The Armed Forces hold the bridgehead in the Krina, and positional battles continue in the east - isw (maps)

The main effort of the Russian occupation troops is Eastern Ukraine: to capture part of the remaining Luhansk region and move to the west, to the eastern part of Kharkiv region, and to surround the northern part of Donetsk region. On both sides of the front, on January 7, the troops of the Russian Federation and the Armed Forces continued positional fighting on the Kupyansk - Svatovo - Kreminna line.

The fighting also took place northeast and east of Kupyansk in the area of ​​Sinkivka, Ivanivka, Petropavlivka and Lake Lyman, as well as west of Kreminna in the area of ​​Yampolivka and Terny. Russian "warriors" claim that the Russian troops seized several positions near Sinkivka and made significant success to the southwest and west of Kreminna in the Serebryansky Forest, Thorny, Terny and Yampolovka, but ISW did not see confirmed changes in the front line.

According to the Institute of War Study, the fighting was conducted in this area of ​​the front: positional battles, on the erection of ISW, continued: according to January 7, the head of the Avdiivska MVA Vitaliy Barabash, which is referred by ISW, Russian troops were assault on all directions for the third day in all directions In the direction of Avdiivka, and near the city, the invaders are applied several dozen air strikes a day.

According to geolocation data, the Institute states that Russian troops have slightly advanced in Western Marinka and in the southern outskirts of Novomikhailivka (southwest of Donetsk). However, the front line also has not changed, notes the Institute of War Study. At the same time, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources, positional battles continued near Marinka, St. George, Novomikhailivka and Victory.

The Russian "war" argued that both parties strongly replaced the territory around Novomikhailivka, which complicates the promotion of Ukrainian and Russian troops. At the same time, the "war" stated that the forces of the Russian Federation were trying to go to the direction of St. George's to achieve the operational goal west of Marinka - to capture Kurakhovo.

In this area of ​​the front, according to ISW, the goal of the enemy is to keep positions on the front line and protect the rear from the Armed Forces. According to the Institute, indefinite position fights continued from Vremivka to the Coloral direction in the border of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions and south of Novodarivka (southeast of the Great Novosilka).

At the same time, the Institute of War Study points out that in the area there are units of the Russian 29th separate brigade of radiation, chemical and biological protection. On January 7, the mayor of Mariupol Mayor Mariupol announced that the Ukrainian forces had struck a high -precision strike on a semi -built Russian railway bridge in the Granitny area - 23 kilometers north of Mariupol. The fighting also lasted near the robot, west of Verbov and near Novoprokopivka.

The Russian "War" stated that fighting in the West of the Zaporozhye region is tactical, despite the transition of Ukrainian forces to maneuverable defense. He also argued that the Russian forces have no protection against Ukrainian drones in the area. On the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the Armed Forces continue to hold the bridgehead, the front line has not changed, as ISW reports. Positive battles continue under the village of Krynka.

The Russian "war" stated that in the area of ​​the Russian Federation still faced the problems of operational flow of information, communication and HRS, which interfere with the use of aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In addition, the "war" added that Ukrainian troops are actively changing Russian land lines (GLOC) in the Kherson direction.

The Ukrainian military operating in the Krynok district said Russian invaders regularly attack small infantry groups of up to 10 people. On January 7, the guerrilla group of "Atesh" reported that Russian troops were creating many repair bases in the occupied Crimea, probably to compensate for the significant losses of Russian military equipment, and most likely to build a new base north of Evpatoria.