Saturday 21 January 2023

LIVE UPDATES - Russian Forces Have Taken Advantageous Positions in Zaporozhye Region

LIVE UPDATES - Russian Forces Have Taken Advantageous Positions in Zaporozhye Region

LIVE UPDATES - Russian Forces Have Taken Advantageous Positions in Zaporozhye Region




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As a result of offensive actions, the Russian army took more advantageous lines in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.







“In the Zaporozhye direction, as a result of offensive actions, units of the Eastern Military District have taken more advantageous lines and positions,” the department said.


During the day, more than 30 militants and two armored combat vehicles, as well as Akatsiya and D-20 self-propelled howitzers, were destroyed there.


As previously reported by a member of the main council of the regional administration, chairman of the movement "We are with Russia" Vladimir Rogov, the Russian army managed to break into the first line of Ukrainian defense in certain areas in the Zaporozhye region.



Russian forces liberate Dvurechye settlement in DPR — Defense Ministry



"The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as two D-20 and D-30 howitzers," Konashenkov said.







Volunteers of assault teams with fire support from the Southern Military District, liberated the village of Dvurechye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reached 50 servicemen killed and wounded, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.


"In the Donetsk direction, volunteers of assault teams, with fire support from operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Southern Military District, liberated the settlement of Dvurechye in the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, as well as two D-20 and D-30 howitzers," he said.


A rally against the involvement of Poland in hostilities in Ukraine is taking place in Warsaw. Several hundred people take part in the march.

Participants carry Polish state flags and posters "Who wants Polish blood, get out!", "Poland chooses peace!". Some demonstrators have posters with inscriptions in Russian.




Russian forces destroy Ukrainian artillery ammunition warehouse in Kharkov region



Russian forces destroyed a warehouse of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as more than 35 enemy servicemen, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.


"The aviation and artillery of the Western Military District caused fire damage on units of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the settlement of Berestovoye, Kharkov region, in the Kupyansk direction. More than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and two vehicles were destroyed," he said.







Special operation, 20 January. The main thing:



●Peskov said that Putin held a meeting with members of the Security Council, discussed the course of the special operation;


●He also said that NATO deliveries of heavy weapons to Ukraine would not change anything, but would add problems to Kyiv;


●The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of the settlement of Lobkove in the Zaporozhye region and Klescheevka in the DPR;


●According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 220 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in the main areas;


●Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that hostilities have intensified on almost the entire front line in the region;








●Pushilin said that the situation in Artemovsk is close to the operational encirclement, Wagner units are advancing;


●The Spiegel publication reported that, according to intelligence agencies, Ukraine is losing a three-digit number of soldiers per day in the battles for Artemivsk;


●The Pentagon said that the United States announced a new $2.5 billion aid package to Ukraine, the department also reported that NASAMS air defense systems would be included in the new military aid package;


●The head of the German Defense Ministry said that at the meeting in Ramstein it was not possible to reach a consensus on the supply of tanks to Ukraine.


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