 The Russian army began an assault on Avdivka in 20 directions. Russians became more active in all directions of the Avdivka section, they began to attack. They attack about in 20 directions. It is a very difficult situation. Reports Avi Vonkor Telegram channel. Over the last few days, there has been a relative decrease in assaults around Avdivka, but all of this time the Russians continued to actively use artillery and carry out airstrikes set the head of the regional military administration. On January the 1st, there were 22 air bomb strikes on the community. On January the 2nd, 31. On January the 3rd, 19. On January the 5th, there are already more than 10. Avdivka city military administration head Vitaly Barabash said, In total every day, the Russian army carries out more than 40 massive attacks on Avdivka from various weapons. If we counter all smaller strikes, then this is more than 100 strikes per day, he noted. Avdivka is still heavily contested, while Russian forces have consolidated late December 2023 gains around Marinka, which saw them finally advance to the western edge of the town after nine years of combat in the area. In southern Ukraine, Russian airborne forces have highly likely made minimal progress in a renewed attempt to dislodge the Ukrainian bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Nipro around the village of Krynkiy according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.