Russian forces collect data on minors for military registration in Donetsk, strengthen counterintelligence regime in Starobilsk - AFU General Staff 

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shared the report on Facebook.

According to the information available to the General Staff, in the temporarily occupied Donetsk, employees of "military commissariats" began collecting data on citizens born in 2006 to register them for military service.

Due to the high efficiency of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Starobilsk, Luhansk region, the invaders have strengthened administrative and counterintelligence regimes.

"Occupants are checking mobile phones of local residents. Particular attention is paid to people who have subscriber numbers of Ukrainian telecom operators in their lists," the General Staff reported.

In Kakhovka, Kherson region, Russian forces are trying to ban the circulation of Ukrainian national currency. 

"The invaders are trying to ban the circulation of the Ukrainian hryvnia, raid retail outlets and threaten to seize not only cash but also goods if Ukrainian money is found," says the report.

Ukrainian defenders shoot down Russian Su-25 and Mi-8 helicopters

Aviation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched 15 strikes on Russian personnel concentrations, and 3 strikes on the positions of its anti-aircraft missile systems. In particular, on January 5, the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft and an Mi-8 helicopter.

Also, Ukrainian missile forces and artillery hit 2 Russian concentrations of manpower and equipment.

Ukrainian defense forces repel Russian attacks near 12 settlements 

Over January 5, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russia’s attacks near 3 settlements of the Luhansk region and 9 of the Donetsk region.

The Russian army has focused its main efforts on trying to establish control over the Donetsk region: it is conducting offensive actions in Bakhmut and Lyman directions. It is trying to improve the tactical situation in the Kupyansk and Avdiivka directions. But the AFU General Staff stated that Russian troops had no success.

Over January 5, Russian forces launched 17 airstrikes and 59 MLRS attacks

The General Staff emphasizes that the danger of enemy air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains.

Yesterday, Russian troops launched 17 airstrikes and 59 MLRS attacks at Ukraine. In particular, at civilian infrastructure.

Situation by directions

On the border with Belarus, experts found no signs of formation of offensive groups.

On the border with Russia, Russian troops launched artillery and mortar attacks at 7 settlements of the Kharkiv region.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops shelled 10 settlements of the Kharkiv region and 3 of the Luhansk region.

In the Lyman direction, 4 settlements of the Luhansk region came under fire.

In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops fired at 18 settlements of the region.

In the Avdiivka direction, 6 settlements of the Donetsk region were hit by Russian forces.

In the Vuhledar direction, 3 settlements of the Donetsk region were shelled.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, 3 settlements of the Donetsk region, 9 of the Zaporizhzhia region, and 1 of the Dnipropetrovsk region came under Russian fire.

In the Kherson direction, the civilian infrastructure of Kherson, Chornobaivka and Tokarivka was damaged by artillery shelling.

• Earlier, the commander of the Kyiv defense forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, said that the Defense Forces of Ukraine expect to repel the Russian troops on the border of Belarus, in case of a repeated attempt to attack Kyiv. They plan to launch artillery fire on the enemy troops, and the border is now "continuous rubble and minefields".