Seizure of Russian stronghold near Bakhmut, shelling of Sumy Oblast: last night's highlights
Ukrainian border guards captured a Russian stronghold near Bakhmut in the Donbas, and Sumy Oblast was attacked with 144 mines. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Capture of stronghold near Bakhmut
Ukrainian border guards near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, captured a Russian stronghold and improved their tactical position. According to the border guards, last night the Russians tried to regain the lost position, but they failed. Eventually, the occupiers were driven back. In close combat, Ukrainian border guards killed 18 Russians, and another 24 were wounded.
Almost 150 mines in Sumy Oblast
Russian troops launched 144 mines at Sumy Oblast on January 8. As a result, several local residential buildings, a school and a village club were damaged, but there were no victims. Esman, Myropillia, Novoslobidska, Bilopilska and Khotin communities were under fire.
Other news
- A new checkpoint was opened in Zakarpattya Oblast on the border with Romania for the period of martial law. It operates at the Rakhiv railway station for citizens traveling by train.
- Germany handed over seven power generators to Kherson, which will be used to provide electricity to a number of critical infrastructure facilities.
- One of the largest creative agencies in the UK, Pablo, has developed an advertising campaign for United24, a fundraising platform that collects money for the needs of Ukraine.
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