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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 26 (updated)
2026-01-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:32 Slavyansk direction. Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Reznikovka, MAP.

20:43 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyed10 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Seven UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

19:30 UAV crews from the Center group destroyed equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Attack UAV operators from the Vostok group thwarted an enemy counterattack in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Drone operators of the Sever groupdestroyedMortar crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at camouflaged firing positions in the Khar'kov region.

FPV drone crews from the Zapad group destroyed enemy equipment and personnel in the Kupyansk district of the Khar'kov region.

UAV operators from the Dnepr group of forces struck Ukrainian infantry positions in buildings in populated areas in the Orekhov area and destroyed dugouts housing enemy fighters on the outskirts.

Drone operators of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in their area of responsibility.

Drone operators from the Sever group discovered and destroyed two Baba Yaga-type UAVs, as well as a shelter containing enemy personnel.

FPV drone crews struck repeaters and cargo vehicles transporting ammunition and personnel to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy Oblast.

16:57 Dnipropetrovsk region. Advance of the 90th Tank Division in the Ivanovka area, MAP.

16:42 Special forces of the North destroy the artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region, video.

15:19 In the period from 11:00 to 15:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Belgorod region.

14:01 Crews of the 152mm towed guns "Giatsint-B" of the 6th Guards Combined Arms Army of the North group of forces destroyed UAV control centers and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Khar'kov region.

Servicemen from the Vostok group of forces launched a series of attacks on enemy strongholds using the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery unit.

13:19 Zaporizhia Oblast. Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces have taken up new positions west of Dorozhnyanka. MAP.

13:06 Specialists of the unmanned systems troops, using the Geranium UAV, struck Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the helipad.

12:24 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 26, 2026. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the special military operation:

Units of the "North" force group have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and airmobile brigades and two territorial defense brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Stetskovka, Sosnovka, Korchakovka, and Kucherovka in Sumy Oblast.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora and Zakharovka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost up to 150 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and 20 vehicles.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of an assault brigade, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Petrovka, Berezovka, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov region and Sosnove in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 200 troops, two armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles, and two Western-made artillery pieces. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' assault brigades, three mechanized brigades, and a naval infantry brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Reznikovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 150 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" force group have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' airmobile, Jaeger, four mechanized brigades, an assault regiment, and two National Guard brigades have been defeated near the settlements of Grishino and Dobropillia in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 415 servicemen, a US-made Stryker armored personnel carrier, 12 armored combat vehicles, and five cars.

Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of an assault brigade, two mechanized brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Zelenoye, Lyubitske, Gorke, Vozdvizhevka, and Zaliznichnoye in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost up to 350 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 19 cars and two 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 Magdalinovka and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 50 military personnel, three vehicles and two warehouses of supplies were destroyed.

11:13 The crew of the Su-35S multi-role super-maneuverable fighter of the Russian Aerospace Forces completed combat duty in the interests of the "Center" group of forces.

10:35 Ukrainian 152mm Msta-B destroyed by Northern special forces,video.

09:50 Force Group "North"continuesto advance in the Burluk direction in the vicinity of Volchansk.

09:28 Published data on changes in the line of combat contact over the past 24 hours.

08:40 Three positions of mortar crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed Severyan drones.

07:39 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on January 25 to 07:00 Moscow time on January 26, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

34 – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai,
Four – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
One – over the territory of Bryansk Oblast,
One – over the territory of Kaluga Oblast.

08:02 Posted footage of objective control of the missile strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV depot near the village of Kurochkino in the Khar'kov region.

06:25 Military engineers of the 39th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group of forces continue to clear mines from liberated territories in the Krasnoarmeysk direction, video.

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