Note to your attention — operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06.00 on January 4, 2023 regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred and fifty-third day of the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.

The enemy over the past day delivered seven rocket strikes, 18 air raids, and carried out more than 85 shelling operations with multiple launch rocket systems, including on civilian infrastructure in the cities of Kramatorsk in Donetsk region, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. There are casualties among civilians.

The threat of enemy air and missile strikes remains across all of Ukraine's territory.

Occupants are concentrating their efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut direction and attempting to improve the tactical situation of their units in Kupyansk, Lyman, and Avdiivka directions. In the Novopavlivsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson directions, the enemy is defending.

Over the past day, subunits of the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled attacks by occupiers in the areas of Stepanivka and Bilohorivka villages in Luhansk region and Siversk, Krasna Gora, Bakhmut, Mayorivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Pobedy, and Krasnogorivka in Donetsk region.

In the Volynian, Polissian, Northern, and Slobozhansky directions there have been no significant changes. The enemy maintains military presence in border areas; signs of forming its offensive groupings are not observed. The enemy shelled the areas of Karpovichi, Leonivka, and Gremyach villages in Chernihiv region; Romashkove and Rozhkovychi — Sumy region; Strilecha, Krasne, Zeleno, Terneva, Staritsa, Ogireve, Vovchansk, and Ambarnoye on Kharkiv territory.

In the Kupyansk and Lyman directions over 15 populated areas were affected by artillery fire. Among them — Novomlynivka, Dvorichna, Kupyansk, Kotlyarivka, and Tabayivka in Kharkiv region and Makieyevka, Plyshanka, and Dybrova on Luhansk territory.

In the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions the enemy shelled areas around over 25 populated areas. Among them — Kramatorsk, Sporne, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Siversk, Bakhmut, Klitschiyivka, Vodyane, and Marinka in Donetsk region.

In the Novopavlivsk direction Veremivka, Velika Novosilka, Neskuchna, Ugliedar, and Mikilske on Donets territory were affected by artillery fire.

In the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions over 25 populated areas suffered. The enemy does not cease shelling civilian infrastructure in cities along the right bank of the Dnipro river. Civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson was damaged.

The enemy continues to suffer losses. Specifically, confirmed damage to the enemy on January 2nd in Tokmak, Melitopol, Berdyansk, Pologi, and Vasilivka in Zaporizhzhia region: two ammunition depots were destroyed, up to ten units of various types of military equipment were damaged, two points of enemy deployment were hit, and up to 260 Russian Federation servicemen were killed or injured.

Ukrainian aviation delivered twelve strikes against areas where the enemy is concentrated and against an air defense missile system position during the day.

Ukrainian rocket forces and artillery hit two command posts, five areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, an ammunition depot, and a command post for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the enemy.

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