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General Staff: The Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy assaults in the Kherson region
2024-01-08
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The enemy tried twice to storm the bridgeheads of the Ukrainian defenders on the left bank of the Dnieper, but to no avail.

The Russian invaders made two unsuccessful assaults on the bridgeheads of the Ukrainian defenders on the left bank of the Dnieper. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Sunday, January 7, in its evening report on Facebook.

During the day, 29 military clashes occurred. In total, the enemy launched six missile and 40 air strikes, and carried out 21 shelling from MLRS at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

Seversky and Slobozhansky directions
About 20 settlements were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including Klyusy, Buchki, Gremyachka in the Chernigov region; Volfine, Iskriskovshina, Methodovka, Sumy region; Udy, Cossack Lopan, Volchansk, Potikhonovo, Kharkov region.

Kupyansk direction
The defense forces repulsed two attacks near Sinkovka and Ivanovka, Kharkov region, where the enemy tried unsuccessfully to improve the tactical situation. The enemy also carried out an air strike in the Berestovoye area of ​​the Kharkov region. About 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, in particular Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Ivanovka, Tabaevka in the Kharkov region.

Liman direction
Our defenders repulsed three enemy attacks east of Ternov, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements were damaged by artillery and mortar shelling, including Belogorivka in the Lugansk region and Terny, Yampolevka, Verkhnekamennoe, Spornoe, and Razdolevka in the Donetsk region.

Bakhmut direction
Defense forces repelled an enemy attack near Andreevka, Donetsk region. The enemy launched an air strike near the village of Druzhba, Donetsk region. More than 10 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Grigorovka, Bogdanovka, Ivanovskoye, Klishchievka, Andreevka in the Donetsk region.

Avdeevskoe direction
Our defenders repulsed five enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka and another 11 attacks near Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region, where the invaders, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation. About 15 settlements were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar shelling, including Novokalinovo, Novobakhmutovka, Berdichi, Avdeevka, Severnoye, Pervomaiskoe in the Donetsk region.

Maryinsky direction
The defense forces continue to contain the enemy in the areas of Marinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region, where the invaders, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops 3 times. The enemy also carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Krasnohorivka and Georgievka, Donetsk region. Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka, Konstantinovka found themselves under artillery and mortar fire from the occupiers.

Miner's direction
The enemy did not conduct offensive (assault) actions. He fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Ugledar, Zolotaya Niva, Urozhaynoye, Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region.

Zaporozhye direction
The defense forces repelled an enemy attack west of Verbovoye, Zaporozhye region. More than 15 settlements were subjected to artillery and mortar shelling, including Olgovskoye, Poltavka, Krasnoye, Belogorye, Robotino, Pyatikhatki in the Zaporozhye region.

Kherson direction
In the area of ​​responsibility of the OSUS Odessa, Kherson in the Kherson region and Dmitrovka, Ochakov in the Nikolaev region were subjected to enemy artillery shelling. The occupiers also carried out air strikes in the areas of the settlements of Respublikanets, Krasny Mayak, Zmievka, and Krynki in the Kherson region.

The enemy does not abandon his intention to dislodge our units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. Yes, during the day the enemy carried out two unsuccessful assault operations, but our units continued to hold their positions and inflicted significant losses on the invaders.

Russian losses
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on four areas where enemy personnel were concentrated. Also, the X-59 guided aircraft missile was destroyed by Ukrainian air defense forces and means.

Units of the missile forces hit the enemy control center, ammunition depot and artillery.

As we wrote earlier, the Russians in the Tauride direction are rioting and fleeing the trenches.
According to the head of the Kharkov OVA, in the Kupyansky direction the intensity of the assaults has decreased compared to last week, the Russians are replenishing and rotating.

Posted by:badanov

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