π·πΊ A funny story happened at a construction site for Russian defenses in the Donbass.
In the end, the workers somehow managed to get out. They left their backpack with equipment inside, so it looks like the young men will have to climb through the spirals of barbed wire again.
The video also gives a sense of the scale of the construction work underway: the structures stretch as far as the eye can see. The concrete blocks in the frame are connected with a metal cable in order to prevent them from being pulled away one by one.
But whatever the line of defense, it is the personnel who determine its strength. No trenches or bunkers will stop the enemy if the units there are not equipped with communications equipment, or even stoves.
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π·πΊπΊπ¦ Battle of Orikhiv
Situation as of end of January 20, 2023
In the Orikhiv sector, after the liberation of Lobkove, Russian troops rushed in to take the neighboring village of Maly Shcherbaky, dislodging combined enemy forces.
Immediately afterwards, Russian forces were able to consolidate their success by blockading Ukrainian formations in Shcherbaky. Russian fighters also advanced in the suburbs of Orikhiv: Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka and Mala Tokmachka. They are continuing to clear the area.
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Situation on the Donetsk-Zaporizhia direction
16:00 Kyiv Time, January 20, 2023
Soldiers of the Russian 58th Combined Arms Army stormed the 128th AFU Brigade line at Maly Shcherbaki-Stepove near Orikhiv. The Russians managed to dislodge the 2nd Battalion, 9th SF Regiment "Hepard" and liberate Lobkive, killing 15+ AFU fighters and taking 3 enemy strongholds.
To the east, Russian fighters are advancing on the suburbs of Orikhiv near Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka and Mala Tokmachka. Taking control of these settlements will allow the city to be surrounded from the south and southeast.
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Chronicles of the Special Military Operation
January 19, 2023
AFU launched a missile strike against Unechsky District, Bryansk Region, all munitions were intercepted. The AFU also struck the Leninskoye, Dolgoe, Tserkovnoye and Balki in Belgorod Region, damaging infrastructure and power lines. No one was injured in the raid.
In the Kupyansk-Svatove sector, Ukrainian units with armor support launched an attack on Novoselivske from the SW. They reached the local train station and are waiting for reinforcements to continue toward Kuzemivka from the NW. Novoselivske itself is still in no-man's-land.
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Starobilsk direction
Situation as of 18:00 Kyiv Time, January 19, 2023
In the Kupyansk-Svatove sector, up to 100 men of the 134th battalion of the 103rd and 114th TD brigades, in small groups of ten men each, reinforced by two tanks of the 92nd brigade, began an offensive on Novoselivske from SW of the village at 0700 on January 19.
The AFU reached the railway station, and is currently waiting for reinforcements to continue the offensive on Kuzemivka from the NW. Kuzemivka has been in no-man's-land for weeks, with both Russian and Ukrainian reconnaissance groups active there.
βοΈπ·πΊπΊπ¦ Soledar direction
Situation as of 14:00 Kyiv Time, January 19, 2023
In the Soledar sector, Wagner assault units, after establishing control over the Mine 7 and the Sol train station, are advancing toward Blahodatne and toward an AFU stronghold at the Krasnopilia-Razdolivka-Vesele line.
NE of Bakhmut, heavy fighting continues for Krasna Hora and Paraskoviyivka. Tomorrow, the 218 and 219 battalions of the 125 TD Brigade from Sumy Region are expected to arrive here to replace the 166 battalion of the 119 TD Brigade, 74% of whom have refused to fight.
π·πΊπΊπ¦ Zaporizhia Direction
Situation as of 13:00 on January 19, 2023
In the Zaporizhzhya direction, Russian servicemen are on the offensive in certain areas of the front. The AFU are reinforcing forward positions, activating only the first echelon, without deploying the operational reserve of the 56th Brigade.
On the Orikhiv sector, Russian units with artillery support are conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian positions at the line Maly Shcherbaki-Stepove and Mala Tokmachka-Nesterianka.