Russian troops carried out two missile and six air strikes and fired more than 20 multiple rocket launchers at civilian infrastructure of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions during the day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in its evening update.
According to the report, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. The danger of further Russian air and missile strikes on targets throughout Ukraine is high.
In Volyn, Polissya, Siverskyy and Slobozhansky directions the situation is without significant changes, no offensive groups of the enemy were detected. At the same time, on 16 January, joint flight and tactical exercises of the aviation units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and Russia, which are part of a regional grouping of troops involving combat aircraft of both countries, began near the Ukrainian border. Thus, under the guise of joint training, the enemy has strengthened the combat aviation group in Belarus. In view of this, the threat of missile and air strikes from the airspace of Belarus is growing. At the same time, the areas of more than 30 settlements were shelled with tanks, mortars and artillery. Among them are Veterynarne, Zelene, Ternova, Starytsya, Vilcha, Budarky and Topoli in Kharkiv Region and Seredyna Buda, Popivka, Pavlivka and Kindrativka in Sumy Region.
In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions, the enemy shelled the areas of more than 10 settlements. Among them are Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove, Vilshana in Kharkiv Region, as well as Novoselivske, Stelmakhivka, Makiyivka, Nevske and Kreminna in Luhansk Region.
In particular, Rozdolivka, Krasnopolivka, Soledar, Krasna Hora, Bakhmut, Klishchiyivka, Bila Hora, Kurdyumivka, Pivnichne and Vesele in Donetsk Region were hit in the Bakhmut sector. In total, more than 15 settlements were affected.
In the Avdiyivka sector, Krasnohorivka, Berdychi, Kamyanka, Avdiyivka, Pervomayske, Nevelske, Heorhiyivka, Maryinka and Novomykhaylivka in Donetsk Region came under enemy fire.
Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Mykilski Dachi and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Region were shelled in the Novopavlivka sector.
In the Zaporizhzhya sector, more than 15 localities suffered from artillery fire, including Zelene Pole, Olhivske, Poltavka, Bilohirya, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka, Stepove, Hulyaypole and Kamyanske in Zaporizhzhya.
In the Kherson sector, the occupiers do not stop terrorizing civilians. In particular, Havrylivka, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Zmiyivka, Beryslav, Lviv, Novotyahynka, Sadove, Antonivka, Kizomys and Kherson were subjected to mortar and artillery shelling.
On the territory of Russia, foreign citizens who are in the queue for citizenship of the Russian Federation are offered to voluntarily enlist in the ranks of the enemy army and automatically receive Russian citizenship. Moscow is also putting pressure on commercial structures to financially support the armed forces by transferring funds in the amount of 10 million roubles or more. At the same time, units with mobilized personnel are expected to arrive at the Kadamovsky training ground in Rostov Region for training and further manning of units and subdivisions of Russian troops participating in hostilities in Ukraine. First and foremost, they will be used to replenish the private military company Wagner and the Bars units, which are constantly losing personnel in Ukraine.
According to the available information, on 15 January, in Novopskov, Starobilsk District, Luhansk Region, one missile fell on a residential building when Russia fired a S-300 system. Two civilians were killed.
In temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, Russians are stepping up counterintelligence and security measures, conducting intensive checks of the local population. Particular attention is paid to mobile phones.
Missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defence Forces struck the command post, eight clusters of manpower, fuel and lubricants depot and an ammunition depot.