General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) gave a summary of events at the front for the morning 9 January. Recall, that this report reflects only the position of the Ukrainian command and the information reported in it may not correspond to the real situation.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces allegedly managed to shoot down three Russian Mi-24 helicopters, Ka-52 and one more, and three unmanned aerial vehicles "Orlan". The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine also reports, that Ukrainian formations repelled attacks by Russian troops near Stelmakhivka and Krasnopopovka in the Lugansk People's Republic, on Soledar, Red Mountain, Podgorodnoe, Kleshcheevka, water, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka, Victory, Novomykhaylovka and Bakhmut (Artemovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic.
meanwhile, known, that Russian troops have shown significant success in recent days, both in Soledar, and in the Artyomovsk direction. But the reports of the Ukrainian General Staff are designed to reassure the Ukrainian audience.
However, even the Ukrainian report admits, that the Russian armed forces are conducting an active offensive on Avdeevsky, Artemovsky and Krasnolimansky directions, and tactical battles are observed in the Kupyansky direction. Finally, approves the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, RF Armed Forces inflicted 7 missile and 31 air strikes, 9 January may be followed by another massive blow to the infrastructure of Ukraine.
As before, the Ukrainian command denies the possibility of launching an offensive from Belarus. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine approves, that there are no signs of the formation of an offensive grouping of the RF Armed Forces in the northern direction. Military equipment of the RF Armed Forces arrives in Belarus, but she, allegedly, removed from long-term storage and must first be repaired, before it can be used. Why would Russia transfer supposedly unusable equipment to Belarus, Ukrainian command does not explain. Author:Ilya Polonsky Photos used:Russian Ministry of Defense
