Operational information as of the morning of Januar 7, 2023 from the General Staff

Day 318 of the russian military aggression has begun. Over the past 24 hours, the enemy conducted 1x missile strike and 20x MLRS launches.
The threat of enemy air and missile strikes remains high across Ukraine. The occupiers concentrate their efforts on further attempts to establish control over Donetsk oblast.

Moreover, russian troops continue offensives on Bakhmut axis.
Over the past day, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled attacks in the vicinities of Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Dibrova, and Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast); Ozaryanivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Sil, Pervomais'ke, Maryinka, and Pobieda (Donetsk oblast). Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive grouping reported.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy shelled the vicinities of Strilecha, Bochkove, Komisarove, Krasne, Zelene, Ambarne, Buhruvatka, Hatyshche, and Odradne (Kharkiv oblast). Kupyansk and Lyman axes: the vicinities of more than 20x settlements suffered russian shelling, including Dvorichna, Kup'yans'k, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, and Krokhmalne (Kharkiv oblast); Stelmakhivka, Makiivka, Ploshanka, and Dibrova (Luhansk oblast). Bakhmut axis: the vicinities of more than 20x settlements came under enemy fire, including, Yakovlivka, Spirne, Berestovka, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, and New York (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiivka axis: the invaders shelled Avdiivka, Vesele, Nevels'ke, Krasnohorivka, Kam'yanka, Heorgiivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). Novopavlivka axis: the enemy shelled Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, and Paraskoviivka (Donetsk oblast).
Zaporizhzhia axis: the vicinities of 23x settlements were subjects to enemy attacks, including, Zelene Pole and Novopil (Donetsk oblast); Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Charivne, Shcherbaki, and Stepove (Zaporizhzhia oblast); and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk oblast).

Kherson axis: the enemy does not stop shelling populated areas along the right bank of the Dnipro River. In particular, the shelling affected civilian infrastructure of Chornobayivka, Antonivka, Beryslav, Zolota Balka and the city of Kherson. The attacks caused casualties among civilian population.

The russian invaders continue to put civilian population of the temporarily occupied and occupied territories under psychological and physical pressure. In particular, nearly 3,000 employees of the Zaporizhia NPP (Energodar, Zaporizhia oblast) were forced to obtain the so-called russian passports.
Ukrainian currency (hryvnia) was removed from circulation in Energodar by threat of fines and seizure of property. The number of residential premises seized by the occupiers and abandoned by forced migrants has increased significantly.

Due to the non-implementation of the plan to recruit volunteers for the Territorial Defense Forces in Belgorod Oblast, the local police personnel were involved in the recruitment campaign. Servicemen go from apartment to apartment, conduct a census of the male population of draft age and conduct discussions on the popularization of the service. During the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force struck 1x concentration of russian troops.

Ukrainian missile and artillery troops engaged 4x concentrations of enemy troops and military equipment, and 2x fuel and lubricants warehouses.