About 60 battles take place since beginning of the day - President

Since the beginning of the day on January 21, about 60 engagements have already taken place, with the most intense ones in Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Marinka, Kupiansk, and southern Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his evening video address, Ukrinform reported.

"One more week of this war and our active operations and defense is ending. Since the beginning of this day, there have been about 60 engagements. The most intense is the Avdiivka direction, as well as Bakhmut, Marinka, Kupiansk, and the South of our country," Zelensky said.

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He emphasized that the Russians had carried out more than 50 attacks with multiple launch rocket systems and dozens of air and missile strikes.

As reported, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated about 376,030 Russian invaders from February 24, 2022, to January 21, 2024, including 760 people over the past day.