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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 11 (updated)
2026-01-12
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:07 Posted a traditional selection of footage from the Russian Ministry of Defense showing the work of the Russian Armed Forces' UAV crews.

20:20 At combined arms training grounds, future operators of unmanned systems of the Northern group of forces are undergoing advanced training, video.

20:03 Published selection of work from one of the Russian Armed Forces' FPV drone crews from last night.

19:43 Bombers of the 11th Guards Air Force Army are striking enemy positions in the village of Staroukrainka, Vrem'evsky direction, –video.

19:20 Calculations of the Kurier NRTK of the West group of forces around the clock provid edelivery of food, ammunition, fuel and lubricants, and other necessary supplies to military personnel at forward units in the Khar'kov region.

18:42 The bridgehead behind Gaichur is gradually is expanding despite a series of enemy counterattacks in the Priluki area, the Russian Armed Forces retain the initiative and are gradually outflanking the village from the west.

Units of the Eastern Front are developing attacks from Dobropillia. They recently managed to occupy part of the northern part of the Bairaki botanical reserve and consolidate their position in a nearby stronghold.

18:20 Active fighting in the Borovaya area, –MAP.

Russian Armed Forces are advancing up to two kilometers into the village of Redkodub and taking up new positions on the western outskirts. The new Russian Armed Forces position in the village came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

16:36 In the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated Russian troops are establishing a bridgehead for a further offensive in the Sumy region. Active operations are underway in the direction of the village of Khotyn, potentially threatening access to Sumy itself.

15:40 Drone operators of the Northern group of forces destroyed two mortars of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.

14:30 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Four UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region

13:32 The Russian Army for the first time attacked Ukraine is equipped with the latest Geran-5 attack UAVs, which can be launched by Su-25 attack aircraft, according to the GUR.

12:45 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 11, 2026:

Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated formations of two mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Miropolye, and Andreevka in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Staritsa and Maryino in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 servicemen, two vehicles, two ammunition depots and three supply depots.

Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as two National Guard brigades, have been defeated near the villages of Kovsharovka, Sinykha, Novoosinovo, Monachinovka, Nechvolodovka, and Glushkovka in the Khar'kov region.

In the Kupyansk sector, two attacks by units of the 92nd Assault and 116th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled near the settlements of Blagodatovka and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov region. Up to 15 Ukrainian militants were killed.

Unable to enter the city of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in an attempt to signal their presence, unsuccessfully attempted to plant a Ukrainian flag on the city administration building using a drone. The flag and drone were destroyed.

Enemy losses in the "West" group's area of responsibility amounted to up to 200 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and 15 automobiles. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Nikolaevka, Raiske, Kramatorsk, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 160 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, three combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, 155 AS-90 self-propelled artillery units made in Great Britain, and two ammunition depots.

Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three heavy mechanized brigades, two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four National Guard brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade* near the settlements of Toretskoye, Dobropillya, Artemivka, Vodyanskoye, Grishino, and Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Gavrilovka, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy's losses amounted to over 400 servicemen, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a French-made VAB armored personnel carrier, five armored combat vehicles, 12 automobiles, 155 British-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery units, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized and assault brigade, three assault regiments, an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Shevchenkivske, Zaliznychne, Pryluky, Novoukrainka, Zhovtneve, Holubkovo, and Samoylovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost more than 290 troops and 18 vehicles. Two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr military group, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Belogorye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

They defeated the formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kirovo, Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, 21 vehicles, an artillery piece, a multiple launch rocket system, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

12:14 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces that resulted in injuries to civilians in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions

According to government authorities, two men were injured as a result of a drone detonation in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky District, Belgorod Oblast.

As a result of a drone attack in the Voronezh region, three civilians were injured and one woman was killed.

The Russian Investigative Committee will establish the circumstances of the incident and provide a criminal-legal assessment of the actions of all those involved.

11:50 Ukrainian Armed Forces military hit. There are casualties at the supermarket and agricultural enterprise

Over the past 24 hours, four cases of targeted attacks by Banderites on settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region were recorded, with one person injured.

In the Vasilievsky District, in the village of Verkhnyaya Krinitsa, a man born in 1972 was injured as a result of a Nazi drone attack and was hospitalized at the Vasilievsky Central Regional Hospital.

10:41 Frontline summary on the morning of January 11, 26

Zaporizhzhia Front:
In the Kamensk direction, Russian assault units are advancing southwest of Pavlovka. Fighting is underway in Novoyakovlevka.

Advances are underway toward Novoboikovske and Magdalinovka.

In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks. Fighting continues in Svyatopetrivka and Pryluky.

Successes are reported north of Andreyevka.

Donetsk Front:
In the Dobropillya sector, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the area of Shakhove, Novoye Shakhove, and Sofiyivka.

Advances are reported near Toretskoye.

In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting is underway from Yablonovka, with advances from Ivanopol to Berestok. Successes are reported in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction at Verolyubovka and Markovo.

In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian forces are advancing from Korovy Yar to Volchy Yar, taking up positions in the eastern part of Yarovaya, and fighting their way into the eastern outskirts of Drobyshevo, where the enemy is resisting from Prishib.

According to sources, Russian forces have broken through enemy defenses south of Zakotnoye, and fighting continues in the village itself. There is also progress in the forested area west of Dibrova, as well as in the center of Ozernoye.

Khar'kov Front.
Russian forces continue to repel enemy counterattacks in the Kupyansk sector. Battles are underway for Kurilovka and Peschanoye. The Russian offensive continues in the vicinity of Vovchansk.

There is progress in Vovchanskiye Khutor, Staritsa, and Liman.

Sumy Front.
After liberating Andreyevka, Russian forces are clearing the outskirts of the village and forested areas. South of Alekseyevka, they are advancing toward Malaya Korchakovka.

At Grabovskoye, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control toward Ryasnoye.

10:10 Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces, using precision strikes, destroyed field fortifications, a UAV control post with enemy personnel, and an artillery position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, hidden in a dugout.video.

9:06 Engineering and sapper units of the Novorossiysk Guards Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces of the Dnepr group of forces conduct demining routes intended for the advancement of Russian equipment and assault groups of paratroopers in the Zaporizhzhia region.

8:27 In the Liman direction, Russian infantry advanced more than six km.

Russian fighters had previously occupied Yarovaya, entered and consolidated their positions in Aleksandrovka, Sosnovoye, and even Svyatogorsk. Footage has emerged of Russian fighters in Yarovaya preparing to storm Aleksandrovka.video.

8:00 Artillerymen of the 238th Guards Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

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