Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on January 2, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The three hundred and thirteenth day of the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.

During the past day, the enemy carried out 51 air strikes, including using 44 "Shahed-136" drones. All of them were shot down by units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Information about a nighttime strike on the capital will be announced later. The enemy also conducted 55 rocket artillery attacks, including on a children's hospital in Kherson.

The threat of enemy air and missile strikes against critical infrastructure remains across all of Ukraine.

The enemy continues to focus efforts on conducting offensive operations on the Bakhmut direction. It attempts to improve the tactical position of its units in Kupyansk, Lyman, and Avdiivka directions. On Novopavlovsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, it is defending previously occupied positions. In Kherson, it is regrouping troops and conducting defense and shelling of our military positions and civilian objects along the line of contact.

During the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled attacks by occupiers in the areas of Stepanivka and Bilohorivka villages in Luhansk region and Rodylivka, Bilohorivka, Siversk, Krasna Gora, Bakhmut, Klyschyivka, Ozeryanyvka, Opitne, and Krasnogorivka in Donetsk.

On the Volyn, Polesie, Sever, and Slobozhansky directions, no signs of enemy offensive formations being formed have been detected.

On the Sever and Slobozhansky directions, mine and artillery shelling was suffered by areas around Leonivka village in Chernihiv region; Volna Sloboda, Esman, Katerinivka, and Shaliginie villages in Sumy region, and Ogireve, Vovchansk, and Novomlynivske villages in Kharkiv region.

On the Kupyansk direction, enemy shelling was recorded around more than 15 populated areas. Among them are Andriyivka, Kupyansk, Kucherivka, Lyman First, Vilschan, Orlyanske, Kislivka, and Kotlaryvka in Kharkiv region, as well as Novoselyvske and Myasozharyvka in Luhansk region.

On the Lyman direction, enemy fire was recorded near Novoyegorivka, Plyshanka, Nevsko, Chernopopyvka villages in Luhansk region and Terny and Dybrovy villages in Donetsk region.

On the Bakhmut direction, more than 15 populated areas were shelled. Among them are Berestove, Bilohorivka, Bakhmut, Klyschyivka, Kurdyumivka, Stupochki, White Gora, Kostenkivka, and Dilievka in Donetsk region. The enemy also carried out an air strike near Bilohorivka.

On the Avdiivka direction, Vodyane, Georgiyivka, Mariinka, and Novomikhaylivka villages in Donetsk region came under fire.

On the Novopavlovsk direction, Neskuichne, Verymivka, Velyka Novosylikha, and Vuhledar in Donetsk region were affected by artillery fire.

On the Zaporizhzhia direction, tank, mine, and field artillery shelling was recorded around Novosylikha and Novopil villages in Donetsk region and Olhyvsk, Zaliznytske, Orikhiv, Novoandriyivka, Shcherbaki, Stepole, and Musiyivka villages in Zaporizhzhia.

On the Kherson direction, civilian infrastructure in Tyagynkiv, Novotyagynkiv, Poniativka, Daryvka, Sadovo, Stanislav, and Kherson suffered from enemy shelling.

Confirmed artillery strikes on December 31 around the areas of concentration of live forces and equipment of occupiers in temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region. In the areas of Tarasivka, Basan, Polygoy, Berdyansk, Tokmak villages, enemy losses amounted to over 175 wounded servicemen, destroyed 12 units of armaments and military equipment of various types, and destroyed enemy ammunition stockpiles. Information about liquidated occupiers is being clarified.

The aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 13 strikes on areas of concentration of invaders. Units of rocket forces and artillery in turn inflicted damage to five areas of concentration of live forces and military equipment of the enemy during the day.

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!