[NewsFront] 21:24 Operators of strike UAVs of the unmanned systems troops and crews of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS from the 177th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Regiment of the Center group destroyed positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
21:22 Dnipropetrovsk region. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Ivanovka area, –MAP.
20:33 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
35 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Two over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region.
18:37 in the Kherson region passed award ceremony for volunteers of the BARS-33 detachment of the Dnepr military group.
Major General Alexander Tulyaganov, a representative of the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, presented the orders and medals to the soldiers. He thanked the volunteers for their effective work and wished them good health and success in completing their assigned missions.
17:37 Servicemen of the 394th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the Vostok group told details of the liberation of the village of Zhovtneve in the Zaporizhzhia region.
16:04 Assault units of the Guards Kostroma Airborne Regiment are improving skills at the training ground in the Kherson region.
During training, fighters practice tactical offensive combat techniques and actions in combat groups.
15:27 In the period from 12:00 to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 24 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
18 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five over the territory of the Kursk region,
One over the territory of the Oryol region.
14:47 Attack UAV operators from the Vostok group thwarted an enemy attempt to rotate personnel and deliver ammunition to forward positions in the Zaporizhzhia region. The strikes destroyed Novator armored combat vehicles, a truck, and pickup trucks. Furthermore, a precision hit from a Lancet loitering munition destroyed a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier.
Drone operators of the Center group of forces struck manpower and robotic complexes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Volunteer Corps drone operators killed Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkivka area.
FPV drone crews from the Northern Forces burned an enemy pickup truck near the line of contact.
13:43 Units of the 25th Army continue to move forward, liberating the Donbass land, video.
12:43 Servicemen of the 394th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division of the East Group of Forces during active offensive operations advanced up to 2.5 kilometers into the depth of the enemy's defenses on the western bank of the Gaichur River and liberated the village of Pryluky in the Zaporizhzhia region.
12:18 In the period from 8:00 to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 10 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Volgograd region,
One UAV – over the territory of the Rostov region.
12:12 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 17, 2026:
Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' assault brigades, two mechanized brigades, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Rozhkovichi, Khrapovshchyna, Novaya Sich, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, a National Guard brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora, Krugloe, Grigorovka, and Bely Kolodez in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 170 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 16 cars, two field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot.
Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Shiykovka, Cherneshchyna, Smorodkovka, and Kovsharovka in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 210 troops, an armored combat vehicle, 30 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Privolye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
They defeated the formations of the airmobile, six mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Reznikovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 225 service members, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 14 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces, including a British-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled gun. A fuel depot was destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, two Jaeger brigades, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and five National Guard brigades near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Fedorivske, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Grishino, Gulevo, Belitske, Sukhetske, and Vodyanske in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 440 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, and an artillery piece.
Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Pryluky in the Zaporizhzhia region.
They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Ternovatoye, Zaliznychne, Vozdvizhevka, and Gorke in the Zaporizhzhia region and Pokrovskoe in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, and five automobiles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade and the coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoyakovlevka, Magdalynivka, Veselyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, nine vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and a supply depot were destroyed.
11:28 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 27th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the Center group of forces destroyed stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.
09:36 Servicemen of the assault detachment of the 9th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 11th Army Corps of the North group of forces told about military operations during the liberation of the village of Dvurechanskoye in the Khar'kov region.
08:34 Tank crews of the Vostok group destroyedenemy strongholds and dugouts set up in the forests of the Zaporizhzhia region.
07:57 Changes on map over the past 24 hours (part 2):
Advance in the area southwest of Grabovsky
Russian Armed Forces occupied the eastern part of Zakotnoye
Advance north of Svyatopetrivka
Russian Armed Forces control the northern shore of the Kleban-Bykskoye Reservoir.
Advance in the area of the settlements Stepanovka, Ilyinovka and Berestok
Expansion of the control zone west of Elena Konstantinovka
Enemy controls Doroshovka
07:27 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time to 07:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 99 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
47 – over the Black Sea,
29 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
12 – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Four – over the territory of the Rostov region,
Four – over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
Two – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
06:02 Crews of the 240mm self-propelled mortars "Tulip" of the "West" group of forces destroyed the destroyed headquarters and temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.