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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:29 An air raid alert was announced in the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions An air raid alert was announced in the Zaporozhye and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine on January 18.
Explosions are reported in the border settlements of the Kharkov region.
22:06 The weaknesses of the enemy in Artemivsk are the high death rate among regular servicemen, the low morale and psychological state, which can be heard on radio intercepts.
PMC "Wagner" completely destroyed 61st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They carried out offensive actions in the direction of Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka, and they are also clearing the dungeons of Soledar.
Offensive actions were carried out in the direction of Yakovlevka - Krasnopolye and captured the company stronghold, the advance in depth was up to 750m.
21:46 Calculations of the Buk air defense system continue carry out round-the-clock combat duty in the special operation zone
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Central Military District with the help of the Buk air defense system destroy any aircraft, as well as low-flying enemy cruise missiles.
During round-the-clock combat duty, personnel detect, escort and destroy various air targets, providing reliable air cover for the positions of our troops and civilian infrastructure.
The servicemen of this crew destroyed more than 60 targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, such as aircraft, drones and shells of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.
20:39 Assault groups of PMC "Wagner"continues under the cover of artillery, active assault operations in the Soledar area. Now the focus has shifted to the battles for Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka.
19:35 New frames the first minutes after the helicopter crash near the kindergarten in Brovary.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, 14 people died in the crash, 25 were injured.
18:18 Combat work calculations of 82mm mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District
The Russian Armed Forces continue to inflict fire damage on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
Artillerymen admit that one of the most effective ways of working is the “roaming mortar”. The main rule of this tactic is a quick change of firing position. The speed and accuracy of hitting targets is achieved thanks to the adjustment of fire using an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Calculators have nerves of iron. To the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, at best, a few kilometers, but the fighters have no fuss or haste. A few minutes are enough to bring the mortar to battle.
Combat missions as part of the calculation of the 82-mm Vasilek mortar mounted on the Ural vehicle are performed by military personnel who were called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, and volunteers.
17:16 According to information received from a source in Kherson, this afternoon the Russian Armed Forces launched an artillery strike on the location of one of the units of the 124th territorial defense brigade.
As a result of the fire damage, all ammunition available on the territory of the plant was destroyed, and the unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses: nine Ukrainians were eliminated, seven were injured and two units of automotive equipment disabled.
16:20 Combat work crews of T-72 tanks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnieper
During the special military operation, the military personnel of the tank units of the Southern Military District continue to strike at military facilities, armored vehicles and manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Tankers successfully hit targets that are at a considerable distance and out of line of sight. According to the coordinates obtained with the help of the UAV, observation posts, ammunition depots, as well as foreign military equipment on the right bank of the Dnieper are being destroyed.
The servicemen of a tank company conduct maneuver battles using natural shelters and terrain folds. Fire on targets is corrected with the help of unmanned aircraft.
15:00 Highlights from the new briefing of the RF Ministry of Defense:
🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 60 Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupyansk direction during the day.
🔹Two US-made radars and a ST-68 target detection and tracking station were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction.
🔹The Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 90 military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction in a day.
🔹Artillerymen of the Eastern and Southern military districts, as well as marines of the Pacific Fleet, thwarted attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack in the South Donetsk direction.
🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 90 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day.
🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 90 people in the Krasnolimansky direction in a day.
14:03 Reactive artillery ZVO supports infantry offensive in the Svatovsky direction
122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Western Military District of the Russian Armed Forces supported an infantry attack in the Svatovo direction with fire.
"Suddenly, an unplanned goal came - to support the infantry attack, the goal was a fortified stronghold. In three minutes they worked and left," said the commander of the crew with the call sign "Gray."
13:02 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named three versions of the cause of the emergency in Brovary, where 29 people were injured, 15 of whom were children
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine named three preliminary versions of the helicopter crash in Brovary, where several children and the top leadership of the ministry died. According to the department, it could be a malfunction of equipment, a violation of safety regulations and sabotage.
At the same time, the number of victims has grown to 29 people, including 15 children. Earlier, it also became known that 18 people died, three of whom were kindergarten students.
11:57 Secretary of State of Ukraine also died in Brovary - Ministry of Internal Affairs
11:56 On board the helicopter that crashed in Brovary were the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky and his deputy Yevgeny Enin, they died - Ministry of Internal Affairs
11:56 As a result of a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region, 18 people were killed - Ministry of Internal Affairs
The number of victims will continue to rise. Among the dead (https://t.me/readovkanews/50914) there are already three children. There are also more victims - 26 people are in hospitals, 12 of whom are children.
10:57 At least three people died in a helicopter crash in Brovary, police report
10:20 Police of the Kyiv region said that as a result of a helicopter crash in Brovary there are dead
09:55 Video from the crash site of a helicopter or UAV in Brovary, Kyiv region. The footage was posted locally.
09:50 Chronicle of strikes and mutual shelling in the NVO zone during the night of January 17-18, 2023:
Russian troops hit the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaevka, Chernihiv region, as well as in Atinsky, Iskrivshchina and Novodmitrovka, Sumy region.
In the Kharkiv region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy targets in Strelechya, Ogurtsovo, Volchansk and Zemlyanki.
In the Starobelsk direction, Russian troops worked on the concentrations of personnel and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kislovka, Makeevka, Nevsky and Yampolovka.
The enemy fired at Ploschanka, Krasnopopovka and Kremennaya.
On the Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) direction, Russian missile forces and artillery hit the concentration of Ukrainian units in Artemovsk, Vyemka, Kleshcheevka and New York. In turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Soledar.
In the Donetsk direction, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Avdeevka, Nevelsky, Pervomaisky and the western outskirts of Maryinka.
Ukrainian formations from cannon artillery fired at residential buildings and civilian facilities in Gorlovka.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, Russian troops worked on targets in Novomikhailovka, Vugledar and Prechistovka.
In the Zaporozhye region, the RF Armed Forces attacked enemy positions in Stepovoe, Shcherbaki, Kamenskoe and Temirovka.
In the Dnepropetrovsk region, Russian artillery fired at the firing points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chervonogrigorovka and Marganets, and power lines were also damaged.
On the southern sector of the front, the RF Armed Forces hit enemy concentrations in the vicinity of Kherson and Antonovka.
Ukrainian formations fired at residential buildings in Nova Kakhovka.
09:45 In Brovary, Kyiv region, a large drone or helicopter crashed into a kindergarten. Children could be hurt.
Local residents heard a strong explosion. A fire is raging at the crash site. Children can be in kindergarten. The authorities did not comment on the situation.
08:25 The Ministry of Defense showed combat work calculations of 82-mm mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District.
The Russian Armed Forces continue to inflict fire damage on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
07:02 Summary for the morning of January 18, 2023
PMC "Wagner" completed the cleaning of underground utilities Soledar. Cleaned salt mine No. 7 on the western outskirts of the city. The attack is developing.
Fighting continues in the Artemovsky (Bakhmut) direction. To the south there is a battle for Kleshcheevka.
In Marinka in the Donetsk direction, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery, are trying to force the enemy out of the settlement.
On the Svatovo-Kremennaya sector, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the direction of Makeevka (LPR).
At night, they reported about strikes against enemy targets in Ochakovo.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Shebekino yesterday morning, the Valuysky district of the Belgorod region was also fired upon.
In the DPR, the enemy fired 123 rounds of ammunition at Donetsk, Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Shirokaya Balka, Panteleymonovka, Aleksandrovka, Blagodatny, Khartsyzsk. Two civilians were killed.
In the Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on Kakhovka. Two civilians were killed and two more were injured.
06:08 Sudoplatov battalion in Zaporozhye region replenished Serbian volunteers. Izvestia military correspondent Roman Polshakov spoke with Serbian soldiers who came to support the Russians. They talked about why they decided to leave home and go to Russia.
A fighter with the call sign "Danube" came to the battalion at the invitation of the "Russian-Slavic Association and Revival". He said that the Serbs remember well the events that took place in Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
05:17 Military personnel called up from the reserve as part of partial mobilization, as part of the calculations of 82-mm automatic mortars "Vasilek" of the Western Military District destroy enemy strongholds and manpower in the area of a special military operation. Video: Russian Ministry of Defense