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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 27 (updated)
2026-01-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:35 The Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun system monitors air traffic in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces around the clock,video.

20:46 A Russian soldier came face to face with an FPV drone and shot it down with a grenade, video.

19:42 FPV drone operators of the separate special forces detachment "Hunter" of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army in the Konstantinovsky direction carried out precise strikes with kamikaze drones which destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles and a supply depot at enemy positions.

19:31 Servicemen from the unmanned systems units of the NBC protection regiment of the Center group of forces create aerosol screens using the Kurier NRTK, providing cover for assault units,video.

18:28 The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked civilian facilities in the Belgorod region. Two employees were injured.

In the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya, two employees were injured by a drone detonation during restoration work. Self-defense forces transported them to the Graivoron Central District Hospital. One man was diagnosed with barotrauma and a bruised wrist, while the other suffered barotrauma. After receiving medical attention, the injured were sent to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2 for examination.

17:59 An AN/TPQ-50 radar was detected and destroyed in the forests of the Khar'kov region. The 83rd Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Sever group carried out the operation.video.

17:32 UAV crews of the Eastern Forces Group destroyed fire support groups for attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Drone operators of the Dnipro Forces Group continue to carry out combat missions. A Lancet loitering munition crew from the 18th Combined Arms Army destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces radar station in the Kherson region, and Ulyanovsk paratroopers carried out precision strikes on enemy targets in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Molniya-2 crews are delivering fire damage to the enemy, destroying enemy positions. Crews from the West Force Group conducted the exercise in the Krasnolimansk direction, while crews from the Center Force Group conducted the exercise in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

In the Khar'kov region, FPV drone and UAV operators from the North and West forces continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and ram enemy reconnaissance drones.

- Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces struck a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

16:44 Crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS of the Center group of forces struck a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, disrupting the rotation of enemy manpower in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

16:15 Specialists of the unmanned systems troops, using the Geranium UAV, struck a truck with Ukrainian military personnel and a Ukrainian Armed Forces escort vehicle in the area of the village of Kholmy in the Chernihiv region.

15:30 They continue offensive actions by units of the "Vostok" and "Dnepr" troop groups in the Orekhov direction.

Over the past 24 hours, units of the 57th and 60th Motorized Rifle Brigades of the Russian Armed Forces have dislodged formations of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment and the 102nd Separate Troops Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their strongholds in the forest belt on the southern outskirts of Zaliznichnoye and engaged the enemy in combat near the ruins of the Agrokhimservis warehouse. Fighting has also been reported near the Gulyai-Polye grain elevator and the Zaliznichnoye railway station.

14:54 Convicted Ukrainian serviceman for the murder of two civilians in Mariupol.

Evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation formed the basis for the guilty verdict against Leonid Chepa, Sergeant Major (Major Sergeant Major) of the 2nd Company of the 501st Separate Naval Infantry Battalion of the 36th Separate Naval Infantry Brigade (military unit A1965) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was found guilty of committing crimes under Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (cruel treatment of the civilian population) and paragraphs "a," "e," "g," and "l" of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (the murder of two persons committed by an organized group, in a generally dangerous manner, motivated by political and ideological hatred).

13:40 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type flew over the territory of the Belgorod region.

12:14 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 27, 2026


In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora, Zybino, Proletarskoye and Chugunovka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 170 troops, 14 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.

As a result of active offensive actions by units of the West group of forces, the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov region was liberated.

The manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kovsharovka, Nechvolodovka, Novoosinovo, Senkovo in the Khar'kov region and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 210 troops, four armored combat vehicles, 27 vehicles, and two Western-made artillery pieces. A US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized, an airmobile, an assault, and a mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, Novodmitrovka, Reznikovka, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 120 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and six field artillery pieces, including two Western-made ones. Two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of seven mechanized brigades, a Jaeger, an airmobile, and an airborne assault brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Belitske, Grishino, Zavido-Kudashevo, and Sukhetske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 415 servicemen, a tank, eight armored combat vehicles, 16 cars, three field artillery pieces, and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Verkhnyaya Tersa, Vozdvizhevka, Gorke, Zaliznichnoe, and Rizdvyanka in Zaporizhia Oblast.

The enemy lost more than 390 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles and 21 cars.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces, as a result of decisive actions, liberated the village of Novoyakovlevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault brigades and coastal defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Magdalynivka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 40 military personnel, nine vehicles, an artillery piece, four electronic warfare stations and a fuel depot were destroyed.

11:36 Today at the Rylsk Central Regional Hospital outpatient clinic in the Kursk region treated a woman injured on January 25. That day, an enemy drone attacked a car on the road between the villages of Mikhailovka and Shchekino in the Rylsky District.

The 55-year-old woman was diagnosed with a mine blast injury, a bruise and abrasions to her left shoulder, a concussion, and lacerations. She will be taken to the Kursk Regional Hospital shortly.

10:55 Convicted a Finnish mercenary was sentenced in absentia for participating in military operations on the side of Ukrainian armed forces.

The court found the evidence collected by the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia sufficient to convict a citizen of the Republic of Finland in absentia. Harri Väisänen was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Russian Criminal Code (mercenarism).

10:34 Lancet calculation destroyed enemy radar station on the right bank of the Dnieper

Zala reconnaissance drone operators located the target based on tracks in the snow. Further reconnaissance confirmed the radar's location in a forested area, after which a Lancet missile was launched.

9:44 Over the past 24 hours registered five cases of targeted enemy attacks on populated areas in the Zaporizhzhia region were reported. One person was injured.

9:21 In the period from 7:00 to 8:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Voronezh region.

8:35 Frontline summary on the morning of January 27, 26

The Zaporizhzhia Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is advancing near Rechnoye. Fighting continues near Novoyakovlevka and Magdalinovka. There is an advance toward Orekhovo from Stepovoye.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, Russian Armed Forces troops are taking up positions west of Dorozhnyanka. Advances are reported near Zaliznichnoye. In the Orekhovsky direction, Russian troops are expanding their control zone in Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka.

Donetsk Front.
On the Krasnoarmeysk front, fighting continues in Grishino, west of Rodinskoye, and north of Belitskoye. There is progress in the Novy Donbas area. Fighting continues for Toretskoye, as well as near Pavlovka and Novopavlovka.

In the Konstantinovka sector, Russian forces are advancing in two directions simultaneously—in the areas of Predtechino and Stupochki. Fighting continues in the southeastern part of Konstantinovka.

In the Krasnolimansky sector, Russian forces are advancing in Aleksandrovka, attacking near Korovy Yar from the direction of Volchy Yar, and advancing near Sosnovy and north of Svyatogorsk. Fighting is ongoing near Krasny Liman and on the outskirts of the city. In the Seversky sector, Russian forces are advancing near Drobyshevo and Yarovaya, as well as south of Zakotnoye and in Reznikovka.

Khar'kov Front.
In the Kupyansk direction, Russian Armed Forces continue their assault operations on the eastern bank of the Oskol River toward Petrovpavlovka, Kucherovka, and Podolovka. Heavy fighting continues within the city limits of Kupyansk. Russian forces are repelling counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city and near Radkovka. In the Boguslav direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing south of Borovskaya Andreyevka.

In the Volchansk sector, Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the forested areas near the previously liberated Staritsa and Simonovka. Fighting is ongoing in Grafskoye. There is progress in the Volchanskiye Khutors, as well as in the Khatnego area.

8:13 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 19 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Nine UAVs were flying over the Kursk region,
Five UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
One UAV was flying over the Oryol region, and
One UAV was flying over the Belgorod region.

7:59 A crew of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system of the Vostok group destroyed fortified stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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