Situation update as of 6 p.m., January 11, 2023

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 11 January 2023 18:06

Glory to Ukraine! Day 322 of the russian full-scale invasion continues.

During the day of January 11, 2023, the enemy launched 2x missile and 22x air strikes. The invaders launched 18x MLRS attacks, including at civilian infrastructure.

The threat of air and missile attacks on critical infrastructure across Ukraine remains high. 

The adversary focuses its main efforts on attempts to completely capture Donetsk oblast, continues offensive operations on Bakhmut axis. The invaders are trying to take control of the city of Soledar and supply routes of Ukrainian units, suffer heavy losses. The fighting continues.

The occupant forces also conduct unsuccessful offensive operations on Avdiivka axis. On Kup’yans’k and Novopavlivka axes, the enemy attempts to improve its tactical position, and defends on Lyman, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson axes.

Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no significant changes. The republic of belarus continues to support the russian aggression, providing its infrastructure to restore the combat readiness of the adversary units. No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were found.

At the same time, russian occupants do not stop shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian targets all along the line of contact.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the vicinities of Novovasylivka, Vovkivka (Sumy oblast), Hur’iv Kozachok, Strilecha, Ohirtseve, Vovchans’k, and Novomlyns’k (Kharkiv oblast) came under fire.

Kup’yans’k axis: the enemy shelled the vicinities of Dvorichna, Kup’yans’k, Kyslivka, Krokhmal’ne, Berestove, Vyshneve, Pershotravneve, Ivanivka (Kharkiv oblast), and Stel’makhivka (Luhansk oblast).

Lyman axis: Terny (Kharkiv oblast), Makiivka, Nevs’ke, Chervonopopivka, and Dibrova (Luhansk oblast) were shelled.

Bakhmut axis: Spirne, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivs’ke, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, and Druzhba (Donetsk oblast) were shelled by the occupant forces.

Avdiivka axis: Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Pervomais’ke, Mar’inka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) came under fire.

Novopavlivka axis: shelling reported in Vuhledar and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia axis: the vicinities of Vil’ne Pole (Donetsk oblast), Zelenyi Hai, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Bilohir’ya, Kam’yans’ke, and Plavni (Zaporizhzhia oblast) were hit.

Kherson axis: the adversary does not stop terrorizing the residents in settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro river. Dudchany, Stepanivka, and Kherson came under MLRS and artillery fire.

Russian invaders are intensifying security measures, checking and searching the local residents in the settlements of the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson oblast. Particular attention is paid to mobile phones.

It is increasingly more often that medical institutions in the temporarily occupied settlements are packed by the wounded russian invaders. Thus, 100x additional beds were deployed in the local hospital of Markivka (Luhansk oblast) alone as of January 9.

According to the available information, the border guard service of the federal security service of the russian federation enacted an order on January 9, 2023, to enforce restrictions on travel abroad for citizens eligible for military service.

During the day of January 11, 2023, Ukrainian Air Force launched 13x air strikes on the concentrations of occupant forces and 3x air strikes on russian anti-aircraft missile systems.

In addition, Ukrainian defenders shot down 1x russian Ka-52 attack helicopter and 2x reconnaissance UAVs (type is being finalized). 

Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 1x enemy command post, 4x concentrations of russian troops and military equipment, and 3x ammunition depots.

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