[Korrespondent] 22.53 Russian troops have likely advanced in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, according to data from the DeepState analytical project .
In particular, in the Kharkiv region, the advance of the Russian army was recorded in the city of Vovchansk and near the village of Vilcha of the Vovchansk community.
The Russians also have advances in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
21.27 Russian troops shelled communities in the north of Rivne region throughout the day. As a result of the enemy attack, infrastructure was damaged. This was reported by the head of the Rivne regional military administration, Oleksandr Koval.
20.44 Russia has significantly reduced the use of tanks at the front due to depletion of reserves, switching to infantry tactics. At the same time, the Russian army continued to experiment with different options for how to use tanks in conditions of drone dominance in the sky. This is reported by Forbes .
The new tactic allegedly involves using a pair of tanks, with constant drone support. One tank operates from a remote position, delivering fire damage, while the other quickly advances towards the line of contact.
The drones provide target detection, fire control, and general situational awareness on the battlefield. The tanks regularly change roles so as not to remain stationary targets while “maintaining intense fire pressure on enemy positions.” This approach, according to the Russian plan, is to disorient surveillance and attack systems and ensure rapid advance to achieve a decisive breakthrough.
18.49 Russian troops struck a music school in Semenivka, Chernihiv region, with a Molniya drone . This was reported by the head of the Novgorod-Siverskyi district military administration, Alexander Seliverstov.
"The enemy continues to shell Semenivka. A music school was attacked by a Molniya -type strike UAV," he noted.
17.59 There have been 86 combat clashes along the front line since the beginning of the day, fighting is currently ongoing in eight directions, with the Russian invaders continuing to exert the most pressure in the Pokrovsky direction. This is stated in the General Staff report.
17.17 The first joint NATO-Ukraine conference dedicated to the exchange of experience in the field of logistics (CJL3C) was held in the German city of Mainz.
As noted, CJL3C has become a forum for sharing experience accumulated over more than a decade of Ukraine's logistical operations in conditions of constant hostilities in response to Russian aggression.
The organizers emphasized that this experience is extremely important for NATO members and partners who are adapting their doctrine, strategy, and tactics to support full-scale military operations in Europe.
15.56 Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck three Lukoil drilling rigs in the Caspian Sea, a Buk-M3 air defense missile system launcher in the Luhansk region, and a depot of the 49th Russian Army in the Kherson region. The press service of the General Staff reported this.
Thus, as part of measures to reduce the aggressor's military-economic potential, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit three drilling rigs of the Lukoil corporation in the waters of the Caspian Sea, namely named after V. Filanovsky, named after Yuri Korchagin and named after Valery Greifer.
As noted, these facilities are involved in supplying the Russian occupation army.
Hits have been recorded. The extent of the damage is currently being determined.
14.55 Russian troops have been shelling Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure facilities every day this week, with a total of 44 attacks recorded. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. According to her, the enemy struck the main blows in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, Kyiv, including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
14.34 In the North-Slobozhansk direction, in the area of responsibility of the 78th separate airborne assault brigade of the 7th KSR DShV, Russia is trying to create a bridgehead for an offensive towards the settlement of Khotyn. This is reported by the 7th DShV Corps.
"Potentially, this poses a threat to advancing towards the city of Sumy. All such attempts are detected and thwarted in a timely manner," the report says.
13.57 Due to the nightly Russian shelling, the railway infrastructure was damaged. Ukrzaliznytsia employees were injured, dozens of trains are running with delays and changed routes. This was reported on January 11 by the chairman of the board of UZ Oleksandr Pertsovsky and the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia. It is noted that during the enemy strike, the driver and his assistant of the freight locomotive were injured. A "Shahed" type strike drone exploded next to the locomotive.
12.20 In early 2026, the Russian military first used the Geran-5 strike unmanned drone to attack Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate. It is noted that the UAV has a length of about 6 meters and a wingspan of up to 5.5 meters. The GUR added that, unlike previous modifications of this line of Russian drones, the device is made according to a normal aerodynamic scheme. Most of the key components of the Russian UAV are unified with other Geran/Shahed samples.
The Geran-5 drone uses the 12-channel Comet satellite navigation system; a tracker based on the Raspberry microcomputer; 3G/4G modems; a Telefly jet engine, which the Russians also installed on the Geran-3 UAV, but with greater thrust. The new Russian strike drone has a warhead weighing 90 kilograms, and the declared range of destruction is over 1,000 kilometers.
11.56 As a result of the Russian Federation's night attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, power outages were recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. Acting Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov reported this at a briefing on January 11. According to him, as of this morning, most consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk region have already been powered. At the same time, more than 13 thousand consumers remain without electricity in the Zaporizhia region.
11.27 Agents of the partisan movement ATESH burned down the communications tower of an air defense military unit in the Moscow region. This was stated in a report by ATESH on January 11.
10.58 This week, Russia has used almost 1,100 strike drones, over 890 guided aerial bombs, and more than 50 missiles of various types - ballistic, cruise, and even medium-range ballistic Oreshnik - against Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
10.20 Russian troops north of Pokrovsk unsuccessfully attempted to storm the positions of units of the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the 7th Corps of the Assault Troops of the Russian Armed Forces. This was reported by the 7th Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, publishing a video of the repelling of the attack and the final stage of the destruction of the assault group.
9.57 Over the past 24 hours, 173 combat clashes were recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 11. Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces' aviation struck three areas of concentration of personnel, a command post, and an enemy engineering structure.
9.42 On the night of Sunday, January 11, Russian troops launched repeated strikes on critical infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region. This was reported by the Zhytomyr OVA. According to preliminary data, two workers were injured as a result of the attack. They have moderate injuries, the victims were hospitalized in a medical facility.
9.17 Russian troops attacked the Rivne region, there is damage to infrastructure. This was reported by the head of the Rivne regional council, Andriy Karaush, on January 11. There were no casualties. The relevant services are already working on eliminating the consequences.
8.44 Air defense forces neutralized 125 of the 154 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on January 11. 22 strike UAVs were hit at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at two locations.
8.16 Russians shelled 28 settlements in the Kherson region in a day. Two civilians were injured as a result of enemy attacks. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, on January 11.
7.50 Ukrainian military destroyed 1,130 soldiers, 11 tanks, and 44 artillery systems over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on January 11.
7.23 Border guards of the Phoenix unit hit a Russian Grad multiple launch rocket system on the outskirts of Kostyantynivka. The State Border Guard Service reported this, publishing a video.
05.31 Russian troops continue to maintain control over the settlement of Grabovske in Sumy region, but the Defense Forces of Ukraine are not allowing the aggressor to advance further. This was stated by the spokesman for the State Border Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko.
04.03 On the night of Sunday, January 11, Zaporizhia region and part of Dnipropetrovsk region were left without electricity. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. Due to the lack of electricity in some areas of Zaporizhia, there were interruptions in water supply, Fedorov wrote, noting that all specialists are already working on the ground and water supply is gradually being restored.
03.31 Russian troops continue their attempts to break through the defenses in the Kupyansk area, concentrating their forces on the eastern bank of the Oskol in the Kharkiv region. They are trying to push the Ukrainian Defense Forces out of there, but their efforts are not bringing any noticeable success on the battlefield. North of the city, the river is becoming an obstacle that the Russian troops are trying to overcome. There, they are actively transferring their forces and are currently using the frozen river for crossing.
02.30 On the night of Sunday, January 11, a Molniya drone hit an infrastructure facility in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv. Emergency services quickly went to the scene to eliminate the consequences. There was no information about the victims. This was reported by the city mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
01.58 On the night of January 11, an air alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine due to the threat of the use of strike drones by the Russian military. The KMVA reported that air defense forces were eliminating the air threat over the city. Citizens were urged to remain in shelters until there was an official signal to end the alarm and to follow safety rules.