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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 23 (updated)
2026-01-24
Note: for the first time in many months, news-front.su failed to include a Russian minisry of defense summary.

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

[NewsFront] 20:34 Crews of the Molniya-2 aircraft-type UAV of the 44th Army Corps of the North group of forces destroyed a UAV control point and sniper pairs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.

20:29 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate further crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Kherson and Belgorod regions

According to reports from executive authorities, four civilians in the Kherson region were wounded as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the town of Grayvoron in the Belgorod region, a civilian was injured as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces FPV drone on a private home.

19:30 Artillery crew of the 203mm 2S7M self-propelled howitzer "Malka" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction

18:36 During the offensive in the Dobropillya direction, the forces of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division are actively destroying firing points, positions and deployment points with the Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry, video.

17:34 In the Khar'kov region, crews of heavy 220mm BM-27 Tornado MLRS are conducting intensive combat operations. They are being used to destroy large concentrations of enemy personnel and equipment in rear areas.video.

16:35 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Six UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Voronezh region

15:48 FPV drone calculations at the Rubicon Center struck equipment, ground robotic systems, positions, elements of the communication and electronic warfare systems, UAV control points and temporary deployment points for enemy personnel, and also rammed Ukrainian Armed Forces drones of various types.

15:00 During the reconnaissance, it was revealed an enemy UAV control point in one of the fortified structures near the village of Shiykovka in the Khar'kov region.

14:37 Severyan drones disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.

A vehicle carrying enemy infantry was destroyed by fighters from the 6th NBC Protection Regiment of the Sever group near the village of Ukrainskoye,video.

13:41 Four civilians suffered injuries in the Kherson region.

In the villages of Staraya Zburyevka and Novaya Zburyevka in the Golopristansky Municipal District, men born in 1965 and 1968 were injured. They were hospitalized at the Skadovsk Central Regional Hospital with shrapnel wounds.

A woman born in 1986 and a man born in 1983 were injured when a car hit a mine dropped by a drone on the Kostogryzovo-Pody highway in the Aleshkinsky District. They were taken to the Skadovsk Central Regional Hospital.

13:00 Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the criminal actions of Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod region

According to information released by local authorities, a man was injured as a result of a drone strike on a car near the village of Arkhangelskoye in the Shebekinsky District.

12:34 During the week, as a result of active offensive actions by units of the North group of forces in the Khar'kov direction installed control over the settlement of Siminovka in the Khar'kov region.

11:46 In Crimea captured terrorists who committed acts of sabotage on behalf of Ukraine

Under orders from Ukrainian intelligence agencies, criminals set fire to relay cabinets and equipment at cellular base stations located in the Saksky and Simferopol districts of Crimea.

11:00 Ka-52M helicopter crew destroyed personnel and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces.

10:23 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.

In total, 51 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 AM on January 22 and 7:00 AM on January 23. The enemy used artillery on 78 occasions against evacuated areas. UAVs attacked our territory 13 times, dropping explosive devices.

9:50 A Ukrainian Armed Forces electronic warfare station was destroyed near the Russian border,video.

9:00 A crew of army aviation on a Mi-28NM helicopter disrupted the rotation of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, video.

8:34 Frontline summary on the morning of January 23, 26

The Russian Armed Forces are attacking the Zaporizhzhia Front
in the northern part of Primorskoye. Fighting continues near Magdalinovka and Novoyakovlevka.

In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian Armed Forces continue to repel enemy counterattacks in the Gulyai-Polye area.

Fighting continues near Ternovatoye.

Russian Armed Forces are advancing along the western bank of the Solenaya River and taking up positions in Novopavlovka.

Donetsk Front.
Fighting continues in Grishino on the Krasnoarmeysk front. In the Dobropillya front, Russian forces are reported to have reached the outskirts of Belitske.

There are gains in the Novy Donbas area, and fighting is underway for Toretskoye.

In Konstantinovka, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control zone near the railway station.

There are advances in the Stepanovka and Ilyinovka areas.

In the Krasnolimansk direction, fighting continues along the Koroviy Yar-Aleksandrovka-Sosnovoe line.

There is progress in Drobyshevo.

Fighting is ongoing in the low-rise buildings in the northern part of Krasny Liman.

An advance into the western part of Ozerny is reported.

Fighting is ongoing in Reznikovka and in the area of Minkovka, the liberation of which will strengthen the Russian Armed Forces' position along the M-03 highway and provide access to Rai-Aleksandrovka.

Intense fighting continues on the Kupyansk front. The enemy is counterattacking on the western bank of the Oskol River. Russian forces are advancing north of Kupyansk.

In the Volchansk direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing near Staritsa, in the forested area southwest of Liman, and in the Volchanskiye Khutors. Successes are reported in the village of Degtyarnoye and an advance toward Nesterovka.

8:01 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on January 22 to 7:00 Moscow time on January 23, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 12 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Seven UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One UAV over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Penza region,
One UAV over the territory of the Astrakhan region.

Posted by:badanov

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