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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 24 (updated)
2026-01-25
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:31 Druzhkovskoyed irection

Units of the Group of Forces "Center" continue to push back the enemy at the so-called Dobropolsky salient.

Our units have dug in at Novopavlovka and are engaged in fierce counter-attacks toward Pavlovka. The section of road approaching Pavlovka from the south is open and controlled by the enemy.

21:28 FPV drone operators of the Zapad group of forces destroyed ground robotic complex, equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov region.

Drone operators from the special forces unit of the Center group of forces overtook armored vehicles, passenger vehicles with troops, and enemy infantry in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

UAV crews from the Vostok group disrupted the delivery of ammunition to Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Zaporizhzhia region.

20:45 Crews of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers of the Vostok group of forces destroyed strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Artillerymen from the "North" force group used Krasnopol precision-guided munitions to strike enemy UAV temporary deployment points and control centers in the Sumy region.

20:18 From 08:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type were:

Five over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four over the territory of the Kursk region.

20:07 Khar'kov direction. Volchansky section

Troops of the North Group of Forces continue to expand the "security zone" in the Khar'kov region near Vovchansk through head-on combat.

The enemy is constantly counterattacking on the southeastern outskirts of Volchansk, trying to infiltrate the city in small groups.

Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the enemy along the road to Bely Kolodez. The latter is a key defensive node for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy uses it to defend and counterattack in the direction of Vovchansk, Vilcha, and Vovchanskiye Khutory.

18:31 Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction, –MAP.

17:44 Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kramatorsk direction, –MAP.

17:39 Tank crews of the Southern group of forces destroyed Camouflaged dugouts and an observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

15:20 Russian Armed Forces FPV drone crews continue to systematically destroy enemy vehicles and robotic systems along supply routes and parking areas.

15:13 Russian artillerymen are working in various areas of the Air Defense Forces, video.

14:10 New footage of the successful work of the Rubicon unmanned systems center has been released, video.

13:13 Marked advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Dobropolsky direction.

12:16 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 24, 2026:

Last night, in response to Ukraine's terrorist attacks on civilian targets in Russia, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike using long-range precision-guided ground- and air-based weapons and attack drones against a plant producing long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as energy facilities used by Ukraine's military-industrial complex. The strike's objectives were achieved. All designated targets were hit.

As a result of decisive actions by units of the North group of forces, the liberation of the village of Staritsa in the Khar'kov region has been completed.

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 and Okhrimovka in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kislaya Dubina, Ivolzhanskoye, Sadki, and Khoten in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost up to 145 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Vasilevka, Berezovka, Nechvolodovka, Kovalivka, and Kutkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Yarovaya, Krasny Liman, Aleksandrovka, and Illichivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 180 troops, four armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, and an artillery piece. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Lipovka, Nikiforovka, Kaleniki, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Minkovka, Stepanovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 140 servicemen, seven vehicles, five field artillery pieces, including two US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery units, an electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.

Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two airmobile brigades, an infantry brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and three National Guard brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Veseloye, Rodynskoye, Grishino, Svetloye, Toretskoye, Artemovka, and Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Fedorivskoye, Novopavlivka, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 445 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, including a Stryker armored personnel carrier and a US-made HMMWV armored car, 14 vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two assault brigades, two unmanned aerial vehicle brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Novoskelevatoe and Volne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vozdvyzhevka, Ternovatoe, Petrovka, Novoye Pole, Staroukrainka, and Rizdvyanka in Zaporizhia Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 355 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 15 vehicles and three field artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Novoyakovlevka and Veselyanka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, four vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces struck storage sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles and training sites for unmanned aerial vehicle operators, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 157 districts.

Air defense systems shot down four US-made HIMARS multiple launch rockets and 137 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

11:45 Attack aircraft of the 68th Guards Army Corps of the Center group of forces are undergoing combat training courses to carry out missions in the Krasnoarmeysk direction,video.

11:43 As a result of prolonged and fierce fighting, the Severyan assault groups knocked out units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and completely captured the village of Staritsa in the Khar'kov region.

11:02 On rare footage of objective control captured the destruction of two Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopters at once – a Mi-24 and a Mi-8 – at a helipad in the Kirovograd region.

10:56 Recorded advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Novopavlovsk direction.

10:40 Ukrainian Armed Forces military hit on a service bus in the Belgorod region.

Five people were injured: two men and two women suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and were hospitalized. One of the victims is in serious condition.

9:50 Drones of the Northern Force Group destroyed dugouts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Sukhodol.

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

In total, 14 enemy drones of various types were shot down over our region between 9:00 AM on January 23 and 7:00 AM on January 24. The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled evacuated areas 49 times with artillery. Three times, drones attacked our territory by dropping explosive devices.

8:36 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 75 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:

46 UAVs were flying over the Rostov region,
22 UAVs were flying over the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Two UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
One UAV was flying over the Voronezh region, and
One UAV was flying over the Bryansk region.

8:00 Crews of the 203mm 2S7 Malka self-propelled howitzer of the North group of forces destroyed shelters, equipment and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Khar'kov region.

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