Russo-Ukraine War - 21 January 2023 - Day 332
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The UK Ministry of Defence reported that in recent days, the heaviest fighting has focused in three sectors. In the northeast, near Kremina, Ukraine has likely made small gains and successfully defended against a Russian counter-attack.
Around the Donetsk Oblast, in Bakhmut sector, Russian and Wagner proxy forces have likely been reconstituting in the town of Soledar, after capturing it earlier in the week.
In the south, in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, both sides have massed significant forces, which have conducted artillery exchanges and skirmishes, but have avoided any large-scale offensive effort.
Overall, the conflict is in a state of deadlock. However, there is a realistic possibility of local Russian advances around Bakhmut.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day Russian forces conducted 26x air airstrikes and 15x MLRS attacks.
Russia does not give up its invasion plans and concentrates main efforts on further attempts to occupy Donetsk oblast. The Russian occupiers attempted unsuccessful offensives on Avdiivka axis, and continued offensives on Baknmut and Zaporizhzhia directions supported by increased number of air raids. However, the Russian occupiers stay on the defensive on other axes.
Volyn, Polissya, Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: no offensive groupings were detected. Russian territorial defense troops keep coming to the republic of belarus. In order to keep armed forces in full combat readiness, Belarus leadership has yet again prolonged the dates of combat readiness check of Belarus armed forces. This time it has been prolonged until January 30.
The threat of provocative border armed incidents remains. The Republic of Belarus continues to provide comprehensive support to russian aggression. In addition to joint exercises, training of Russian units continues on the territory of Belarus.
Russia does not stop artillery shelling along the entire line of contact. The vicinities of Bachivs'k and Volfyne (Sumy oblast); Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan, Strilecha, Krasne, Starytsya, Ohirtseve, Vovchans'k, Budarky, Kolodyazne, and Novomlynsk (Kharkiv oblast) came under Russian mortar and artillery fire.
Kup'yans'k axis: the vicinities of Synkivka, Kucherivka, Pishchane, Krokhmalne, Novoselivs'ke, Stelmakhivka, Vyshneve, and Pershotravneve (Kharkiv oblast); Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka (Luhansk oblast) suffered tank, mortar, barrel and rocket artillery fire.
Lyman axis: Russian forces shelled Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka, Nevs'ke, Chervonpopivka, Dibrova, and Serebryansk forestry (Luhansk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces shelled Ukrainian positions in the vicinities of more than 25x settlements, including, Verkhn'okam'yans'ke, Vyimka, Bilohorivka, Blahodatne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Diliivka, Druzhba, and Zalizne (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiivka axis: Avdiivka, Vodyane, Pervomais'ke, Nevels'ke, Heorhiivka, Mary'nka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) were subject to Russian attacks.
Novopavlivka axis: Vuhledar, Prechistivka, Zolota Nyva, and Velyka Novosilka (Donetsk oblast) came under fire.
Zaporizhzhia axis: more than 25x settlements were affected by artillery fire, including, Vremivka and Novopil' (Donetsk oblast); Olhivske, Hulyaipole, Charivne, Novodanylivka, Kam'yans'ke, and Plavia (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Kherson axis: the Russian occupiers has yet again shelled Vesele (Zaporizhzhia oblast); and Kozatsk, Novoberyslav, Tyaginka, Tokarivka, Sadove, Naddniprians'ke and the city of Kherson from the entire range of artillery.
Russia strengthens control over civilian population in the temporarily captured territories of Kherson oblast. In particular, Russian occupiers take measures to create a database with information about actual addresses (places of living) of the local population, threatening to cut off electricity. Under the guise of implementing an "electricity saving program", the so-called "authority" is taking coercive measures to sign the "act of confirmation of the actual place of residence of a citizen".
During the past day, Ukrainian Air Force conducted 13x air strikes on Russian concentration areas and 2x air strikes against russian air defense systems. Ukrainian missile and artillery units attacked 1x concentration of Russian troops.
Statements of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The Russian Ministry of Defense in a daily briefing reported that units and places of accumulation of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and territorial defense in the Kupyansky and Limansky directions were hit during the day. In addition, a depot of artillery ammunition of Ukrainian troops was destroyed in the Kharkiv region. The enemy in total lost more than 55 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer, an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar and 2 vehicles.
In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian troops lost up to 50 people killed and wounded, as well as 2 combat armored vehicles, 3 pickup trucks and 2 howitzers. An ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar were destroyed in the DPR.
In the Zaporozhye direction, during the offensive operations, Russian units took up more advantageous lines and positions. More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 combat armored vehicles, 2 pickup trucks, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and a D-20 howitzer were liquidated during the day.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery hit the command post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, 67 artillery units, manpower and military equipment in 95 districts.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, and a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Kharkiv region. Air defense systems destroyed 14 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles, intercepted 3 shells of HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems, as well as an anti-radar missile HARM.
Zaporozhye region
Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, announced the breakthrough of the first line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction, as well as the intensification of fighting in the Gulyaipol area. The official said that Kyiv is urgently transferring reserves to this sector of the front from the Zaporozhye-Kryvyi Rih direction. In addition, Ukrainian troops have increased the intensity of shelling of cities in the region - strikes, according to Rogov, are carried out on Vasilyevka, Mikhailovka, Tokmak, Pology.
The official praised the plan of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to create a security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, calling this initiative unviable. Rogov is sure that the only way to secure the station is to deprive Ukrainian troops of the opportunity to shell it.
Kherson region
During the night and morning, Ukrainian troops opened fire on the settlements of Alyoshki, Vasilkove, Novaya Zburyevka, Tavriysk and Kakhovka. Subsequently, in the afternoon they also shelled the village of Chernomorovka, where private houses, a school, a kindergarten and a local club were damaged. In the evening, it became known about a repeated attack on Kakhovka, a residential building was damaged.
In the village of Lvovo on the right bank of the Dnieper, Russian artillery destroyed an observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the military personnel stationed there.
DPR
During the day, Ukrainian troops opened fire on Donetsk, using artillery pieces of 155 mm caliber. As a result of attacks in the Kirovsky district, a civilian was killed, the building of a kindergarten was damaged.
In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out strikes on the settlements of Zaitsevo, Makeevka, Yasinovataya and Panteleymonovka.
Detachments of PMC "Wagner" took control of the settlement of Krasnopolye in the vicinity of Soledar. In addition, the musicians are fighting in the Blagodatny area and in the north of Krasnaya Gora, and are also approaching Razdolovka from Yakovlevka. Heavy fighting continues in different areas of Bakhmut.
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Russian specialists restored 27 medical institutions in the LPR, the press service of the Ministry of Construction and Housing of the Russian Federation reported. The projects launched in the new territories of Russia, according to the department, involve builders from 56 regions.
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