders are conducting raids in the settlements of Kherson oblast.
During the day of January 17, Ukrainian Air Force launched 10x air strikes on the concentrations of personnel, weapons, and military equipment of the adversary.
Moreover, Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed 1x Su-25 aircraft of the enemy.
Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 2x command posts, as well as 1x concentration of russian troops, 1x ammunition depot, 1x electronic warfare station, and 1x radio-location station.
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