Nauseda, Duda and Zelensky are in Lviv / Photo: Associated Press
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Luhansk Region
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the Stelmakhivka area.
In the Kupyansk direction, the districts of Novoselivske and Stelmakhivka were hit by fire from the Russians.
In the Lyman direction, Makiivka, Nevske and Chervonopopivka came under the influence of fire.
The situation in the region remains tense.
Donetsk Region
The city of Kurakhove was shelled at night – a private house was directly hit, nearby houses were damaged, and the premises of an industrial enterprise were damaged.
In the morning, there was shelling of Kurakhivka, Kurakhivka urban territorial community. All circumstances will be clarified after the end of the shelling.
At night – chaotic shelling of Avdiivka. In the morning, massive artillery shelling of the central part of the city also took place.
Along the line of defense around the city, shelling continued almost all night on positions.
The situation in Bakhmut and Soledar is difficult. The hostilities do not stop.
In one day in Donetsk region: one person died, one was injured.
Sumy Region
This morning, the territory of the Znob-Novhorod community was shelled from a mortar.
As a result of shelling, a residential building was damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified.
Yesterday, during the day, the Russians made 33 strikes on the border of the Sumy Oblast. The communities of Velyka Pysarivka and Esman were under fire.
The enemy shelled the border town of Velyka Pysarivka twice with mortars. There were 12 arrivals in total. As a result of the shelling, the warehouses of the local farm were damaged.
Russian troops hit the Esman community with mortars, 21 hits.
In all cases without casualties.
Kharkiv Region
Kharkiv was hit last night. In the Kyiv region, a pyrotechnics warehouse was hit, and a fire broke out in an area of 1,500 square meters. m. Detonation of pyrotechnic products (fireworks) was observed at night.
Areas of 19 settlements were shelled in the Slobozhansk direction during the day. Among them are Sosnivka, Zelene, Vovchansk, Khatne, Krasne, Lopan, Krasne Pershe and Dvorichna.
In the Kupiansk direction, the areas of Vilshanaya, Orlyanka and Kislivka were damaged by fire.
In Kupiansk, the roof was destroyed and windows were broken in a private house. 2 kiosks and a car caught fire in the village of Dvorichna in the Kupiansk district due to shelling.
In the village Oleksandrivka, Bohodukhiv district, a trade pavilion was damaged, a fire broke out. No victims.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
The Russians shelled the Nikopol region again at night. Shots were fired from heavy artillery at Nikopol, Marhanets, and the Chervonohryhorivka community.
In Marhanets, several buildings, an industrial enterprise, a gas station, a shop, a gas pipeline, and an electrical network were damaged.
In Nikopol, four private houses, a production workshop of a private enterprise and several power lines were damaged.
In the Chervonohryhorivka community, the consequences are still being clarified.
No victims.
Zaporizhzhia Region
During the past day, the occupiers shelled the civilian infrastructure in the area of the settlements of Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Mala Tokmachka, Chervone, Pavlivka, Kamianske, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Novoandriivka, Malynivka, Novodanylivka, Charivne, Bilohirya, Olhivske, Shcherbaki, Stepnohirsk, Primorske, Stepove.
11 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of Russian shelling. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.
Mykolayiv Region
Yesterday afternoon in Mykolayiv region, the Russian Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by air defense forces and means.
Yesterday evening, the enemy struck in the direction of Ochakiv with rocket systems of volley fire. There are no casualties.
During the night, the enemy bombarded the territory of the Kutsurub community with MLRS, firing more than 40 rockets. The consequences of damage are being clarified. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
Kherson Region
The enemy does not stop shelling populated areas along the right bank of the Dnipro River. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the civil infrastructure of 12 settlements was damaged by artillery shelling, in particular: Antonivka, Vesele, Dudchany, Mylove, Respublikanets, Dniprovske, Zolota Balka and Kherson.
Yesterday, the Russian occupiers once again shelled Kherson. A local resident was injured. An enemy shell landed in the yard of an apartment building.
In one day, 5 civilians were injured in the region.
The enemy also shelled the territory of the children’s regional clinical hospital. Windows were broken in the neonatal (6-story) building, there were no injuries.
UKRAINE: During the day, the Armed Forces eliminated almost 500 occupiers and shot down two enemy drones – General Staff
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in Kharkiv region and Donetsk region, hit control points and enemy positions – General Staff
Occupiers do not control Soledar and cannot surround Bakhmut – ISW
The Russian Federation is preparing a desperate offensive in the next few weeks – British intelligence
WORLD: The war in Ukraine caused an increase in the number of victims from explosive weapons in the world by 83% – The Guardian
Putin loses more than 170 million dollars a day due to restrictions on oil exports – Bloomberg
Poland will supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks – TSN
Negotiations with Russia are unrealistic, it must be defeated on the battlefield – said the US general Ben Hodges
Turkey transferred its Cold War-era cluster munitions to Ukraine – Foreign Policy
CNN: There is a huge «gray» zone in Soledar, positions change from hand to hand
In Lviv, the presidents of Poland and Lithuania signed with Zelensky the declaration of the Lublin triangle
The presidents signed a joint declaration.
Presidents of Poland Andrzej Duda and Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Lviv on Wednesday, January 11, for a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
This is reported by the Office of the President of Poland.
In Lviv, the leaders of the three states signed a joint declaration of the Presidents of the Lublin Triangle.
«From the first days of the full-scale invasion, we felt the support of our brotherly peoples of Poland and Lithuania. Thankful to Andrzej Duda and Gitanas Nausieda for their visit. Thankful for the help of our people!» – wrote Zelenskyi.
Zelenskyi thanked foreign leaders for supporting Ukraine in the war with the Russian invaders.
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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