Russian-terrorist troops continue active actions in a conflict zone on Donbass. After a number of unsuccessful attempts of approach, the large-scale regrouping of the Russian troops and illegal paramilitary groups is carried out. Maneuvers of forces and means of fighters are recorded on all sites of zone ATO.

About it on the page on Facebook the People's Deputy and the coordinator of Information Resistance group Dmitry Tymchuk wrote.

On January 23-24 divisions of Russian-terrorist troops tried to force out the Ukrainian troops around N of the item. Sand. By forces in some groups of infantry, with a total number of 350-400 fighters, to 25 units of armored machinery, and with assistance of barreled and jet artillery, the opponent consistently attacked positions of the Ukrainian troops at once on several sites. Having received worthy repulse and having suffered notable losses, Russian troops were compelled to recede for an initial boundary.

For the purpose of failure of offensive actions of the opponent on a site around N of the item. The village the VS Lugansk artillery group of Ukraine struck pre-emptive fire strike to the area of concentration of company tactical group of the Russian troops, and also to strengthenings of terrorists around N of the item Nikolaevka.

Around N of the item of Debaltsevo the Ukrainian troops conduct counterbattery fight against artillery of NVF, within the last 3 days of the firing position of forces ATO and the city. In total on the Debaltsevsky base about 40 art tools and RSZO on a site from Pervomaisk to Chernukhino and about 15-20 units of barreled and jet artillery from the district of Makeyevka and to the east of Enakiyevo fire.

The situation to the north of Avdeevki is heated. Russian-terrorist troops concentrated around Yasinovata – to Panteleymonovki battallion and tactical group incorporating 15 tanks and 25 armored combat vehicles. Also to this area the opponent threw summary division of artillery as a part of 25 howitzers of D-30 and anti-tank MT-12 tools.

In fights between N of the item of Avdeevk and Skilled the Ukrainian troops captured the T-64BV and BMP-2 tank. Under art blow of the Ukrainian troops the armored group of terrorists consisting of 3 tanks, 6 armored combat vehicles and 5 trucks got, - the tank and "Ural" are destroyed. The escaped terrorists receded to Gorlovka.

As a result of counter-battery fight of the Ukrainian artillery in areas to the west of and to the northwest of Gorlovka, at least, 3 units of artillery of fighters are destroyed. One more SAU 2S1 was transported on repair to Gorlovka.

Source: Facebook Dmitry Tymchuk