The

of a large-scale Russian invasion

began in

The Russian occupiers are not abandoning their intention to seize the entire Donetsk region.

The enemy was conducting

This was reported in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of January 17.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy launched 2 rocket and 7 air strikes and launched more than 70 attacks from rocket salvo systems.

In particular, in civil infrastructure, there are wounded and dead among the civilian population.

"Delivering strikes on populated areas, the enemy continues to destroy the infrastructure and homes of the civilian population, thereby violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of warfare," the message reads.

The General Staff stressed that there is a high risk of further Russian air and missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine.

Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces have

in the areas of more than 20 settlements, in particular: Belogorivka, Luhansk region;

Verkhnyokamianske, Spirnye, Krasnopolivka, Sil,

, Belogorivka,

, Severnye, Kamianka, Vodyane, Nevelske,

, Pobyeda of the Donetsk region.

In the Kupyan, Lyman and Novopavliv directions, the

enemy is trying to improve the tactical position, in the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions - they continue to defend themselves.

In the Volyn, Poliske, Siversk and Slobozhansk directions

, the situation has not changed significantly, and no offensive groups of the enemy have been detected.

Areas of more than 15 settlements were subjected to tank, mortar and artillery shelling.

Among them are Krasne, Neskuchne, Vesele, Gatishche, Vovchansk, Nesterne, Zemlianka, Novomlynsk, Dvorichna and Kamianka of the Kharkiv region.

On the Kupyansk and Lymansk directions, the enemy shelled the areas of more than 15 settlements.

In particular, these are Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Vyshneve of the Kharkiv region, as well as Novoselivske, Andriivka, Makiivka, Kreminna, Dibrova, Terny, and Yampolivka of the Luhansk region.

In the Bakhmut direction, Vyimka, Bilogorivka, Soledar, Krasna Gora, Paraskoviivka, Bakhmut, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, New York and Vesele in Donetsk region were damaged by fire, and more than 15 settlements in total.

On the Avdiivskyi direction, Avdiivka, Vodiane, Pervomaiske, Georgiivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk region came under enemy fire.

In the direction of Novopavlivsk, Vugledar, Mykilski Dachi and Velika Novosilka of the Donetsk region were shelled.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction

, more than 15 settlements were affected by artillery fire, in particular, Vremivka, Novopil in Donnechyna and Poltavka, Malynivka, Gulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novoandriivka, Stepove, Kamianske and Plavni in Zaporizhzhia.

In the Kherson direction, the

occupiers do not stop terrorizing the civilian population.

In particular, Sablukivka, Kachkarivka, Olhivka, Tyaginka, Ingulets and Kherson were hit by mortar and artillery fire.

In the temporarily occupied territories, in the settlements of Zavodivka, Gornostaivka, and Cairo of the Kherson region, the

only Russian TV is broadcast.

Units of missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit the control post, 11 concentration areas of the occupiers, a warehouse of fuel and lubricants, and an enemy ammunition warehouse during the day.

We will remind, as the General Staff reported the day before, 

The spokesman of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Cherevaty, reported that 

 Donetsk Region, and on the approaches to the city. 

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