“166 combat clashes per day: where the fiercest battles are taking place on the front The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on 166 combat clashes on the front during the day of January 8, of which 32 were in the Kurakhiv direction. The Russians carried out 31 airstrikes and fired more than 3,800 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces.”, — write on: unn.ua
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It is noted that the Russian invaders carried out 31 airstrikes, dropping 48 anti-aircraft missiles. In addition, the Russians brought in 750 kamikaze drones and fired more than 3,800 attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
The situation in the main directions
On Kharkiv direction the enemy unsuccessfully attacked the defensive lines of our soldiers near Vovchansk four times.
Today, Ukrainian soldiers in this direction neutralized 63 occupiers, destroyed an anti-tank vehicle, four cars, 33 BpLA and three means of communication, also damaged two cars and a unit of enemy special equipment
On Kupyansk direction the enemy carried out 12 assaults in the areas of Golubivka, Zagryzovo and in the direction of Petropavlivka. Ukrainian defenders repelled ten attacks, two more clashes are still ongoing.
On Lyman direction during the day, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions near Nadia, Kopanok, Novoyehorivka, Ivanovka, and Terniv 17 times. Three clashes are still ongoing.
On Seversky direction during the day, the enemy made two attempts to attack the positions of our units in the Belogorivka area, the attacks were repulsed by Ukrainian units.
On Kramatorsk direction our defenders stopped three offensive actions of the Russians near Bila Gora.
On Toretsky direction units of the Defense Forces repelled six Russian attacks near Toretsk and Dilyivka.
From the beginning of this day on Pokrovsky direction 27 times, the Russians tried to break through our defense near the settlements of Myrolyubivka, Baranivka, Elizavetivka, Lysivka, Zelene, Zvirove, Novy Trud, Kotlyne, and Nadiivka. Four attacks are still ongoing.
Today, 312 occupiers were neutralized in this direction, 154 of them – irreversibly. In addition, one armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles and four UAV control antennas were destroyed, our soldiers also damaged a tank and a vehicle of the invaders
On Kurakhiv direction the enemy attacked our positions near Dachny, Kurakhovo, Shevchenko, Petropavlivka, Slovianka, and Yasenovo 32 times. Twenty-nine offensive actions of the enemy were stopped by the Defense Forces, three attacks continue until now.
On Vremivskyi direction the invaders carried out 13 offensive actions near Novosilka, Konstantinopolskyi, Yantarny and in the direction of Konstantinopol, three clashes are currently ongoing.
Three times on Dnieper direction the Russians were defeated, attacking the defensive lines of the Ukrainians.
In Kurshchyna, our defenders repelled 27 attacks by the Russian invaders, fierce battles are currently taking place.
There were no significant changes in other directions.
We will remind
Two soldiers of the Armed Forces with the callsigns “Jin” and “Manneken” under the cover of drones captured a Russian dugout with 14 occupants. After the successful capture, the paratroopers held the position for 5 days, repelling enemy attacks.