MThe Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the capture of the Two Rivers in the DPR and the entry into advantageous positions in Zaporozhye In addition, in the Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the offensive, Russian forces took “more advantageous lines and positions”. Earlier, the regional administration reported about the “hacking” of the first line of defense of the Ukrainian troops
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The settlement of Dvurechye in the DPR came under the control of Russian troops, it was taken by “volunteers of assault detachments” with the fire support of the military of the Southern Military district, according to the summary of the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Dvurechye was incorporated into the city limits of Soledar in 1999.
“The losses of the AFU amounted to up to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickups, as well as two D-20 and D-30 howitzers,” the report says.
The Russian military also destroyed an artillery ammunition depot near the village of Vodiane, and near the village of Malinovka, an American radar station for counter-battery warfare AN/TPQ-37.
In the Zaporozhye direction, Russian troops were advancing and occupied “more advantageous lines and positions”, the summary also says. Ukrainian troops lost more than 30 servicemen there, as well as two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a self-propelled howitzer “Acacia” and a D-20 howitzer. On the morning of January 21, member of the Main Council of the regional administration Vladimir RogovHe claimed that the first line of defense of the Ukrainian troops had been hacked in the Zaporozhye direction and the Russian troops had the initiative along the entire front line. According to him, the main line of defense of the Ukrainian forces is built along the Kamenskoye-Orekhov-Gulyai-Pole line. Later, Rogov said that Kiev was urgently pulling reserves into the Zaporozhye region.
In the Kupyansk direction, near the village of Berestove, Kharkiv region, aviation and artillery of the Western Military District inflicted fire damage on units of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, killing more than 35 Ukrainian soldiers and destroying an armored combat vehicle and two cars, the Defense Ministry reported. In addition, a warehouse of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Olshana.
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In the Krasnolimansky direction, near the settlements of Torskoye and Terny in the DPR, units of the 111th Territorial defense Brigade were defeated, the department said. The losses of the Ukrainian side amounted to more than 20 soldiers, an infantry fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer, as well as the American AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station were disabled.
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