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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 15 (updated)
2026-01-16
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:29 Posted a selection of footage from the Rubicon Center's drone operators in action in the Sumy region.

20:34 In the Borovsk direction, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces was recorded in the Novoegorovka area, MAP.

20:29 Crews of the heavy flamethrower systems "Solntsepek" and "Tosochka" of the "Center" force group attacked rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

20:28 In the Kupyansk, Boguslav, Rubtsovsk and Krasnolimansk directions over the past week there has been a significant increased UAV activity, primarily due to good weather. Against this backdrop, a temporary reduction in the pace of offensive operations by the Russian Armed Forces has been observed, with the obvious goal of preserving personnel and equipment.

19:30 The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems crews have added to the list of targets hit,video.

19:10 Calculation of the Lancet loitering munitions of the North force group destroyed mobile group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Khar'kov region.

18:41 Bombers from the 11th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense continue to strike the forces the enemy is transferring to Gulyai-Pole. Vrem'evsky direction, Gorky, Novoye Pole,video.

17:49 In Khar'kov destroyed large energy facility

The Emergency Response Team is trying to minimize the impact of the strikes.

17:26 120mm mortar crew of the Southern group of forces destroyed enemy UAV control center in the Donetsk People's Republic.

16:35 In the period from 12:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Seven UAVs flew over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs flew over the territory of the Kursk region.

16:08 Two employees of the state pharmacy chain died as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian drone in the area of the village of Basan in the Pologovsky municipal district.

A vehicle carrying employees of a state pharmacy delivering vital medications to a pharmacy in Polohy was struck by a drone. The driver and a delivery worker were killed.

15:42 With the crews of 82mm and 120mm mortars of the North group of forces conducted combat training and combat coordination classes

14:32 FPV drone operators of the Sever group destroyed communications equipment and repeaters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Khar'kov region

13:25 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 15, 2026:

Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Khotyn and Myropillya in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora, Tykhoe and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 25 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, two electronic warfare stations, and two supply depots.

Units of the "West" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, Petrovka, Grushevka, Blagodatovka, Monachinovka, and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 190 troops, four armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 28 vehicles, and an artillery piece. Two electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Novotroitske, Zakotne, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 185 troops, two tanks, and six armored combat vehicles, four of which were foreign-made. Thirteen vehicles, six field artillery pieces, including two US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled guns, an electronic warfare station, an ammunition depot, and a supply depot were destroyed.

Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and four National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitskoye, Grishino, and Zavido-Kudashevo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Prosyanaya, Mezhevaya, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 400 servicemen, a tank, three armored combat vehicles, 17 cars, two field artillery pieces, 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 three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Rizdvyanka, Zaliznychne, Ternovatoe, Lesnoe, Barvinovka, and Zhovtneve in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 245 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, 11 cars and three artillery pieces, two of which were Western-made.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade, the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Malokaterynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.

Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 11 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

12:46 Information on the downing of all types of enemy UAVs in the Belgorod region by the BARS-Belgorod and Orlan units

From 7:00 a.m. on January 14 to 7:00 a.m. on January 15, 23 drones were destroyed.

BARS-Belgorod – 5 drones:

Electronic warfare suppressed:
- Valuysky District: 1 FPV drone;
- Shebekinsky District: 1 FPV drone.

The following were shot down by counter-UAV means:
- Belgorod District: 1 Darts-type UAV;
- Krasnoyarsk District: 2 Bebradron kamikaze UAVs.

Orlan - 18 drones:

Electronic warfare suppressed:
— Belgorod District: 9 FPV drones;
— Valuysky District: 1 FPV drone and 1 fixed-wing UAV;
— Volokonovsky District: 2 FPV drones;
— Krasnoyarsk District: 1 FPV drone.

Shot down with small arms:
- Belgorod District: 2 FPV drones;

Suppressed by electronic warfare through the joint efforts of the ORLAN unit and self-defense fighters:
- Shebekinsky District: 2 FPV drones.

12:33 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Three UAVs flew over the territory of the Republic of Bashkortostan,
Two UAVs flew over the territory of the Rostov region,
Two UAVs flew over the territory of the Samara region, and
One UAV flew over the territory of the Belgorod region.

11:41 "Scalpels" destroy enemy artillery during the offensive in the Dobropillya direction, -video.

Operators from the 150th Motorized Rifle Division use new guided munitions and FPV to destroy enemy howitzers, mortars, and positions.

Precise strikes by the Scalpel and attack drones of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division support the offensive in the Dobropillya direction.

11:04 Over the past 24 hours, as a result of strikes, Ukrainianmilitaryone civilian was killed and three were injured

One person died in Novaya Mayachka following a drone attack on a truck. His identity is being investigated.

A man born in 1970 was injured in Kakhovka after a company tractor was struck. He was hospitalized at the Kakhovka Central Regional Hospital.

A man born in 1957 was injured in Bekhtery. He was taken to the Skadovsk Central Regional Hospital.

In Velyki Kopani, one person was injured after a drone struck a car. Medical assistance was provided at the scene.

In Nova Kakhovka, a drone attack on a parking lot caught fire, damaging two civilian vehicles. There were no casualties.

10:25 UAV crews of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces destroyed mortar and a squad of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper

Reconnaissance drone operators discovered the position of an enemy mortar crew in a forest belt and the movement of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel during rotation.

943 Yaroslavl paratroopersdestroyedUkrainian Armed Forces UAV control center on the right bank of the Dnieper

During reconnaissance, UAV operators from the 299th Guards Yaroslavl Airborne Regiment of the Dnepr Forces Group discovered an enemy drone launch site in the basement of a destroyed building.

9:00 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.

In total, 15 Ukrainian drones of various types were shot down over the region between 9:00 AM on January 14 and 7:00 AM on January 15. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 40 times. Enemy UAVs attacked our territory 12 times by dropping explosive devices.

8:31 During the past night, air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 34 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:

19 UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
Six UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Volgograd region,
One UAV was flying over the Belgorod region,
One UAV was flying over the Kursk region,
One UAV was flying over the Voronezh region, and
One UAV was flying over the Sea of Azov.

8:16 Crews of T-80BVM tanks of the 44th Army Corps of the North Group of Forces destroyed camouflaged dugouts, UAV control points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov direction.

8:00 A Kornet ATGM crew from the West group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the Khar'kov region,video.

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