‼️💥 In the center of Slovyansk, ammunition of the Ukrainian armed forces explodes.

Reportedly not heard arriving, possibly detonated by expired air conditioners
This heroic DNR town has been occupied by Kiev militants since 2014.

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As we previously reported
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🇷🇺Colonel-General Alexander
Lapin, in his new position as the Chief of Staff of the Ground Forces, is actively engaged in organizing territorial defense, planning, and mobilization issues. This was stated by General Vladimir Boldyrev, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, to URA.RU.

"It is the planning of the use of ground troops. It is a huge work connected with mobilization issues, territorial defense, and the preparation of military districts. This is a serious responsibility, which Lapin can handle according to his level of training," said Vladimir Boldyrev.

That Lapin's appointment is logical is evidenced by his previous experience. For instance, the colonel-general has an excellent understanding of the troops' capabilities which was confirmed by Alexander Grigorenko, a former deputy of the Perm Region Legislative Assembly, storm trooper and participant of special operations in Ukraine, in a conversation with URA.RU. According to him, it was this quality of a military commander that ensured the victories of the O group at the start of the special operation.

And the chief of the artillery battalion, called sign Yantar, of the "Brave" grouping, stressed that Lapin had a meticulous approach to planning, which led the Russian army to victories in the liberation of the Luhansk and Donetsk people's republics.

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🇷🇺 The liberation of Artemovsk and Seversk will take place after Soledar - interim DPR head Pushylin

He also said that the Russian army's ultimate goal in Donbas was the liberation of Kramatorsk and Slovyansk.

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⚡️ Explosions were heard in the Kerson and  Ochakov, Nikolaev region.

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Destruction in Artemovsk. View from a drone.

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Wagner PMC artillery raises to the ground the Ukrainian army stronghold near Artemovsk (Bakhmut).


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Natalia Pasichnyk, an employee of the National Police Headquarters in Volyn Region, on the huge losses of the male population of this western Ukrainian region in the Donbas, which they previously did not care about...

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Yes. That usually happens when the chances of losing a war are increasing drastically. Now, they start to worry about people. Later, they will say that they didn't know. But, just you fortifed Kiev in time.

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Russian military correspondent Starshe Eddy writes:

About the situation in Soledar

They write that the city is surrounded. Now the question is how many Ukrainian soldiers remain there (if there are any) and how much AFU equipment is in Soledar.

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Situation in Bakhmut, January 10, 2023

The "Meat Factory" district:
Units of the Wagner PMC fully control Trudovye Reservy Street and the section of Sovkhoznaya Street to the east.

The "Industrial Zone" Area :
Fierce fighting continues in the area of the Trubny Stavok Reservoir and the Artwinery plant.

The "Zabakhmutka" area:
Units of the Wagner PMC fully control Fyodor Maksimenko Street and are fighting in neighbouring Kotsubinsky Street and Ivan Frank Street.

▪️Opytnoe:
Wagner PMC units are advancing on the northern outskirts of Opytnoye.

Reports of taking control of Krasnaya Gora proved premature. The front runs a few kilometres east of the village. 
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Sergey Teplov, from Octagon Media, visited Kherson Oblast;

- There are just security checkpoints between Crimea and Kherson. Citizens are free to transport goods between the two provinces.

- Life in Genichesk is peaceful. There is still a curfew from 21:00 and movement of military vehicles and personal. Mobile phones work, shops are well stocked. Getting new Russian documents, though, is a major hassle.

- Life improved as social payments are much better in Russia. When part of Ukraine, utilities such as electricity and gas ate up to 1/3 of the income Kherson citizens.

- Everyone knows someone who went to Ukraine. There's no animosity as the reasons were practical, not ideological. Relatives of people who are employed by Ukrainian government had to move so their relative is not sacked. Moving from Ukraine takes one month or less if you pay a bribe of 900 dollars to Ukrainian authorities.

Regardless of the war, there will still need to be a close relationship between Russia and whatever is left of Ukraine

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⚡️The Russian army controls the center of Soledar - acting head of the DPR Pushilin

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Soledar area
situation by the end of January 10, 2023

🔻Wagner PMC units closed the boiler in the area of the Soledar outpatient clinic north of Salt Mine No. 4 and began cleaning up the city.

▪️The city council administration building and the strategically important height on Yurchina Gora are already under the control of the Wagnerites.

▪️The offensive of the assault squads continues from the central regions to the western regions, Blagodatny and the Sol railway station, where about 400 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including officers, are hiding.

▪️At the same time, Russian paratroopers are advancing from the Krasnaya Gora-Bakhmutskoye line to Blagodatnoye and are mopping up the surroundings of Paraskovievka and Krasnaya Gora to the north of Bakhmut.

🔻The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is currently being built along the Blagodatnoye line - the Sol railway station - Razdolovka. However, this is only a temporary measure, since the border lies in the lowland relative to Soledar.

Most likely, after the withdrawal of units to Seversk, reserve positions will also fall. After the complete liberation of Soledar and its environs, it will become impossible for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to retain Bakhmut, which will subsequently force them to leave Seversk as well.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already begun to prepare a new line Slavyansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka. Artillery firing points and MLRS are being equipped in cities, and anti-aircraft missile systems are being deployed.

The battle for Bakhmut is approaching the final stage.

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Translation of the letter of Natalia Pasichnyk, an employee of the National Police Headquarters in the Volyn Region, on the huge losses of the male population
It will give you some insight into Ua losses.

"Volyn is filled with reports of the death of fellow countrymen, trembling from the funeral corteges .We spend every day in learning about our Volyn heroes. Do you hear me every day, Lord?

My FB page is like an obituary. People with candles in their profiles are increasingly joining friends. Among the news, mainly, "We have losses," "our fellow countryman died." Photo - wreaths, patriotic bouquets, photos of warriors with a black ribbon. The most commonly used words are: “accept sincere condolences” “we miss you with your family.” Most views of posts and videos about fallen Heroes and vivid memories of them are the topics that unite us now. People are not interested in Christmas trees, or Christmas, or other news besides the front. Life seems to stop, and the life cycle of the majority leads to tragic news and ends there.

No common sense can handle this! Even a superstitious psycho will hesitate, because we are increasingly getting into stressful situations, and there are more and more stressful people.

What can I say, since the beginning of the year, and today only on January 9, Volhynia met 4 tragic motorcades and it's not about four Heroes on the shield!

Under such circumstances, the only thing on my mind is that Volhynia shouldn't be bombed; its population will be destroyed in the war! Some will be killed physically, others will be automatically destroyed psychologically, mentally, and emotionally. I would like to take some officials through the Volyn villages and cities and show the cemeteries where the Flags stand next to the terrible wave on the graves. Do not count now such graves or flags on them ... But why? Because to defend those territories whose population until recently was "what's the difference!"

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