Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 23
Photo: General Staff updates frontline data for January 23 (Getty Images)
As of 10:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, a total of 119 combat engagements were recorded along the frontline. The highest number of enemy assaults was reported in the Pokrovsk direction, with 31 attacks, according to the General Staff.
Russian forces carried out 62 airstrikes, dropping 145 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russia used 3,339 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,779 shelling attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian army and populated areas.
Situation on the frontline
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Russian forces launched five airstrikes, dropping 11 guided bombs, and carried out 56 shelling attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions and settlements, including one using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, Russian troops attacked five times near the settlements of Prylipka, Vovchanski Khutory, Ambarne, and toward Nesterne.
In the Kupiansk direction, no offensive actions were recorded.
In the Lyman direction, eight enemy assaults were repelled near the settlements of Novoselivka, Tverdokhlibove, Drobyshcheve, Torske, Yampil, and toward Lyman, Stavky, and Dibrova. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, Russian forces launched two attacks near Siversk.
In the Kramatorsk direction, three enemy attacks were recorded toward the settlements of Nykyforivka and Minkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, 20 combat engagements took place near Kostiantynivka, Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Sofiivka, and toward Illinivka, Stepanivka, and Novopavlivka. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 31 attacks near the settlements of Dorozhnie, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Novyi Donbas, Bilytske, Hryshyne, Shevchenko, and Novopavlivka. Fighting continues in several locations.
In this direction, preliminary reports indicate that 109 Russian troops were neutralized, including 75 killed. Ukrainian forces also destroyed two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, two pieces of special equipment, one quad bike, one electronic warfare system, 34 drones, and one enemy shelter. Additionally, one artillery system, a quad bike, two vehicles, an electronic warfare system, and ten Russian shelters were damaged.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled five Russian attacks near Oleksandrohrad, Zlahoda, and toward Dobropillia, Ivanivka, and Nove Zaporizhzhia.
In the Huliaipole direction, the enemy launched 20 assaults near Solodke, Huliaipole, and toward Sviatopetrivka, Zelene, and Varvarivka. Four battles are still ongoing. Airstrikes targeted Vozdvyzhivka, Dolynka, Zaliznychne, Bratske, Rizdvianka, and Ternuvate.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack toward Pavlivka. Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Verkhnia Tersa.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, no offensive actions by the Russian army were recorded.
Russia’s losses in the war
According to the General Staff, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost approximately 1,232,090 troops. Russian losses over the past day alone amounted to 1,280 soldiers.
