Russian invaders continue to shell Ukrainian cities. Also, the invaders are unsuccessfully trying to reach the administrative border of the Donetsk region. However, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are rebuffing the enemy.

The Russians still do not abandon their intentions to completely capture the Donetsk region. The invaders are conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions.

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Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled numerous attacks by Russians

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by invaders in areas of more than 20 settlements, including: Belogorovka, Luhansk region; Verkhnekamennoe, Controversial, Krasnopolevka, Sol, Soledar, Belogorovka, Bakhmut, Severnoye, Kamenka, Vodyanoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka, Pobeda of the Donetsk region.

On the Kupyansky, Limansky and Novopavlovsky directions, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation, on the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions it continues to defend.

The defense forces repelled enemy attacks in the area of ​​Bakhmut and Soledar: map

What is the situation in other directions

In the Volyn, Polessky, Seversky and Slobozhansky directions the situation has not changed significantly. No offensive enemy groupings were found.

At the same time, more than 15 settlements were subjected to tank, mortar and artillery shelling. Among them are Krasnoe, Neskuchnoe, Veseloe, Gatishche, Volchansk, Nesternoe, Dugouts, Novomlynsk, Dvuhletnaya and Kamenka of the Kharkov region.

On the Kupyansky and Limansky directions points. In particular, these are Kislovka, Kotlyarovka, Vishnevoe of the Kharkiv region, as well as Novoselovskoe, Andreevka, Makeevka, Kremennaya, Dibrova, Terny and Yampolevka of the Luhansk region.

On the Bakhmut directionin particular, Vyemka, Belogorovka, Soledar, Krasnaya Gora, Paraskoveevka, Bakhmut, Klishchievka, Kurdyumovka, New York and Veseleye of the Donetsk region, and more than 15 settlements in total, were hit by fire.

On Avdiivka direction Avdiivka, Vodiane, Pervomaiskoye, Georgievka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka of Donetsk region came under enemy fire.

The invaders are attacking and shelling in the Avdiivka direction: map

On the Novopavlovsk directionshelled Vuhledar, Nikolskie Dachi and Velyka Novoselka, Donetsk region.

In the Zaporizhia direction, more than 15 settlements were hit by artillery fire, in particular, Vremovka, Novopolie, Donetsk region, and Poltavka, Malinovka, Gulyaipole, Malaya Tokmachka, Novoandreevka, Stepnoe, Kamianske and Plavnye in Zaporozhye.

On the Kherson directionthe occupiers do not stop the terror of the civilian population. Mortar and artillery shelling, in particular, received Sablukovka, Kachkarovka, Olga, Tyaginka, Ingulets and Kherson. rocket troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit the command post, 11 concentration areas of the invaders, the composition of fuels and lubricants and the composition of enemy ammunition in a day.

In addition, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine updated the data on Russia's losses in the war. As of the morning of January 17, Russia's total combat losses by January 17 already amount to 116,950 military. The enemy also lost:

• tanks – 3121 (+3);
• armored combat vehicles – 6215 (+11);
• artillery systems – 2104 (+5);
• MLRS – 441 (+3);
• air defense systems – 220 (+0);
• aircraft – 286 (+0) ;
• helicopters – 276 (+0);
• UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 1872 (+0);
• cruise missiles – 749 (+0) ;
• ships/boats – 17 (+0);
• automobile vehicles and tankers – 4877 (+7);
• special vehicles – 190 (+0 ).