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2023-01-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: January 16th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:16 Ukrainian troops fired at Donetsk, hits were recorded in a supermarket, a pharmacy and a residential building, according to the People's Militia of the DPR, at least two people died, four were injured.

22:21 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the defeat by army aviation and artillery of the forces of Kyiv in the Kupyansky, Krasno-Limansky, Donetsk and South Donetsk directions.

20:45 February will be the key to the conduct of the special operation - the cleansing of Ukraine will begin. About itdeclaredleader of the Russian Union of Afghan Veterans, reserve colonel Franz Klintsevich.

20:42 Soldiers of Wagner PMC in Soledarmanagedcapture the BGM-71 TOW ATGM fire control system (in the 2nd photo, a similar module on the HMMWV M1167 transferred to the APU).

The FCS (FCS) provides computer functions for the Advanced Target Acquisition System (ITAS) TOW. It tracks the target and the missile, adjusting the missile's trajectory to ensure it hits the target. The SLA also contains a circuit that allows the gunner to test the functionality of the ITAS prior to putting it into service.

Noticeable damage to the FCS by shrapnel, apparently, when the BGM-71 TOW APU itself was hit.

19:42 It's still in Donetsk disassemble blockages on Ilyich Avenue in the Kalininsky district after the morning shelling.

They say there are people under the rubble. Nearby are friends and relatives of pharmacy employees who went to work today and did not return home. They've been standing for several hours. Of course, we didn't shoot them. Wrapped up in a blanket, there stands the daughter of one of the women employees ... standing in the morning, wrapped in a blanket - it's cold outside. Next to her is a psychologist of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

18:17 In the Kupyansky direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of Sinkovka and Berestovoye, Kharkiv region - Russian Defense Ministry

In particular, the department clarified that the defeat was inflicted on the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 103rd Brigade of the defense. Over 30 militants, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed there.

What else was reported in the Ministry of Defense:

- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, during the fire destruction of the 95th Air Assault Brigade and the 125th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Serebryanka and Terniv DPR, more than 75 militants, three tanks, five armored combat vehicles and a pickup truck were destroyed;

- Offensive operations continue in the Donetsk direction. In just one day, more than 50 nationalists, an armored personnel carrier and eight cars were destroyed there;

- In the South-Donetsk direction, the 65th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was defeated in the area of ​​​​Stepovoe, Zaporozhye region and the 108th Brigade of the territorial defense in the area of Novoselka of the DPR. Over 30 Ukrainian militants, an armored combat vehicle and two pickup trucks were liquidated there;

- In the Krasny Liman area of ​​the DPR, a warehouse of weapons, military and special equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit, as well as a hangar with military equipment of the 9th Special Purpose Regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine in the area of ​​Malokaterinovka, Zaporozhye region;

- During the day, during the counter-battery fight, the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS and the 152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B howitzer, the 122mm D-30 howitzer, the 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer and the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed.

16:44 Ukrainian troops fired six shells of 155mm caliber at Horlivka, reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

15:51 Eyewitnesses testify about the arrival for the "Topaz" in the Kuibyshev region. The information is being specified.

15:50 Four enemy shells with a caliber of 155mm fell on the territory of the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions, and they were fired at 14:55 from Orlovka. It is reported by the SCCC.

15:22 Employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation are working in a retail and office complex in the Kalininsky district of Donetsk, which was shelled, a correspondent reportsRIA Novosti.

14:30 Ukrainian troops fired 10 shells with a caliber of 152mm at Zaitsevo in the Donetsk People's Republic, reportedrepresentationDPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

14:18 In the Kupyansky and Krasnolimansky directions, Kyiv lost about 105 military personnel per day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

14:17 Subdivisions of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation in the South Donetsk direction destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian military and three units of equipment in the Stepovoe district in the Zaporozhye region and Novoselki in the DPR per day, they reported on Monday inMinistry of DefenseRussia.

14:06 At the moment, Wagner attack aircraft are fighting hard for the population of the Kleshcheevka settlement.

The enemy puts up fierce resistance, because he understands the strategic importance of this settlement. The capture of Kleshcheevka will allow the Wagner operators to enter Bakhmut from the southwest, as well as to develop an offensive on the settlement. Red.

The fighters of PMC "Wagner" again have to recapture house after house, breaking through the well-fortified defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which use fortifications and terrain.

Assault units are supported by artillery and aircraft of the Orchestra.

14:03 According to the official data of the DPR JCCC since the beginning of the escalation as of 12:00 01/16/2023

For 333 days of escalation 644 civilians were killed in the territory within the borders before the start of the NMD, incl. 26 children.

On the territory liberated during the NMD, 3,769 civilians were killed, incl. 106 children.

Total: 4,413 including children - 132.

On the territory within the borders before the start of the NMD, 2,369 civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. 159 children.

A total of 87 cases of undermining civilians were registered, incl. 4 children, on minesPFM-1 "Petal". One of the injured died in the hospital.

In the territory liberated during the NMD, 1,656 civilians were injured, incl. 92 children.

Total: 4,025 including children - 251.

Damage:

— 9,537 residential buildings;
— 2,325 civil infrastructure facilities, incl. 128 medical institutions, 467 educational institutions, 915 social security facilities, 63 critical infrastructure facilities, 751 electricity, water, heat and gas supply facilities.
- 1,191 vehicles.

At the moment, it is impossible to establish for certain the data on damage and destruction of residential housing construction and civil infrastructure facilities in the territory liberated during the NWO.

During the 333 days of the escalation of the DPR JCCC, 14,744 cases of firing were recorded, of which 14,413 were using heavy weapons.

In total, the enemy fired 95,589 units of ammunition of various calibers, including 37 rockets from OTRK "Tochka-U", 185 missiles MLRS "Himars", 255 MLRS missiles 220mm BM-27 "Hurricane"and 12,666 missiles MLRS (122 mm), as well as 18,972 shells caliber 155mm.

13:07 Peskov: Western deliveries of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine are not able to change the situation on earth, "these tanks are on fire and will continue to burn."

12:58 The terrible consequences of the strike on Donetsk -a photo.

The mayor of Donetsk spoke about the victims and destruction in the Kalininsky district:
— a direct hit on the building of the shopping center along Ilyicha Avenue;
- the building of the service station "Avtoprofi" on Ilyich Avenue was damaged;
- two multi-apartment residential buildings along Ilyich Avenue were damaged;
- route taxi No. 46 was damaged;
- the roof of the building of the Second Distillery was damaged.

12:45 Military from two Ukrainian battalions stationed in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Soledar left the front line due to lack of ammunition, the Spanish newspaper Pais writes.

12:42 Massive raid on Sevastopol: By this hour, the air defense forces and the Black Sea Fleet have already shot down seven UAVs over the sea, - the governor.

12:35 Ukrainian troops fired 11 “NATO” shells in Donetsk in 10 minutes, 10 missiles in Makiivka from MLRS,reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

12:16 KA-52 gunships "Alligators" of the "brave" destroy equipment and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.

Attack helicopters Ka-52 regularly cover the fortified positions of Ukrainian militants and hit their equipment and manpower. Our helicopter pilots approach at extremely low altitudes and launch missiles from a pitch-up, which makes it possible to hit the enemy from a long distance without entering his air defense zone. The onboard complex of the helicopter allows you to conduct accurate shooting in this way.

12:11 Ukrainians continue to terrorize the residents of Donetsk.

-- from n.p. Yelizavetovka fired four shells of 155mm caliber at the town of Yelenovka;
-- from n.p. Thin in the Kuibyshev and Kyiv regions, three shells with a caliber of 155mm were fired;
-- from n.p. Lastochkino fired three rockets from the MLRS in the Kyiv region.

11:11 Ukrainian troops at 10.45 fired three “NATO” caliber shells in the Kievsky district of Donetsk - the DPR representative office in the JCCC.

10:53 A video has appeared on Polish social networks in which the author claims that the Morawiecki government planned to send Leopard tanks with Polish crews to Ukraine, but supposedly the officers of the Polish army refused to comply with this order -video.

10:39 There are still people under the rubble of the shopping center in Donetsk, which was hit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by RT correspondent Viktor Miroshnikov.

10:31 “Our electronic warfare is working very well” - the situation in the liberated Soledar /video— TK Zvezda.

The situation in the city requires caution, at any moment there may be an arrival of an enemy projectile. The enemy continues to be hit, including from tanks.

10:13 As a result of the morning attack of the VFU in the Kalininsky district, three people were injured.

08:38 Summary on the morning of January 16, 2023

- The Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations in the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) and Avdeevsky directions. In the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector, artillery and army aviation of the Russian Armed Forces attacked enemy positions.

- PMC "Wagner" is fighting in the area of the railway station Sol, developing success after the capture of Soledar. In Artemovsk, units of the Wagner PMC are fighting hard.

- Marine Corps units of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in the Pavlovka-Ugledar direction.

- At night in Zaporizhzhia, a blow was struck at an industrial infrastructure facility in Ukraine. Report power and internet outages

- APU shelled the market in Shebekino in the Belgorod region. No casualties were reported. In the Bryansk region, a Ukrainian UAV attacked one of the largest power substations in Bryansk with grenades. The first dropped grenade did not explode, the second was covered by a guard, he is in intensive care.

- In Sevastopol at night, our air defense shot down an enemy UAV.

- In the LPR - shelling of the settlement. Novopskov, Svatovo and Kremennaya with the use of 155 mm (six shells) and the Ukrainian MLRS "Alder" (one rocket). Two civilians were killed

- The DPR reported that the enemy fired 115 rounds of ammunition in Donetsk, Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Panteleymonovka, Shakhtersk in a day.

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