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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 20 (updated)
2026-01-21
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[NewsFront] 21:40 Specialists from the Rubicon Center destroyed automobile and armored vehicles, shelters, dugouts, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel, firing positions, and ground robotic systems in the SVO zone, video.

20:50 The line of combat contact in the Zaporizhzhia direction has been adjusted, MAP.

20:30 From 16:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 60 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

35 – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
16 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Six – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Three – over the territory of Belgorod Oblast,

19:45 Published footage of the use of three FAB-500 missiles against the Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing the Seversky Donets River near the village of Shchurovo in the Krasnolimansk direction.

19:11 Posted daily report on the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces attack UAVs in the Severyan area of responsibility.

18:53 In the Zaporizhzhia region, assault units of the "Vostok" took up new positions west of Dorozhnyanka, MAP.

17:09 To the Chief Military Priest of the Center Forces Group, Archpriest Andrei Kanev handed over Order of Friendship.

16:37 From 09:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

16 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five – over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
One – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One – over the territory of the Kursk region
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15:44 A Buk-M3 air defense missile system crew from the Center group of forces destroyed HIMARS multiple launch rockets in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

14:52 The Chernobyl nuclear power plant turned out to be disabled from external power supply.

14:23 According to preliminary data, last night in Vinnytsia beaten were not Iskander-1000 missiles. These could have been two hypersonic Zircon missiles, which is consistent with the Mach cones observed over Uman.

12:54 "Geraniums" destroyed 122mm BM-21 MLRS BM-21 MT Striga of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Vasylivka, Khar'kov region, and MLRS "Vampire" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Katerynivka, Khar'kov region.

12:22 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 20, 2026:


Units of the "North" force group improved their tactical position. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Khrapovshchyna, Novaya Sich, Bilopillya, and Khoten in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Staritsa, Zakharovka, Okhrimovka, and Vovchanskie Khutora in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost more than 185 troops, two armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system, and two field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, two electronic warfare stations, and seven ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Krasny Liman, Drobyshevo, Krestyshche, and Shchurovo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Kovsharovka, Cherneshchyna, Berezovka, Grushevka, and Glushkovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 200 troops, two tanks, 28 vehicles, and a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery unit. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized, motorized infantry, airmobile, and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Slavyansk, Krivaya Luka, Kurtovka, Stepanovka, Nikiforovka, Reznikovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 145 service members, 12 vehicles, a Stryker armored personnel carrier, two HMMWV armored vehicles, and a US-made Paladin 155mm self-propelled artillery unit. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, three electronic warfare stations, and a supply depot were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated formations of six mechanized brigades, a Jaeger, an airmobile, and an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Dobropillya, Sukhetske, Grishino, and Samarske in the Donetsk People's Republic and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 425 servicemen, a German-made Leopard tank, five armored combat vehicles, and two pickup trucks.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, two assault regiments, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Lyubitske, Tersyanka, Zelena Dibrova, Charivne, and Zarnytsia in Zaporizhia Oblast, and Skotovatoe and Velykymykhaylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost over 230 troops, four armored combat vehicles, nine cars, and two field artillery pieces. A supply depot was destroyed.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novoyakovlevka and Magdalinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged command posts and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 158 districts.

Air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, five US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets, and 254 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

11:07 On objective control footage recorded the destruction of two Geranium missiles by a strike of the Khortytsia-R electronic warfare system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Stepnoye in the Sumy region.

10:34 Our army at nigh tinflicted a massive drone and missile strike on targets in 12 regions of Ukraine.

10:14 Civilian suffered in the Grayvoron district.

In the village of Golovchino, a drone struck a passenger car. An ambulance crew is transporting a man with a shrapnel wound to his shoulder to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.

9:58 A crew of the Geran UAV of the Unmanned Systems troops destroyed a command post for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones near the village of Shatrishche in the Sumy region,video.

9:03 During the week from January 12 to 18, Ukrainian military personnel were shelled including 75 civilians killed, 64 wounded, including three minors, and 11 were killed. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at least 3,688 munitions at civilian targets on Russian territory.

8:40 A mortar crew from the 70th Motorized Rifle Division of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed a dugout containing enemy personnel in the Konstantinovsky direction.video.

8:20 During the past night, in the period from 23:00 Moscow time on January 19 to 7:00 Moscow time on January 20, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Nine UAVs were flown over the territory of the Bryansk region,
nine UAVs were flown over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Three UAVs were flown over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Kursk region,
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Volgograd region,
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Astrakhan region,
Two UAVs were flown over the territory of the Samara region, and
One UAV was flown over the territory of the Smolensk region.

8:00 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the West Force Group disrupted the rotation and delivery of ammunition to Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region, video.

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