Novorossia/Ukraine update 1/24/2015..Battle for Mariupol has begun

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Overview of the situation by military correspondent with the call sign “Steppe”. ” DPR Army successfully reflects attempts to break through the AFU front line, and military police catches saboteurs. The military situation in Donetsk for the evening of January 23 by remained steady and alarming. In the city fierce fighting did not take place, heavy shelling by the Ukrainian military was not carried out. Points of confrontation remained the same on the outskirts of the capital of Donbass. At Avdeyevka short clashes with small arms continued. To the west of Donetsk, at Selidovo and Krasnoarmeysk, the Ukrainian army is feverishly digging trenches, hastily building new defensive positions, assuming on an offensive of DPR army in this direction. Realizing that Avdeyevka, like the airport, would have to give up, AFU are afraid to get into the encirclement and plan retreat to new positions in advance. Judging by recent events, DPR army will not hold back on the liberation of Avdeyevka this time, because that’s where the main continuous fire at Donetsk being conducted, sowing death and destruction. In the Kievsky district of Donetsk work of enemy artillery could be heard in Putilovka. In the night AFU opened fire on positions in the DPR army on south-western direction from Krasnogorovka as a senseless attempt of revenge for lost Airport, these attempts were stopped by the suppression of enemy firing points and checkpoints. Dokuchayevsk has been under serious fire of Ukrainian artillery for two days. Severe destruction of residential sector and communications were documented in Dokuchayevsk, the hospital received about a dozen wounded civilians. Also Ukrainian military were firing Gorlovka from Mayorsk and got a respond with targeted counter-battery fire. Capture of the settlement Krasny Partizan means establishing control of DPR over the strategically important track Gorlovka-Donetsk. ”

Message from militia. “Our forces are now trying to break through the enemy front in the direction of Debaltsevo and attack on a number of other areas. The enemy is launching counterattacks and our troops went on the defensive in some areas. At 23:16 in the area of Peski and Donetsk airport, our troops went on the defensive, expecting new attacks of AFU. Offensive on Popasnaya stuck in forefield. In Debaltsevo the Ukrainian military are in panic, AFU arrested the mayor of Debaltsevo in Svetlodarsk. Ukrainian army hastily pushes reserves to Donetsk and Svetlodarsk. Kirovsk, Stakhanov (ETL damaged there) and Gorlovka suffer terrible attacks. In Gorlovka 57th colony is fired, barrack burned, 2 people killed. In Makeyevka and Donetsk the mines fall. ”

Offensive of DPR militia had a positive effect: the intensity of the attacks decreased in Donetsk. Shelling of Donetsk became less intense on Friday, as the militia managed to drive Ukrainian artillery away from the city, “Interfax” informs referring to the DPR Ministry of Defense.

LPR divisions began cleanup of Throtskoye. According to unconfirmed information, our divisions broke through the defense of Popasnaya and are fighting. Taking Mius was not confirmed – but militia conducts street fighting with the AFU there (considering that the village is small, it will soon be captured), militia is conducting street fighting in Stanitsa. The strike was conducted from Valuiskoye and the bridge – this information was confirmed by 3 militiamen and 2 civilians. Chernukhino and Debaltsevo – there are strong fights. It is also reported that the 37th checkpoint is under heavy fire of our troops and it is waiting for the fate of the 29th, 31th and 32th. In Krimskoye there is street fighting according to some information. Based on all this information the LPR is very close to a large-scale offensive.

At this moment, there is shelling of the residential quarters of Gorlovka from Dzerzhinsk and Artyomovsk. It is not struck at the positions of the militias, but namely at the residential sector. As there is an offensive of Novorossia army now, Ukrainian troops are slowly moving away from the cities. AFU have a lot of dead and wounded. ”

Novorossia Army started tank attacks near Mariupol. This was announced by the People’s Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Yevgeny Deydey, the coordinator of the punitive battalion “Kiev-1.” “After the statement of head of DPR Zakharchenko of intention to take Mariupol, militia launched an offensive with tanks in areas adjacent to the city. Now it is strongly thundering in Talakovka. I do not exclude that active attacks in other sectors of ATO are a red herring” – wrote Deydey.

According to summaries of the law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Lugansk, AFU violently shell the villages, where there is the army of Novorossia attacking Ukrainian fortifications. Thus, the fire is conducted on settlements Zhelobok, Golubovskoye, Novotoshkovka and Zolotoye. AFN Artillery is responds on positions of Ukrainian troops in Krimskoye and Tryokhizbyonka.

Message from militia LPR. “At the moment, the offensive resumed on Popasnaya and Debaltsevo. Our units almost occupied Troitskoye. There is a fight in Krimskoye again. Mechanized units of LPR attack Mius and Chernukhino together with” Ghost. ” Active hostilities resumed near the area of Stanitsa – last night LPR militia units and Cossacks came up to reinforce. SPGs work in the area of Schastye and Stanitsa. Gorlovka militia also resumed their offensive on Uglegorsk and Dzerzhinsk.

Russian Emergencies Ministry initiated the formation of the 12th humanitarian column which will deliver the payload to the zone of military conflict in Donbass. “Russian Emergency Situations Ministry creates another convoy that will deliver humanitarian aid to Donbass. Terms of sending humanitarian convoy are specified ” – the ministry said. The ministry noted that some of the cars that will be included in the column will leave from Noginsk rescue center at Moscow. Other trucks will be sent from Russian regions and will join the convoy later.

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On January 23 Novorossia army continues to try to break through the AFU defensive line in different directions, both in the DPR and LPR. Ukrainian security officials pulled up reserves in some areas and began a counteroffensive, AFN went on the defensive in these areas.

Militia managed to drive Ukrainian artillery away from Donetsk, thus the intensity of the shelling of the city decreased slightly. AFU opened fire in south-western direction on positions of the DPR army from Krasnogorovka in the night in a senseless attempt of revenge for lost Airport, these attempts were stopped by the suppression of enemy firing points and checkpoints. In the morning of January 23 AFU were shelling the Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts, the village of Oktyabrsky, Panfilovskaya mine terricone and Donetsk Airport. Security forces were conducting fire from the area of the settlements Tonenkoye and Vodyanoye. Ukrainian security forces persist in attempts to recapture the Donetsk airport. However, the DPR army reflects all AFU attacks. So, in the night of January 23, AFU infantry supported by armored vehicles tried to storm the airport three times, but in vain.

On January 23 the offensive on Popasnaya resumed. Conflicting information comes about Popasnaya, some sources say the beginning of street fighting in the city and escape of the Ukrainian military, others – that LPR army units stopped on the outskirts of the settlement. Events of coming days should show which messages are true. LPR Army troops almost occupied Troitskoye, street fighting began here. According to radio interception, LPR artillery managed to destroy several bunkers on the positions of the AFU with direct hits. LPR mechanized units attacked Mius and Chernukhino together with a team of “Prizrak.” Street fighting began in Krimskoye, the 37th checkpoint is under constant artillery fire. AFU intensively shelled the villages, where there was the army of Novorossia attacking Ukrainian fortifications. So, the fire was conducted on Kirovsk, Zhelobok, Golubovskoye, Novotoshkovkskoye and Zolotoye. At 4 am Ukrainian MLRS “Uragan” shelled Stakhanov with cluster munitions. AFN artillery responded at Ukrainian military positions in Krimskoye and Tryokhizbyonka.