General Staff reports on sectors where Russian troops are on the attack
The invaders are on the offensive, but suffer heavy losses (Photo:Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)
Russian invasion forces are continuing to conduct offensive actions on the Lyman and Bakhmut sections of front in eastern Ukraine, but are suffering heavy losses, the Ukrainian military’s General Staff reported in its morning Facebook update on Jan. 31.
The enemy is also carrying out unsuccessful offensives on the Avdiyivka and Novopavlivka parts of the front, the General Staff said..
As of Jan. 31, Russian troops on the Kupyansk and Zaporizhzhya axes are defending previously seized positions.
Over the past day, Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled Russian attacks near Novoselivske and Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, as well as Bakhmut, Avdiyivka, Vuhledar, and eight other settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
- The situation in the areas of Volyn, Polissya, Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi in the north of Ukraine remained unchanged, and no enemy offensive groups were detected. Russian units are conducting drills at the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus.
- The Russian forces shelled areas near the settlements of Khrenivka, Huta-Studenetska, and Chervonyi Khutir in Chernihiv Oblast, around seven settlements in Sumy Oblast, and near 12 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
- On the Kupyansk section of the front in Kharkiv Oblast, Kupyansk and four other settlements in the oblast, as well as Novoselivske and Andriyivka in Luhansk Oblast were hit by enemy fire.
- On the Lyman section of the front, the enemy shelled Kreminna and four other settlements in Luhansk Oblast, as well as four settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
- On the Bakhmut section of the front, Bakhmut and 12 other settlements in Donetsk Oblast came under enemy fire.
- On the Avdiyivka section of the front, shelling with tanks, mortars, and artillery was recorded in the areas of Maryinka and seven other settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
- On the Novopavlivka section of the front, Russian troops fired at Vuhledar and five other settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
- On the Zaporizhzhya section of the front, Russian attacks hit Vremivka and Novopil in Donetsk Oblast, as well as eight settlements in Zaporizhzhya Oblast. In total, more than 20 settlements were hit.
- On the Kherson section of the front, attacks from multiple rocket launchers, cannon artillery, and mortars were recorded in the areas of the city of Kherson and six other settlements.
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