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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of January 31 (updated)
2026-02-01
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[NewsFront] 21:50 Enemy FPV drone attacke da passenger car crashed in the city of Vasilyevka. A man born in 1993 was injured.

The man was seriously injured and died in hospital.

21:33 In the period from 17:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 41 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

13 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Nine – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Seven – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five – over the territory of the Kaluga region,
Four – over the territory of the Oryol region,
Two – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One – over the territory of the Voronezh region.

20:26 Updated information on the consequences of shooting down Ukrainian UAVs over Kursk.

Debris from one drone fell in the Seimsky District. The blast wave, according to preliminary reports, caused minor window damage in three apartment buildings, damaged cars, and knocked out a front door.

Emergency services are working on-site, and the mayor and the Minister of Housing and Utilities and Fuel and Energy are also there on my instructions. Today, the heating circuits in the buildings will be shut down. During daylight hours, commissions will visit all addresses, record all inquiries, and crews will begin repairing and replacing double-glazed windows shortly.

An enemy drone also crashed in the courtyard of an apartment building in Zheleznogorsk. The area has been cordoned off, and residents of three apartment buildings (approximately 250 people) have been temporarily evacuated to a school to allow emergency services to respond. Ambulance crews are on duty.

19:50 Combat crew of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun system destroyed enemy unmanned aerial vehicle in the area of responsibility of the Center group.

19:10 Supply routes and enemy transport parking areas are monitored 24/7 by UAV crews from the Sever group. If enemy equipment is detected there, FPV drones immediately strike the identified targets. video.

18:03 The British Air Force's RC-135W Rivet Joint and the US Navy's P-8A Poseidon aircraft currently conducting reconnaissance of potential targets in Crimea and the Krasnodar region in Russia.

17:40 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 17:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed 24 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Nine – over the territory of the Kursk region,
Nine – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Five – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One – over the territory of the Lipetsk region.

16:50 Russian drones destroyed two Ukrainian armored personnel carriers with manpower in the Kupyansk direction,video.

16:00 In the Pokrovsk-Dobropolsky direction, our troops are actively are moving forward in the direction of Belitsky.

Recently, attack aircraft successfully entered the settlement itself and established a foothold inside; now they are filling their positions with personnel and advancing deeper.

A few days ago, our advance group also managed to enter Novyi Donbas. Meanwhile, to the east, the front line became clearer, with Novoye Shakhovo also under Russian Armed Forces control.

The enemy is attempting to counterattack our positions along the Belitskoye-Rodinskoye line. Reinforcements from the 25th Air Assault Brigade, with a large number of armored vehicles, have arrived for this purpose.

15:40 Specialists from the technical and operational unit of the unmanned systems troops of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group are assembling, testing and sending heavy FPV drones to combat units, video.

14:28 Another enemy attack on a civilian vehicle recorded in the city of Vasilyevka.

The car burned completely, and the store building where the car was parked was also damaged. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

13:14 Two fighters from the Orlan unit received injuries resulting from the detonation of an enemy FPV drone.

In the city of Grayvoron, two men sustained mine blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the head while on duty. Their fellow soldiers transported them to the Grayvoron Central District Hospital, where they received the necessary medical care. The victims were sent to City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod for further treatment.

12:31 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 31, 2026:

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Maryino, Sosnovka 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 territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Zybino and Grafskoye in the Khar'kov region.

The enemy lost over 90 servicemen, eight vehicles, an electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots and materiel.

Units of the "West" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Petrovka, Studenok, Kutkovka, Palamarevka, Glushkovka, Novoplatonovka, Borovaya, and Novoegorovka in the Khar'kov region, and Sosnove and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 150 troops, five armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 18 vehicles, and an artillery piece. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of the mechanized, motorized infantry, and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Zakotne, Nikiforovka, Minkovka, Reznikovka, Kondratovka, and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 130 servicemen, a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, 13 vehicles, and a field artillery gun. Two electronic warfare stations, 10 ammunition, supply, and fuel depots were destroyed.

Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Toretskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and a national guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Grishino, Muravka, Kryvorozhye, Novy Donbass of the Donetsk People's Republic, Novopidgorodnoye and Novopavlovka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukrainian armed forces lost over 420 servicemen, 13 armored combat vehicles, including three US-made M-113 armored personnel carriers, 25 vehicles, an artillery piece, and a counter-battery radar station.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Petrovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Formations of three mechanized brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novoye Pole, Rizdvyanka, Kopani, Gorky and Komsomolskoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The enemy lost up to 375 soldiers, 12 vehicles and a field artillery gun.

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 Orekhov, Novodanilovka, Pavlovka and Magdalinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 40 military personnel, five vehicles, an electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

11:22 Total in the period from 09:00 January 30 to 07:00 January 31 in the Kursk region shot down 16 enemy drones of various types. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 30 times.

10:10 The commander of the engineer-sapper platoon with the call sign “Kalash” and his soldiers ensure the security of logistics routes in the Khar'kov direction of the SVO zone, –video.

09:50 A mobile fire group of the Russian Armed Forces shot down a Ukrainian attack drone,video.

09:22 Footage from the Russian Rubicon Center captured destruction of the AS-90 self-propelled gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

08:42 In the rear area of the Kherson region, volunteers of the BARS-4 detachment of the Dnipro group of forces handed over state awards and insignia of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

08:40 Innovative satellite-controlled BM-70 drones are operating behind enemy lines, video.

08:03 Our flags raised in the liberated Ternovaty of the Zaporizhzhia region.

7:30 Changes to the line of combat contact over the past 24 hours have been published, –MAP.

7:22 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were:

17 UAVs were flying over the Bryansk region,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Smolensk region,
One UAV was flying over the Belgorod region, and
One UAV was flying over the Republic of Crimea.

7:18 Units of the "South" continue to develop the offensive and repel enemy counterattacks in the Kramatorsk direction.

Posted by:badanov

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