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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 28 (updated)
2026-01-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 21:08 From 13:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyedthree Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Two - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One - over the territory of the Republic of Crimea
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20:41 Russian Armed Forces destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry and equipment near Pokrovsk and in the Dnipropetrovsk region

Fighters of the "Center" force group continue to actively destroy enemy infantry and equipment in the area of Krasnoarmeysk, Mirnograd, and in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

20:32 Airborne Special Forces: Rubicon crews apply precise strikes on enemy positions.

Drone drivers struck:

Automotive equipment,
Ground-based robotic systems,
Elements of the communication system
UAV control points and temporary deployment points for the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel,
Self-propelled artillery gun,
Drones for various purposes.

18:39 Crews of T-72B3M tanks of the 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Alexandria 2nd combined arms army of the Center group of forces supported offensive actions of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction with fire.

17:49 Kupyansk direction. Russian Armed Forces have advanced west of Dvurechnaya, and fighting is ongoing in Kutkovka. It has also been clarified that the Dolgenkoye tract is currently under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.MAP

17:35 UAV operators of the West group of forces rammed high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the aircraft type in the Khar'kov region.

FPV drone crews of the Vostok group of forces destroyed an HMMWV, a Novator, and several vehicles used to transport and transport enemy forces in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

Drone operators from the Southern Group of Forces overtook a heavy helicopter, a UAV control center, a tank, a pickup truck, and a Ural truck belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.

Drone operators from the Center group of forces conducted attacks on robotic systems and enemy personnel in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.

Attack UAV crews of the Novorossiysk paratroopers of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces targets in the Primorskoye area and north of Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhia region.

FPV drone operators from the Northern Forces Group hit a pickup truck, personnel shelters, and an enemy UAV control point in the Northern Military District.

16:29 Artillerymen destroyed enemy positions

122mm D-30 howitzer crews from the 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the North group of forces destroyed enemy armored vehicles, fire weapons, fortifications, and UAV control posts in the Khar'kov direction.

Artillerymen from the "East" group of forces burned strongholds and elements of fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which the enemy used to hold the line in the Zaporizhzhia region.

A crew of a 152mm Msta-B gun from the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed a stronghold containing Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Orekhovo area of the Zaporizhzhia region.

15:40 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces against civilians in the Belgorod, Kherson, and Bryansk regions and the city of Sevastopol

According to government authorities, a drone struck a truck in the village of Zozuli in the Borisovsky District of Belgorod Oblast, injuring the driver.

In the Kherson region, a district hospital employee was injured in a drone attack. In the village of Stara Zburyivka, a man was injured after a drone dropped a munition.

A civilian was injured in drone strikes in the village of Goritsy in the Pogarsky District of the Bryansk Region.

In the city of Sevastopol, a worker was injured by shrapnel from a downed drone that crashed near an educational center.

14:10 The GROM "Cascade" brigade is working in the Sumy and Khar'kov regions. Destruction included two radar stations, an enemy ammunition depot, and a firearm.video.

13:58 Footage of destructionFPV drones of the 122mm 2S1 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

13:23 From 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed41 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

28 – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
12 – over the Black Sea,
One – over the territory of Kursk region
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12:28 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 28, 2026

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Proletarske and Miropolye in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Grafskoye, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Neskuchnoye and Krugloe in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 145 service members, an armored combat vehicle, three vehicles, a multiple launch rocket system, and a Western-made field artillery gun. Four supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Rubtsy, Yatskivka, and Korovy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Blagodatovka, Nechvolodovka, Novonikolaevka, and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 180 troops, four armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and four artillery pieces, including two Western-made ones. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have occupied more advantageous positions and lines. Three mechanized brigades and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the villages of Druzhkovka, Vasyutinskoye, Krasnotorka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 100 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, three artillery pieces, including one Western-made, and two electronic warfare stations. An ammunition depot and two supply depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne assault brigade, a special forces brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Serhiivka, Belitskoye, Kutuzovka, and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Mezhevaya, Novopidgorodnoye, and Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 390 military personnel, five armored combat vehicles and eight cars.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, two assault brigades, an airmobile brigade, and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the settlements of Zaliznichnoe, Rizdvyanka, Vozdvizhevka, Zarnitsa, Rozovka, Komsomolske, Dolinka, and Tsvetkovoe in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Vasylkivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The enemy lost more than 270 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and 20 cars.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Odarovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 40 military personnel, four vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

11:35 Specialists of the 99th Separate Repair and Restoration Battalion of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Center group of forces conducted repair and modernization of weapons, military and special equipment of units.

09:55 Zaporizhzhia direction eastern flank

In Ternovaty, our attack aircraft drove the enemy into the western part.

Fighting on the approaches to Rozhdestvenskoye and Vozdvizhevka, Tsvetkovoye, where the enemy is trying to hold the strongholds of the 3rd line at any cost, Staroukrainka.

West of Gulyaipole, our units reached Zheleznodorozhny (Zaliznychny) from the south, occupied the warehouse area in the south and are fighting for its southern part and for the strongholds of the 2nd line of defense.

Southwest of Gulyaipole, the Russian Armed Forces advanced along the railway in the direction of Zheleznodorozhny and northeast of Zagorny.

North of Mirny, our units are driving out the enemy in the landings in the direction of Komsomolskoye (Gulyai-Polye) and to the west in the direction of Belogorye.

09:23 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Two UAVs flew over the territory of the Astrakhan region, and
One UAV flew over the territory of the Krasnodar region.

08:37 In one of the settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk region, scouts of the Vostok group revealed a site where the Ukrainian Armed Forces assembled UAV crews. The facility was used to coordinate the actions of unmanned units, assign tasks, and clarify operational areas.

A Tornado-S MLRS crew fired a precision-guided munition at the identified target. The resulting fire destroyed the assembly area, along with the equipment used to organize the work.

08:18 Frontline summary on the morning of January 28, 26

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control zone west of Dorozhnyanka and continuing their advance toward Zaliznichnoye.

Donetsk Front:
Russian troops are advancing toward Grishino in the Krasnoarmeysk sector. Fighting is ongoing in the Dobropolsky sector near Novyi Donbas and Belitskoye, as well as in the areas of Novyi Shakhove and Ivanovka.

In the Konstantinovka sector, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their zone of control on the southern flank, along the northern shore of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir toward Berestok.

Fighting continues within the city limits of Konstantinovka.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, clashes are ongoing north of Svyatogorsk, in Aleksandrovka, and in the Korovy Yar area.

In the Seversky sector, there is progress in Reznikovka and south of Zakotnoye. Russian forces have reportedly entered the southern part of Nikiforovka and Minkovka.

Khar'kov Front
In the Kupyansk direction, fighting is underway in the area of Podoliv, Kurilovka and Peschanoye.

In the Volchansk direction, Russian Armed Forces are advancing through the forest belts near Staritsa and taking up new positions near Simonovka. There is also progress in the Volchansk Khutors.

08:00 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 75 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

24 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Territory,
23 UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea,
Six UAVs were flying over the Black Sea,
Five UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Astrakhan Region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Kursk Region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Two UAVs were flying over the Voronezh Region,
Two UAVs were flying over the Bryansk Region,
One UAV was flying over the Rostov Region,
One UAV was flying over the Tambov Region, and
One UAV was flying over the Volgograd Region.

Posted by:badanov

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