Russia is increasing intensity of aircraft use in its offensive attempts
The intensity of the occupiers' use of aircraft is increasing on the Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts. Source: operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 Friday, 20 January 2023 Quote: "During the day, the enemy launched 2 missile- (on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Kramatorsk) and 12 air-strikes.
Also, it carried out 29 attacks from MLRSs, in particular, on Nikopol. The enemy doesn't not give up their plans of invasion. They conduct offensive operations on the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Zaporizhzhia fronts and increase the intensity of their use of aircraft.
On the Kupiansk, Lyman, Novopavlivka and Kherson fronts they are defending themselves."
Details: Units of the Russian forces are present on the Volyn, Polissia, Sivershchyna, and Slobozhanshchyna fronts in Ukraine's border territories, but no offensive groups have been detected. Belarus continues to provide comprehensive support to Russian aggression. In addition to the joint training of the Air and Space Forces of the Russian Federation and the Air Forces and Air Defence Forces of the Republic of Belarus; the training of Russian units continues on the territory of Belarus.
The occupiers do not stop artillery fire along the entire contact line. The areas of Volfyne settlement of Sumy Oblast, as well as Huriv Kozachok, Strilecha, Ternova, Ohirtseve, Budarky, Kamianka, Fyholivka and Dvorichna in Kharkiv Oblast, came under occupiers' shelling.
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On the Kupiansk front, the areas of Tavilzhanka, Orlianka, Kupiansk, Pishchane and Vyshneve settlements of Kharkiv Oblast, as well as Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk Oblast, were damaged by shelling from tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery.
On the Lyman front, the Russian Forces shelled the areas of the settlements of Novoiehorivka, Nevske, Holykove, Chervonopopivka, Kreminna and Dibrova of Luhansk Oblast with all weapons available. On the Bakhmut front, Verkhnokamianske, Spirne, Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Soledar, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, Bila Hora, Pivnichne, Zalizne and Mayorsk of Donetsk Oblast came under occupiers fire. On the Avdiivka front, the areas of the settlements of Kamianka, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast came under fire.
On the Novopavlivsk front, the occupiers carried out shelling from tanks and artillery in the areas of Vuhledar, Bohoiavlenka and Velyka Novosilka settlements of Donetsk Oblast. On the Zaporizhzhia front, Vremivka and Novopil in Donetsk Oblast and Ohivske, Huliaipole, Charivne, Novodanylivka, Kamianske and Plavni in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were damaged by tank, mortar and artillery fire. On the Kherson front, the occupiers once again shelled the settlements of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Antonivka, and Kherson [in Kherson Oblast - ed.] with barrel and jet artillery.
There are casualties among the civilians. During the day, the Air Force of the Defence Forces of Ukraine made 14 strikes on areas of concentration of Russian forces and 3 strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. Ukrainian Rocket Forces and Artillery hit a control post, two areas of personnel concentration and an ammunition storage point of the occupiers.
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