The Russian Ministry of Defense stated in a statement, “In the direction of Kubyansk, as a result of successful active operations carried out by units of the West Group, the village of Krakhmalnoye in Kharkov Province was liberated,” according to what the Russian Sputnik news site reported.
The ministry added that Russian forces, with the help of Russian air strikes and artillery, repelled 7 attacks launched by units of the 25th, 32nd and 60th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian forces and the 1st Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of Senkovka in Donetsk and Kolomychekha in Lugansk.
According to the Russian Defense statement, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 310 military personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 7 vehicles, a D-20 howitzer, and a combat vehicle with the Grad multiple rocket launcher system.
Advance on Avdiivka and take control of Veseloy
In the past forty-eight hours, the Russian army made important progress on the Avdiivka front, north of the city of Donetsk, where it took control of a series of trenches adjacent to the summer cottage area and the railway that reaches the outskirts of the Tsarska Okhota region.
Last Thursday, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces liberated the town of Veseloy, north of Donetsk province, and approached the city of Siversk, located in the border triangle between Lugansk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement: “In the Donetsk direction, as a result of successful active actions by units of the forces of the ‘South’ group, the town of Veseloy, in the Donetsk People’s Republic, was liberated.”
13 people were killed in a Ukrainian bombing that targeted a market
On the other hand, the local official in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, announced that 13 people were killed and 10 others were injured in a Ukrainian bombing that targeted a market in the city of Donetsk.
The “Novosti” agency reported that Ukrainian forces fired at least 6 155 mm shells into the Tekstilchik neighborhood of the city, where a large number of markets and stores are located.
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2024-01-21 09:59:51
