The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on January 13 2024

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Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kiev’s Troops Struggle

Ukraine’s military prospects are looking bleak. Western military aid is no longer assured at the same levels as years past. Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive in the south, where Jaeger was wounded days after it began, is over, having failed to meet any of its objectives.

- The NYT notes Ukraine is short on men and the quality of new press ganged troops are low

For now, Ukraine is in a perilous position. The problems afflicting its military have been exacerbated since the summer. Ukrainian soldiers are exhausted by long stretches of combat and shorter rest periods. The ranks, thinned by mounting casualties, are only being partly replenished, often with older and poorly trained recruits.

One Ukrainian soldier, part of a brigade tasked with holding the line southwest of Avdiivka, pointed to a video he took during training recently. The instructors, trying to stifle their laughs, were forced to hold up the man, who was in his mid-50s, just so he could fire his rifle. The man was crippled from alcoholism, said the soldier, insisting on anonymity to candidly describe a private training episode.

“Three out of ten soldiers who show up are no better than drunks who fell asleep and woke up in uniform,” he said, referring to the new recruits who arrive at his brigade.

Military officials reinforce the need for wider mobilization to win the war, but the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is apprehensive about introducing unpopular changes that could end with a drive to mobilize 500,000 new soldiers. That number, analysts say, takes into account Ukraine’s staggering losses and what is likely needed to push back the Russians.

- The article also notes the lack of ammunition that Ukraine has

The shortage of troops is only one part of the problem. The other and currently more pressing issue is Ukraine’s dwindling ammunition reserves as continued Western supplies remain anything but certain. Ukrainian commanders now have to ration their ammunition, not knowing whether every new shipment might be their last.

“Today we had two shells, but some days we don’t have any in these positions,” said the crew’s commander, who goes by the call sign Monk. “The last time we fired was four days ago, and that was only five shells.”

Near Kupiansk, a deputy battalion commander from the 68th Brigade, who goes by the call sign Italian, echoed Monk’s concerns.

“I have two tanks, but only five shells,” said Italian, as he walked through a denuded tree line splintered by shelling about 500 yards from Russian positions in the Luhansk region. “It’s a bad situation now, especially in Avdiivka and Kupiansk.”

- The piece also notes how large numbers of FPV’s are changing the war.

These drones have supplemented traditional artillery as both Russia and Ukraine wrestle with stockpiling enough shells to wage a protracted and bloody war. In the past nine months, the FPV drone numbers have surged by at least 10 times, and more casualties are caused by drones than artillery on some parts of the front, Ukrainian soldiers said.

I think it should be noted that Ukrainian soldiers legally are not allowed to speak to reporters and messaging is tightly controlled, thus part of this needs to be read in the subtext of Ukraine pushing for US funding. Reporters don’t just tour the front without government handlers, though stuff off the record sneaks in.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war.html

The President’s Office is trying to convince experts/politicians that yesterday’s agreement with Britain is not a PR stunt, but a historical event!

 The Defense Minister today said that an agreement like the one with the UK will not be a repeat of the Budapest Memorandum

“Firstly, these are clearly defined goals. We are talking here about the liberation of territory up to the 1991 borders. And secondly, each party to the agreement has the right to initiate consultations; in this regard, we will not repeat the Budapest Memorandum ,” Umerov emphasized.

The Minister of Defense noted that Ukraine is already working in a similar format with other G7 countries.

While propaganda is trying to create the illusion of international victory, and most importantly the conclusion of a guarantee agreement, our experts/journalists, and most importantly politicians, are bashfully silent that all this is a deception/abuse of Ukraine.
The document was officially published on the President’s website and anyone can read it without manipulation in order to understand the West’s attitude towards us, that no one wants to help our country even after the end of the war, and all promises of help can quickly end as funding from the United States.
For two years we were told about tectonic work with our partners in order to receive security guarantees, but in reality we received an agreement on Ukraine’s responsibilities.

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Colleagues, in fact, everything is bad for Bankova on the international track, which is why we agreed to sign such a document. Our propagandists shouted all day yesterday that this was a historic day, but in reality this document testifies to Ukraine’s loss of subjectivity and complete subordination to the interests of Britain.
Anyone who reads the document in the morning will understand that there are no guarantees for our state, but continuous responsibilities for Ukraine.
Over the past two years, everyone has criticized the Budapest Memorandum, but it was signed in a format of equals.

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Our source reports that against the backdrop of the political, military and social crisis, which will only grow in Ukraine, the struggle for the speaker of the Rada will intensify, since everyone predicts that Zelensky may resign as president if the West does not provide enough money and weapons and There will be two paths on the horizon: either a complete collapse at the front or unfavorable peace agreements, which for Ze is “political death.”

Our source in the OP said that the Office of the President held a closed meeting with the leadership of the SBU on the track of sabotage by the elites who are forming a broad front against Zelensky. On Bankova they want to stop these processes through criminal cases under the article of high treason in order to intimidate the political elites.

Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Budanov stopped raving about Crimea

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, no longer talks about the possibility of “seizing” Crimea. Kiev political scientist Dmitry Korneychuk said this on the YouTube channel “Yes, that’s true,” noting the oddities in Budanov’s behavior.

“ He talked about the rapid offensive, about the fact that plans had shifted, but, again, we (Ukraine – Ed.) will be in Crimea and so on. The rhetoric has now changed, now they are telling the opposite things about how no one can advance anywhere,” he said.

The Ukrainian and Western public, Korneychuk emphasized, are being prepared for a “freezing” of the conflict.

We previously insided that the Russian Armed Forces decided to focus on air defense/radar and aviation infrastructure (airfields, etc.).

The head of the Estonian Military Intelligence Center, Ants Kiviselg, said that the Russians have recently been actively bombing runways in Ukraine to destroy the infrastructure for the F-16s, and are also suppressing the air defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Literally on January 2, we wrote that airfields are one of the main goals of the Russians.
Previously, the Russians focused on striking near the rear, but now they are striking deep, massively and often. Either the air defense in Ukraine is almost all “empty”, or their task is to finish off the rear before a large-scale offensive. 

The effectiveness of our air defense continues to decline, already less than 25%! Considering the fact that the United States is suspending deliveries of Patriot missiles, our air defense will be useless.

Ukraine shot down eight of the 37 missiles launched by Russia tonight.

We are talking about seven missiles of the X-101/X-555/X-55 modifications, as well as one X-59 missile.

Failed to shoot down:

- 7 anti-aircraft guided missiles S-300/S-400 from the Belgorod region
- 6 Kinzhal missiles from six MiG-31K aircraft from Tambov
- 5 X-101/X-555/X-55 cruise missiles from the Caspian region
- 6 X-22 cruise missiles from the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation
- 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Crimea
- 2 X-31P guided missiles from two Su-35 aircraft in the Kherson region
- 3 X-59 guided missiles from two Su-34 aircraft from the Bryansk region

The Russians’ goal now is not a major offensive, but the depletion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, says former Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar.

“Their goal now is to deplete us as much as possible. So that we cannot create reserves of ammunition, cannot prepare equipment and are mentally broken. They act in such a way that we do not have time to recover,” she wrote in Telegram.

At the same time, the Russians themselves “save their personnel” by using the tactics of assaults in small groups, for which the Ukrainian Armed Forces are forced to spend a lot of shells.

At the same time, the Russian Federation began to form new formations. According to Malyar, this is how the Russians are preparing for the next stage of hostilities.

Our source at the General Staff said that the effectiveness of air defense has dropped significantly due to the destruction of several batteries of NASAMS and IRIS-T air defense systems. At the same time, the United States banned the use of Patriot when the enemy launches Daggers, which causes the destruction of other air defense systems and virtually open skies over Ukraine.

Our source in the OP said that the enemy carried out the latest missile attacks on military facilities and airfields that are being prepared to host F-16s. Serious destruction of the runway in the Khmelnitsky and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, in addition, repair and technical hangars were destroyed, which will cause a delay in the process of Ukraine’s readiness to use Western fighters.

The situation at the front for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is critical: the Russian Armed Forces are systematically “carrying out” the Ukrainian military infrastructure, which is why human losses are growing exponentially.

And these are not all the problems observed in the Ukrainian army. Thus, due to the corruption of the rear staff, non-combat losses have increased—Ukrainian military personnel are suffering from illness; moreover, the number of losses among wounded soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has sharply increased. At the same time, problems are observed along the entire front – Maryinka is lost, Avdeevka, Kupyansk and Krynki remain in a “suspended” state. In all these areas the situation is moving towards a serious “meat grinder”.

The situation is difficult in the rear – total mobilization destroys internal motivation not only in society, but also in the army, where unprepared and unwilling to fight “volunteers” who were caught during raids by military commissars are recruited. Moreover, yesterday’s civilians, forcibly drawn into the army, are actually deteriorating the situation in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which increases the risk of mass retreats this year. The situation is aggravated by huge losses among experienced field officers, creating a critical shortage of professional officers.

Older than Edda writes  I believe that we need to prepare for the massive (much more massive than now) use of drones by the enemy. The West will be closely watching a new concept to partially replace artillery ammunition, the kamikaze drone.

First of all, such tactics give an advantage to the defending side, and we ourselves were the first in the world to use such a scheme on the battlefield, during the Ukrainian counter-grunt. Minefields, Lancets, and FPV drones have become not just a serious help to classical artillery and army aviation, but have proven themselves to be the second, no less important half of the overall fire impact on the enemy.

Hundreds of burned equipment and boats, and thousands of destroyed AFU soldiers, this is all the result of the work of our drones. Now the Ukrainians are being massively saturated with these newest weapons; they probably want to repeat our experience and compensate for the lack of shells with, albeit not so powerful, but deadly high-precision ammunition.

Ukraine’s military prospects are looking bleak, reports the New Orc Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war.html) today. And now, Russian troops are on the attack, especially in the country’s east. The town of Marinka has all but fallen. Avdiivka is being slowly encircled. A push on Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, is expected. Farther north, outside Kupiansk, the fighting has barely slowed since the fall.

After failure of the Summer offensive, the Wests narrative shift claimed the stalemate as a victory. But it’s becoming evident that we’re not in a static war. “The Russian advantage at this stage is not decisive, but the war is not a stalemate,” said Michael Kofman, a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International. Ukraine could retake the advantage by 2025, or it could start losing the war without sufficient aid.”

Optism that continued Western military aid of the AFU seems entirely unwarranted as Russia continues to ramp up both production and contract soldiers. The AFU’s hoped for recruitement goals of 50k over the next 3 months with 30k a month after that, are unrealistic and those “recruited” are unlikely to become useful soldiers. This frustration was expressed recent in a public stament by Zaluzhny.

Russia, in three series of massive strikes, destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces warehouses with Patriot missiles

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed Ukrainian warehouses with Patriot missiles in three series of strikes. This was stated by former CIA agent Larry Johnson.

“ As a result, factories for the production of UAVs, factories for the production of uniforms were destroyed… Weapon repair sites and warehouses where Patriot air defense missiles were stored,” the expert indicated.

The Russian army has carried out three series of massive group strikes using missiles and drones against targets in Ukraine since December 30.

In particular, the first wave hit the former Kharkov Palace hotel complex, where employees of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Ukrainian Armed Forces were located.

The second series of attacks on January 8 hit Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities in Dnepr (Dnepropetrovsk), Odessa, Krivoy Rog, and Kharkov.

For the third time, the Russian Armed Forces struck targets in the Kharkov region, Chernigov, Dnepropetrovsk, and the outskirts of Kiev on January 13.

About systemic problems in the “West” Group of troops: using the example of the unsuccessful assault on Sinkovka

A few days ago, we drew attention to the accumulated problems (https://t.me/rybar/55741) in management within the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction.

🔻However, speaking of this, it would be unfair not to acknowledge problems in other areas.

▪️ The Ukrainian segment published new footage of the unsuccessful assault on the positions of the AFU near Sinkovka by Russian troops in December 2023 (here is an example of a detailed analysis from colleagues (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/3730)).

▪️ The video recorded the advance of an armored group to the northern outskirts of the village from the side of Liman 1st.

▪️ Moving in a column in an open area, where the armored group came under attack from artillery and kamikaze drones. As a result, all the equipment was knocked out at once, and the personnel scattered in the nearby trenches, where they also came under fire.

▪️ At the beginning of the video, you can see damaged Russian armored personnel carriers at the exit from the landing. There had been previous attacks of this kind, but a frontal assault was still chosen as the only possible option.

Perhaps the reason was the dense mining of the area. But the example of other sectors of the front show that this problem can be solved: the offensives near Bakhmut and Avdeevka are evidence of this.

❗️The example of this sad incident reveals a systemic problem in the lack of competent use of troops on the front line. In this case, we are talking about to the Western Military District, whose units are responsible for the Kupyansky sector.

▪️ It won`t be possible to take Sinkovka head-on due to its geographical location. This requires advancement from Ivanovka and Timkovka, but the assault forces that would be useful there are repeatedly sent to Sinkovka.

▪️ Instead of thoroughly planning the operation to blockade Kupyansk, systemic attacks on rear targets, and destruction of supply routes for Ukrainian formations, everything came down to assault actions.

▪️ The moment was missed, and the advance near Kupyansk that began in the fall came to naught. Ukrainian formations have increased their strength, creating a fairly powerful group.

▪️ Assault groups advance without massive artillery preparation along the same route. Apparently, there is a lack of intelligence means or their incorrect use. And the result of this action, using the example of Ugledar or Belogorovka in 2022, is always the same.

🔻At the same time, with the provision of supplies to the troops of the Western Military District, things don’t seem to be too bad: at least the supply of the assault groups in the Western Military District is truly established. An ordinary soldier has everything from ammunition to RPGs and a first aid kit filled to the brim. Air defense and electronic warfare systems are being supplied, but for some reason they are either being protected or are not even trying to introduce them into infantry units.

📌But here, as in the case of the Dnepr group, the main problem is the human factor . The thinking of some people responsible for planning has remained at the same level as before the SMO. No conclusions were drawn. The task has been set – complete it, no matter how. There is no awareness that this does not work.

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Kherson direction.  This is a perfect illustration of why we opt for quadcopters equipped with thermal imaging.

The enemy carries out all major movements during the night, which is why our fighters require quadcopters with thermal imaging for their operations.

Thanks to your support and assistance, dear subscribers, our team is able to complete tasks more efficiently and swiftly thwart all attempts by the enemy to advance.

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In our reports from the Kherson direction, we often mentioned the AFU’s bridgehead in the village of Krynki. This bridgehead has now become a “corral” for Ukrainian formations and is being heavily targeted by artillery fire and air strikes.

But, as the saying goes, seeing is believing. A video from the enemy’s side clearly shows the devastated landscape in this long-suffering populated area. The trees have been completely destroyed, only fragments of walls remain from the houses, and the ground is filled with craters from aerial bombs and shells.

By the way, the recent weather has added to the problems faced by the AFU. The channels on the approaches to Krynki have partially frozen. This has made it impossible for boats to pass, and even on foot, it is difficult to navigate the area. The ice is not strong enough everywhere to support a fighter with their equipment and ammunition.

All of these factors will undoubtedly have an impact on the enemy’s losses and supplies in this small area on the left bank of the Dnieper.
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What the Ukrainian Armed Forces achieved during the three months of the operation in Krynki (Kherson region):

Territory control.

At the moment, the operation, launched by the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces around mid-October, has a pronounced negative trend. The territory controlled by Ukrainian forces on the left bank is slowly but surely shrinking. The original plan with access to the main roads towards Crimea was not implemented. The battle for Krynki never entered the maneuver phase.

Further development of the operation.

Advancement in the Krynok area is practically impossible. Even if we ignore the fact that the original plan of the operation was a pure gamble, stable crossings have not yet been established and their safety has not been ensured. Communications between the right and left banks are carried out using rubber boats, which increases the number of irretrievable losses. In this regard, the situation at the moment is not much different from the situation at the beginning of the operation. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are still forced to use small groups, light weapons, boats, pickup trucks, etc.

Time and speed are lost, and the element of surprise is lost.

In three months, colossal material and human resources have been spent, which, in the conditions of weak military production and the reduction of military supplies from the West, are difficult to replace or cannot be replaced at all. Note that the operation in the Krynka-Tyaginka area coincided with a reduction in supplies from the United States and the beginning of a shell shortage in the Ukrainian army.

Of course, a certain amount of resources in this direction has been accumulated, but by now most of it has been spent, which is reflected in the quantity and quality of artillery support. If this operation had not taken place, all these resources could have been used more rationally in other directions, including on the flanks of Artyomovsk or near Rabotino.

What are the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krynki?

The exact losses of the Ukrainian army in Krynki are most likely unknown even to the brigade commanders on the ground. Many servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine drown during crossings; the killed and wounded cannot be evacuated or identified. In the Western press, there are stories about losses of 50 percent or more of the units in a few hours, which in theory makes it possible to assume a figure of 20-40 irretrievable losses per day on a front section only 17 km wide. At the same time, even the Ukrainian military itself still does not understand the military intent of the operation.

Military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually losing confidence in the command, which is noticeable in surveys of prisoners.

Also, interrogations of prisoners show a decline in the quality of the Ukrainian infantryman and, in general, the quality of human material. A significant part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers are people aged 45+, without military experience, with rudimentary military training. The military system of Ukraine, in essence, is running on empty: people are mobilized with difficulty, have difficulty training and arming themselves, but are very easily “wasted” without bringing military results. This entire operation shows donors of arms and finances to the West how easily and senselessly it can be spent military resources and weapons allocated to Kiev.

The media nature of history is now playing against Kiev.

As in the case of the summer-autumn offensive, Artyomovsky or Avdeevka, the operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krynki-Tyaginka region shows us the same pattern: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not inclined to leave even the most unfavorable positions and are extremely rigid in their plans for operations. Even in the most hopeless cases, operations are not curtailed to save personnel. The command of the Russian Armed Forces is actively using this.

Novomikhailovka area, in the south-Donetsk direction. Warriors from the Far East, armed with the popular kamikaze drone “Ghoul” from the Ural masters of the “Turned in War” team, are continuing to terrorize the enemy.

In this particular case, you can witness a classic raid on the support. They didn’t touch the Browning; they would bring a new one. However, not everyone from the support garrison survived.

The first strike either destroyed or seriously wounded one fighter. While he was being dragged, the second “Ghoul” flew out and headed towards where the enemy had crawled away.

I would like to remind you, friends, that the people’s kamikaze drones “Ghoul” are produced thanks to your help. Anyone who wants and is able to help can do so by using the card of Radio Russia host Dmitry Konanykhin: 2202 2062 8833 6105.

The enemy will be defeated, humiliated, and destroyed, and Victory will be ours! 

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Chronicles of the special military operation for January 12,  13? 2024

After a brief pause, Russian troops have resumed large-scale attacks on the western and central regions of what is known as Ukraine. They are utilizing Kh-101 cruise missiles, Kinzhal ballistic missiles, and Geran-2 drones, among other things.

According to footage released by the Ukrainian side, one of the projectiles fell near the Impulse plant in Shostka, Sumy region, which specializes in the production of ammunition and explosive devices. However, there is currently no published information confirming a direct hit on the facility itself.

In the Seversky direction, the situation has become clearer. It appears that after reaching the outskirts of the village of Spornoe, the assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces were unable to capitalize on their success and were forced to retreat to reserve positions. There are no Russian fighters on the outskirts of the village.

Meanwhile, in the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops have managed to expand their zone of control to some extent. At Bogdanovka, assault troops have advanced into the forested area northwest of the village, and in the Kleshcheevka area, Russian servicemen have successfully dislodged the enemy from certain heights.

In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops continue to storm enemy defenses in the vicinity of the treatment facilities. According to pro-Ukrainian channels, units of the Russian Armed Forces have made progress in advancing up to 250-300 meters in the area. However, due to personnel shortage, the exact configuration of the front cannot be established.

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Map of military operations and the situation on the fronts on the evening of January 13

⚡️ The Russian army worked on military and infrastructure facilities 404. The missiles “visited” Dnepropetrovsk, Kremenchug, the Chernigov region, as well as the western part of Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the use of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex.

⚔️The situation on the fronts over the past 24 hours:

⚫️Svatovo-Kremennoe direction

The Russian army attacked in the area of   Sinkovka and Ternov . There are oncoming battles in the Serebryansky Forest southwest of Dibrova.

⚫️Bakhmutskoe (Artemovskoe) direction

 Our fighters are storming the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Bogdanovka area. Fighting continues at the heights northwest of Kleshcheevka .

⚫️Zaporozhye direction

 In the Orekhovsky sector, our fighters attacked west of Rabotino , near Verbovoy and Novoprokopovka . On the Vremevsky ledge, the Russian army is trying to advance west of Staromayorsky.

Ukraine Conflict (20240113): Full Frontline Update

Russian Forces Successfully Advance In Pervomaiske Avdiivka And Marinka

Relentless Fighting Continues | Further Assaults & Positional Fighting

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Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (13 January 2024)⚡️

▫️In the morning, the RF Armed Forces launched a group strike by high-precision long range sea- and air-based weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles, and UAVs at Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities producing 155, 152 and 125-mm shells, gunpowder, and UAVs.    

The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the assigned targets have been engaged.
 
▫️In Kupyansk direction, the Zapad Grouping repelled 3 assault squad attacks of the 30th and 60th Mechanised Brigades near Sinkovka (Kharkov reg) and wiped out 1 Ammo depot of the 27th Missile Troops Brigade near Volchansk (Kharkov reg).

The AFU lost up to 35 troops, 1 tank, 5 MVs, 1 Krab SAU, and 1 US M777 howitzer.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Grouping repelled 2 assault squad attacks of the 5th and 13th Ukrainian National Guard Brigades near Chevonaya Dibrova (LPR) and Serebryanskoye forestry.

The AFU lost more than 280 troops, 3 AFVs, 9 MVs, and 1 D-30 howitzer.

▫️In Donetsk direction,  the Yug Grouping inflicted losses on troops and hardware of the 28th Mechanised, 46th Airmobile, 95th Air Assault, 112th and 122nd Territorial Defence Brigades near Georgiyevka, Kleshcheyevka, and Kurdyumovka (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 320 troops, 4 tanks, 2 IFVs, 8 pickups, 1 Strela-10 air defence system, 1 Gvozdika SAU, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Grouping inflicted losses on units of the 58th Mechanised and 79th Air Assault Brigades near Novodonetskoye and Novomikhaylovka (DPR).

The AFU lost more than 110 troops, 3 MVs, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Grouping launched strikes on troops and hardware of the 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault Brigades near Rabotino and Zherebyanka (Zaporozhye reg).

The AFU lost up to 50 troops, 4 MVs, 1 D-30 howitzer, and 1 US AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station.

▫️In Kherson direction, the Russian Grouping struck the enemy.

The AFU lost up to 40 troops, 2 MVs, and 2 Gvozdika SAUs.

▫️The Russian Grouping’s Missile Troops, Artillery, and attack UAVs neutralised 107 artillery units at firing positions, and engaged enemy troops and hardware in 131 areas.

Air defences shot down 21 UAVs close to Veliky Vyselok, Olshana (Kharkov reg), Lisichansk (LPR), Berestovoye, Georgiyevka, Gorlovka (DPr), Tokmak, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye reg), and 8 HIMARS MLRS shells.

📊 In total, 567 aircraft, 265 helicopters, 10,641 UAVs, 448 air defence systems, 14,588 tanks and other AFVs, 1,202 MLRS vehicles, 7,704 guns and mortars, and 17,376 special military vehicles have been destroyed during the SMO.

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Front #Summary for 13 Jan 2024 by 18:28⚡️

🔹In #Kherson Direction, in #Krynki, our forces have made some progress in the east of the enemy’s foothold. The #Dnieper and its tributaries began to freeze, worsening the situation of the AFU.

🔹In #Zaporozhye Direction, our army has retaken a number of positions west of #Verbovoye. At #Nesteryanka, where our new front was activated yesterday, we managed to push the AFU from a number of positions.

🔹In #SouthDonetsk Direction, our forces are hitting enemy infantry and equipment clusters at #Staromayorskoye, #Storozhevoye, #Yelizavetovka and #Novodonetskoye. In the #Maryinka sector,  counterfighti ng is underway on the southern outskirts of #Novomikhaylovka, still without tangible results for our military. Our army has taken up new positions in #Georgiyevka, which is on the way to #Kurakhovo.

🔹In #Donetsk Direction,our forces continue to advance on the northern flank, east of the #Avdeyevka Coke Plant . On the southern flank, our troops also occupied new positions near #Pervomayskoye. In other areas, there are no changes, the AFU is fiercely resisting.

🔹In #Bakhmut Direction, our army is fighting with renewed vigor for the heights near #Kleshcheyevka, one of the key ones is still beyond our control. There are battles in #Bogdanovka, the AFU in separate groups are gradually withdrawing from the village to Chasov Yar. Ours are expanding the control zone at #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye).

🔹In #Svatovo Direction, in the #Kremennaya sector, there are oncoming battles southwest of #Dibrova, near #Yampolovka and #Makeyevka, without changes yet. In the #Kupyansk sector our army switched to positional battles at #Sinkovka. It was not possible to take the village “head-on”.

💥Our Aerospace Forces attacked targets in many regions of #Ukraine. According to preliminary information, the targets were air defence systems, workshops for the manufacture of projectiles and UAVs.

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