Russian forces are making a push to seize control of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast, spokesperson for the Tavria sector of the Ukrainian military, Oleksandr Shtupun, said on national television on Jan. 15.
Ukrainian forces struck a “quite rare” Russian self-propelled artillery unit 2S34 Khosta and the Tor anti-aircraft missile system on the Tavria front, Tavria operational group commander, Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, reported on Telegram on Jan. 14.
Nearly 30 Russian soldiers have been captured in the space of three days in the Tavria sector, the commander of the Tavria operational and strategic troop grouping, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, announced on Telegram on Jan. 9.
Ukrainian forces on the Tavria front eliminated 493 Russian soldiers in a 24-hour period, with approximately 10 surrendering as prisoners of war, Commander Oleksandr Tarnavskyi of the Tavria Operational-Strategic Group reported on Telegram on Jan. 7.
The Russians have slightly reduced the number of their infantry attacks, but continue to actively conduct air strikes and artillery shelling of Ukrainian positions for the second day in a row, the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group commander, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, reported on Telegram on Jan. 3.