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Current information on the situation on the front line: January 5 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:55 Kupyansk direction. It is reported that our fighters discovered military equipment that was hidden by Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in a forest plantation. All enemy equipment was discovered by UAV crews of the reconnaissance unit of the motorized rifle brigade of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the West group of forces.

19:08 Junior commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine send people to certain death

One day, when railway worker Alexander Simonov was at work, a summons was brought to his home.

The military registration and enlistment office informed him that his reservation was not renewed in a timely manner. As a result, on September 5, 2023, he was called up and, after short training, was thrown to the front line as part of a unit. Once in position, the servicemen were left without commanders. When Russian troops approached, Alexander surrendered without a fight along with his colleagues.

17:36 Kherson direction. district settlement Krynki.

Our guys report the destruction of several enemy enemy groups after landing on the right bank, reports Front bird.

17:35 On the night of January 4-5, one of the units of the 200th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Northern Fleet captured private of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16:32 Statement of Head of the press center of the "South" group

Units of the “Southern” group of troops in the Donetsk direction, with the support of aviation strikes and artillery fire, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 10th Mountain Assault, 3rd Assault, 42th Mechanized brigades, 112th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Sporny, Bogdanovka, Krasny, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka. The enemy lost up to 190 troops killed and wounded.

Artillery and loitering ammunition hit two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, and 12 vehicles.

During the counterbattery fight, a 155mm M777 howitzer and a 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.

Air defense systems shot down 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements Spornoe, Berestovoe, Yelenovka, Marinka of the Donetsk People's Republic.


15:45 A UN film crew is working in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkov regions. Foreigners were spotted in the village of Krasnopolye earlier this week.

In the Sumy-Bogodukhov area, there may be provocations with Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery attack local residents in the near future.

15:44 The territorial defense battalion of the city of Khmelnytsky suffers losses while trying to cross the Dnieper.

A group of four people in the area of ??the village. Krynka was liquidated in its entirety, reports the command of the 106th TrO brigade.

15:43 Result of the arrival of the Russian FAB-500M62 aerial bomb with universal planning and correction modules (UMPC) at the point of temporary deployment of Ukrainian militants. Two infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.

14:33 Our fighters from Zaporozhye direction shared footage of TOS-1A “Solntsepek” working on enemy positions in the Krynok area

14:31 Statement of Head of the press center of the "West" group

Units of the "West" group of troops, during active operations with the support of aviation and artillery fire, improved the situation along the front line in the Kupyansk direction.

The manpower and equipment of the 14th, 21st, 43rd, 92nd and 115th Mechanized brigades and the 117th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novoegorovka, Ivanovka and Berestovoe.

During the counterbattery fight, the crew of the 152mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S19 "Msta-S" under the command of the gun commander, Corporal Sergei Sukhodsky, destroyed the enemy's 120mm mortar.

Up to 100 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, three cars, a 300mm Vilkha MLRS combat vehicle, and three 122mm RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles were destroyed.


13:02 Ka-52M crews as part of the strike group completed attack on enemy strongholds and manpower in the Donetsk direction

13:01 A repeat air raid alert was announced in Sevastopol. The movement of sea and land public transport in the city has been suspended.

12:00 Donetsk direction, Avdeevsky section – situation as of January 5, 2024

In the Stepovoye, Berdychi area and to the north the Russian armyprogressingon average 100 meters every 2 days. The front is wide, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are large. There is significant progress in the dacha area and in the Pervomaisky area.

11:59 Explosions do not subside in the Khmelnitsky region. The military airfield in Starokonstantinov continues to receive Russian drones.

11:58 An air raid alert has been declared in the Nikolaev, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions. Authorities warn of the danger of a missile attack.

10:27 Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces moved their positions in several areas in the Artemovsk direction in Donbass, told RIA Novosti commander of the special forces group of the Southern Group of Forces of the Russian Armed Forces with the call sign Don.

09:34 Around midnight, Ukrainian troops shelled the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, firing four NATO 155mm caliber rounds into the city, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.Telegram channel.

09:32 Reports from the Verbovoy and Rabotino districts in the Zaporozhye direction Front bird:

Yesterday, late in the evening, the enemy tried to conduct reconnaissance in force with up to one platoon. According to tradition, moving along the forest belt, the enemy infantry fighting vehicle drove into a minefield. Minus NATO canned goods and personnel.

09:25 Front-line report as of the morning of January 5 from the military correspondent Evgenia Lisitsyna:

-- This time I want to start from the Avdeevsky direction. Here, Russian fighters managed to advance and occupy several key enemy strongholds in the Pervomaisky area. The Russian army also attacked in the area of Nevelskoye, Severny and Tonenkoye. But it has not yet been possible to break through the enemy’s defenses in these areas. Heavy fighting continues on the Northern flank near Berdychi, and the Russian Armed Forces are also conducting reconnaissance in force near the Avdeevka coke plant.-- In the Artyomovsk direction, the Russian army showed the greatest activity in the Bogdanovka area, where it is increasing pressure on the enemy. This village flows into the city of Chasov Yar, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already prepared for defense. South of Artyomovsk, our guys continue to push the enemy back from Kurdyumovka and Andreevka, as well as to outflank the Kleshcheevka area.

-- Good news is also coming from the Maryinsky direction. Here the Russian army took control of several more enemy strongholds in the direction of the village of Pobeda. There are also fierce battles for Novomikhailovka, most of which is currently a “gray zone”.

-- In the Kupyansk direction, in addition to assaulting the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ????Sinkovka and Petropavlovka, the Russian army is hitting enemy reserves that arrive at the Kupyansk-Uzlovoy railway station. Artillery is very active against targets identified by our reconnaissance.

-- In the Kherson direction, hostilities entered the positional stage. I note that attack drones are actively used on both sides. At the same time, our fighters very effectively manage to use “Lancets” on targets both at Krynki and on the opposite bank of the Dnieper.


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