The defense forces are focusing their efforts on thwarting the enemy's offensive plans and depleting their combat potential. Since the start of the day, there have been 125 combat engagements, with the highest number of attacks occurring in the Pokrovsk and Kursk directions, reports the summary from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 22:00 on Wednesday, January 1.
"In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy has carried out 35 assault and offensive actions. The high activity of Russian occupiers continues in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Myrolyubivka, Lysovka, Novohradske, Solene, Kotlyne, Pyschane, Pokrovsk, Novoalekseevka, Zeleny, Novoolevka, Dachensky, and Novovasilievka. Thirteen assaults on our troops' positions are still ongoing," the report states.
According to preliminary estimates from the General Staff, today our forces eliminated 161 and injured 143 occupiers in this direction; destroyed one armored personnel carrier and five vehicles, and also inflicted damage on three units of automotive equipment and one enemy armored combat vehicle.
Additionally, the General Staff emphasizes that in the Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 32 attacks from the occupiers today, with one battle still ongoing. Furthermore, the enemy launched one missile strike and nine air strikes, utilizing seven missiles and eleven guided bombs, as well as carried out 202 artillery shellings.
Moreover, the enemy attacked our fortifications in the Kupiansk direction seven times in the areas of Kolesnykivka, Zahryzovo, Lozova, and Nova Kruhlyakivka. Currently, five combat engagements are still in progress.
In the Lyman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 16 times near Novosergiyivka, Tverdokhlebove, Kopanky, Makeivka, Ivanivka, and the Serebryansky forest throughout the day. Two enemy attacks in the areas of Torske and Ternovi are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our forces repelled 14 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Chasiv Yar, Stupochky, and Predtechino. Two combat engagements are still in progress.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers stormed our defenders' positions seven times today. All attacks in the area of Shcherbinivka were repelled, while three enemy attacks in the areas of Toretsk and towards Diliivka are still ongoing.
The enemy is also intensively attacking in the Kurakhove direction. At this time, there have already been 18 combat engagements near Ukrainka, Petropavlivka, and Kurakhove, with four engagements currently ongoing.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to 86 occupiers killed and wounded; five armored combat vehicles were destroyed and one infantry fighting vehicle of the invaders was damaged.
In the Vremivka direction, our forces repelled 17 enemy attacks near Dachne, Konstantinopil, Yantarny, Novosilka, Razliv, and Novo Komar, with six combat engagements still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv direction, our forces successfully repelled one enemy attack near the settlement of Novoandriivka.
In the Dnipro direction, the enemy conducted two unsuccessful assaults in the area of Zabych Island today.
In the Kharkiv, Hulyaipole, and Siversk directions, the enemy has not conducted any assault actions since the start of the day.