No tactical successes by Russia, instead airstrikes by Ukraine
Created: 01/06/2023 07:52
By: Karolin Schäfer, Nail Akkoyun
Russia still has no tactical successes in eastern Ukraine and is suffering losses from Ukraine's airstrikes.
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Close Russian border:
Ukraine repels Russian attacks in the east and flies airstrikes
General Staff:
Almost 110,000 Russian soldiers were killed in the Ukraine war
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The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.
They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
Update from Friday, January 6, 07:48:
Yesterday, Russian troops launched offensives in the direction of Bakhmut and Lyman.
They tried to improve their tactical position in the direction of Kupiansk and Avdiivka.
According to a report, the attempt was unsuccessful.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine were able to repel Russian attacks near a total of 12 settlements.
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet.
(Archive image) © Russian Defense Ministry/imago
On the other hand, the Ukrainian Air Force carried out 15 airstrikes on built-up areas of Russia in Ukraine and 3 airstrikes on positions of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
In addition, Ukrainian forces shot down an enemy Su-25 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter.
More Ukrainian missile and artillery units inflicted fire damage on two of Russia's bases.
According to the report, 810 Russian soldiers died yesterday alone.
Losses in the Ukraine war: Moscow runs out of supplies
+++ 9.35 p.m .:
Russia is running out of soldiers in the Ukraine war due to the high losses.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, nearly 110,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began in February.
Russia is now taking measures to prevent men fleeing abroad en masse in the course of a new mobilization expected in January.
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"A complete ban on crossing the state border for men of draft age cannot be ruled out," announced the Ukrainian General Staff in its daily report.
The Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov had previously warned of renewed mobilization and a possible border closure.
Losses in the Ukraine War: Russian fighter plane shot down
Update from Thursday, January 5th, 7:30 p.m .:
Russia again suffers losses in the Ukraine war.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Ukrainian army shot down a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft and a Mil Mi-8 helicopter on Thursday.
In addition, Ukraine launched 15 aircraft attacks on the Russian military and three anti-aircraft missile systems, according to the daily report of the General Staff.
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Losses in the Ukraine War: Russian soldiers expelled with mortars
First report from Thursday, January 5:
Moscow/Kiev – Snipers from the Ukrainian border guard are said to have killed several Russian soldiers on the Bakhmut front from a distance of 1500 meters using sniper rifles.
In addition, mortars are said to have been used to drive away other soldiers of the Russian army.
This is reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine on Telegram.
Video footage has also emerged purportedly showing Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, congratulating recruited prisoners pardoned after serving six months in Ukraine.
The Russian state agency
RIA Novosti
published the video in which Prigozhin hugs and talks to suspected Wagner recruits.
Most recently, many Wagner mercenaries were also killed in the fighting around Bachmut - but Russia does not count the fighters as official fatalities.
Russian losses in the Ukraine war: almost 110,000 soldiers killed
Meanwhile, on Thursday (January 5), the Ukrainian General Staff announced the current numbers of Russian losses in the Ukraine war.
The Russian military is said to have lost around 109,720 soldiers since the beginning of the war.
The information cannot be checked independently, the Russian information is significantly lower than that of the Ukrainian authorities.
Soldiers:
109,720 (+810)
Aircraft:
284 (+1)
Helicopters:
271 (+1)
Tanks:
3041 (+3)
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
6108 (+2)
Artillery systems:
2051 (+12)
Air defense systems:
215 (+0)
Multiple Rocket Launchers:
426 (+2)
Cars and other vehicles:
4759 (+14)
Ships:
16 (+0)
Unmanned Combat Drones:
1844 (+2)
(Source: Ukrainian General Staff report of January 5)
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