Over the past 24 hours, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Stelmakhivka, Makiivka and Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Spirne, Rozdolivka, Sil, Krasna Gora, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Predtechine, Kurdyumivka, Vodyane, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Velika Novosilka, Donetsk region.

This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning briefing on January 13.

Over the past day, the enemy launched five rocket attacks on the peaceful cities of Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia.

In addition, the occupiers carried out 52 attacks from multiple rocket launchers and 18 airstrikes.

No signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected

Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia continue to perform tasks in the border areas with Ukraine.

On the Siversky and Slobozhansky directions, 

the areas of Senkivka and Karpovichi settlements of Chernihiv region were shelled;

Porokhon and Bachivsk of the Sumy region, as well as Strelecha, Zelene, Ternova, Staritsa, Ohirtseve, Gatyshche, Vovchansk, Chugunivka and Ridkodub in the Kharkiv region.

In the Kupyansk direction

 , the areas of Dvorichna, Zapadne, Sinkivka, Orlyanka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Kolisnikivka, Berestov, Bohuslavka, Ivanivka in Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk region were hit by fire.

In the Lymansky direction

, the  enemy shelled Grekivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Chervonopivka, and Dibrova in the Luhansk region.

In the direction of Bakhmut

 , Spirne, Bilogorivka, Rozdolivka, Soledar, Krasna Gora, Paraskoviivka, Pidhorodne, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, and Severny in Donetsk region were damaged by fire.

 Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Maryinka, and Novomykhailivka were shelled

 Vugledar, Prechistivka and Zolota Niva of the Donetsk region were affected by fire

In the Zaporizhia region, the 

enemy fired tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Vremivka and Vilne Pole settlements in Donetsk region and Gulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Gulyaipilske, Chervone, Charivne, Biloghirya, Mala Tokmachka, Orihiv and Kamianske in the Zaporizhia region .

In the Kherson direction

 , Antonivka and Kherson, in particular, were hit by mortar and artillery fire.

During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine

as well as five strikes on the positions of its anti-aircraft missile systems.

Our defenders shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft and an Orlan-10 type unmanned aerial vehicle.

Ukrainian units of missile troops and artillery, in turn, hit three control points, 12 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment, the enemy's S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, three ammunition warehouses, as well as three other important objects of the occupiers.

The Russian occupiers continue to put pressure on the local population of the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, who refuse to cooperate with the occupation authorities, and carry out door-to-door rounds.

In addition, the invaders are worried about the pro-Ukrainian attitude of the citizens of the region, which poses a threat to them

In certain settlements of the Melitopol district of the Zaporizhzhya region, the enemy is carrying out filtering operations.

During the inspection, the occupiers pay special attention to telephones, looking for confirmation of cooperation with the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

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