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Using them in place of the "penal battalions" of the Stalin era.
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I hope the Europeans that are today enjoying the safety of shopping and cafe life while withholding weapons to the Ukraine understand that these russian barbarian savages are coming. pic.twitter.com/BDMO5kY1Xl
(Looks in that direction and sees the ground covered in mines)
"Comrade Sergeant, if I make it to the other side, can I have some more borscht MREs and watch MinskMaidens for a few minutes?"
#5
Didn't Iran do the same thing in the Iran-Iraq war? IIRC they sent teenagers marching through a mine field to find the mines. Eventually they directed the kids to wrap themselves in blankets so that when they were blown up, the body parts weren't strewn all over the battlefield.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.19 The Defense Forces are directing their efforts to disrupt the Russian invaders' plans for an offensive and to exhaust their combat potential. Since the beginning of the day, 144 combat clashes have occurred on the front. This was noted in the General Staff's report on Thursday, January 9.
21.37 Norway will send the largest military aid in its history in 2025 – more than 2 billion euros for Ukraine. This was announced by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov after a meeting with his Norwegian counterpart Bjorn Arild Gramm.
19.43 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's air strike on Zaporizhia has grown to 120 people. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov.
18:20 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as part of a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format in Germany. They discussed the situation in Donbas and the Kursk region, as well as a number of other important issues.
18.18 In Ukraine, more than 500 thousand men liable for military service were put on the wanted list during the full-scale invasion. This was reported by the representative of the Ground Forces Command Natalia Kindrativ.
18:11 Russian troops dropped four bombs on Kherson on January 9. The airstrike damaged 39 residential buildings. The number of victims has risen to ten people. This was reported by the Kherson regional police.
16:56 Since the beginning of the day, 101 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Half of the battles are taking place in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00.
16:25 The new $500 million US military aid package for Ukraine includes air defense missiles, equipment for F-16 aircraft, and other weapons. The Pentagon has published the full list .
15:55 Ukraine to receive 30,000 drones from UK and other NATO allies. Drone Capability Coalition has signed new contracts worth £45m.
15:10 Ukrainian military personnel have received the latest German Lynx armored vehicles for the first time. We are talking about 10 units of modern equipment.
14:55 Head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov named the reason for the large number of victims in Zaporizhia after the strike of Russian UABs on Wednesday, January 8. According to the latest data, 13 people were killed, 113 were injured.
14:40 The North Korean army has already lost 4,000 soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine. New data was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format.
14:35 Russian occupation authorities have for the first time carried out forced conscription for military service among residents of the temporarily occupied Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. From October 1 to December 31, 2024, about 300 people were called up for military service. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate.
14:20 Ukraine is looking for tools that can force Russia to peace . The initiative to introduce Western troops into our country is one of the best. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine in the Ramstein format.
14:13 The Armed Forces of Ukraine received weapons worth almost 538 million euros in 2024 under the "Danish model" of supporting the defense industry. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense.
13:50 President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke at a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine in the Rammstein format and called on participants to be more involved in the production of drones in our country. According to him, this year it is planned to achieve a record in the number and quality of UAVs that Ukraine produces and receives from partners.
13:48 The Rada extended the period for voluntary return to service after the first unauthorized departure from a military unit until March 1. Previously, the corresponding opportunity for military personnel to return after the first unauthorized departure from a military unit without criminal liability was until January 1, 2025.
13:35 The United States has allocated another package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 500 million dollars. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive additional missiles for air defense, various ammunition, including air-to-ground, equipment for F-16 fighters and more.
12:39 The Russian army carried out an airstrike on Kherson - it launched three guided bombs. One of them hit a private house, destroying it. There are victims in the attack, according to preliminary data, there are five of them. An enterprise and a kindergarten were also hit.
12:02 Choreographer and winner of the sixth season of the show Dance Everybody! Volodymyr Rakov died at the front. He was 30 years old. Volodymyr served in the 2nd rifle battalion of the 24th separate mechanized brigade named after King Daniel.
11:51 The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on basic military training . The document allows young people who are currently turning 18 abroad to register without coming to Ukraine.
11:30 On Thursday morning, Russian aggressors launched another attack on the Kherson region and killed two civilians - a 54-year-old man in Berislav and a 60-year-old woman in the village of Nezlamne.
11:27 Magur's brigade, together with allies of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, repelled a massive assault by Russians in the Kursk region. The enemy used a large number of vehicles and personnel during the attack.
9:45 Russia launched 70 Shahed-type attack drones and drone imitators against Ukraine on the night of January 9. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:26 The situation around Kupyansk is very difficult. The front line is now two kilometers from the city. This was stated by the head of the Kupyansk city military administration, Andriy Besedin.
8:57 The Russian army has intensified its assaults in two directions. In the Seversky direction, fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were attacked in Belogorovka. This was reported by the OSGV Khortytsya.
8:48 The enemy attacked most in the Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, January 8, 192 combat clashes occurred on the front line. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:59 The Russian airstrike with guided bombs on Zaporizhia resulted in a large number of wounded. At present, 113 people are known to have been injured, as well as 13 killed.
7:47 The Russian Federation has lost 1,430 soldiers on the front over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
05:00 Russian troops have advanced near nine settlements in the Donetsk region, the analytical project DeepState reported. Most of them are in the Pokrovsk direction. This includes advances in Toretsk, Peschanoye, near Vozdvizhenka, Baranovka, Solenoe, Slavyanka, Petrovpavlovka, Novolizavetovka and Kurakhovo.
01:57 The United States plans to transfer $500 million in weapons to Ukraine. This package will be announced during a meeting in the Rammstein format on Thursday, January 9, AP reports, citing its own sources.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The enemy is attacking most actively in the Pokrovsky direction. Clashes began in the areas of 13 settlements.
Since the beginning of the day, 101 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Half of the battles are taking place in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00 on Thursday, January 9.
"Ukrainian troops are exhausting the enemy along the entire line of combat engagement and in the rear," the statement said.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, one assault by enemy troops near Staritsa was repelled.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance five times during the day in the areas of Zapadnoye, Kucherovka, Petrovpavlovka and Zagryzovo.
In the Liman direction, 12 Russian attacks were recorded near the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Borovskaya Andreyevka, Kopanki, Tverdokhlebovo, Makeyevka, Grekovka and Ivanovka. Nine clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, three attacks by the occupiers have been repelled in the area of Chasovy Yar. Not far from Belaya Gora, another clash continues.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried to advance nine times in the areas of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Six combat clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy initiated clashes of varying intensity 31 times. 20 attacks were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Baranovka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Promin, Lisovka, Zelenoe, Zverovoe, Novy Trud, Pokrovsk, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Novovasilovka and Novoelizavetovka. Eleven combat clashes are still ongoing.
Fierce fighting continues in the Kurakhovsky direction near Serebryanoye, Andreyevka, Petrovpavlovka, Kurakhovo and Dachnoye. Our defenders repelled 16 enemy attacks, four more clashes are ongoing.
In the Vremovsky direction, the aggressors attacked seven times in the areas of the settlements of Yantarnoye, Konstantinopol and Razliv, one clash is still ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled one enemy assault in the area of Kazatsky Island.
In Kursk region our defenders repelled 11 attacks by the invaders, five clashes are still ongoing.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on January 8, Russia lost more than 1,400 soldiers killed and wounded. The total losses of the aggressor country exceeded 800,000 people.
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[Korrespondent] Since the beginning of the day, 144 combat clashes have occurred on the front.
Our soldiers eliminated 197 and wounded 205 Russians in the Pokrovsky direction; destroyed three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two cars, and also significantly damaged one armored fighting vehicle, a tank and three vehicles of the invaders.
The defense forces are directing their efforts to disrupt the Russian invaders' plans for their arrival and to exhaust their combat potential. Since the beginning of the day, 144 combat clashes have occurred. This was noted in the General Staff's report on Thursday, January 9.
In the Kharkov direction, our troops repelled two enemy attacks in the Staritsa and Volchanskaya areas. The enemy attacked Volchanskye Khutors with NARs.
The aggressor carried out eight attacks on our fortifications in the Kupyansk direction near Zapadnoye, Kucherovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Petropavlovka and Zagryzovoye. Our defenders successfully repelled five attacks, three more clashes are ongoing.
In the Liman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders 17 times a day in the areas of the settlements of Zelenaya Roshcha, Borovskaya Andreyevka, Kopanki, Tverdokhlebovo, Makeyevka, Grekovka and Ivanovka. Two clashes are still ongoing. The enemy attacked Zelenaya Gai with NARs.
In the Seversky direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack in the area of the settlement of Belogorovka. At the same time, the enemy dropped three KABs on Verkhnekamenskoye.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy attacked seven times near Chasovy Yar and Stupochki, all attacks have already been repelled. Mayskoye suffered an air strike with guided aerial bombs, the enemy attacked with unguided rockets near Kleshchyivka.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers stormed our defenders' positions 11 times today in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Belaya Gora and Shcherbinovka. In addition, three KABs were dropped on Konstantinovka and Toretsk, Druzhba was attacked by NARs.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy carried out 37 assault and offensive actions during the day. The greatest activity of the Russian occupiers remains in the areas of the settlements of Baranovka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Luch, Lisovka, Zelenoe, Zverevoye, Novy Trud, Pokrovsk, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Novovasilovka, Novoandreyevka and Novoelizavetovka. Seven combat contacts are still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, today our soldiers eliminated 197 and wounded 205 invaders in this direction; destroyed three tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two cars, and also significantly damaged one armored fighting vehicle, a tank and three vehicles of the invaders.
The enemy is also attacking intensively in the Kurakhovsky direction. By now, there have been 23 combat clashes. Our soldiers repelled attacks near Serebryanoye, Andreyevka, Petropavlovka, Kurakhovoye and Dachnoye. One combat clash is currently ongoing.
In the Vremivsky direction, the enemy tried to break through 11 times near the settlements of Yantarnoye, Konstantinopol and Razliv, one combat contact continues to this day. Temirovka and Bolshaya Novosyolka received KAB air strikes.
The enemy did not undertake any active actions in the Gulyai-Polye and Orekhov directions.
In the Dnieper direction, the enemy twice unsuccessfully attempted to push back the Defense Forces in the area of the islands of Kazatsky and Zabych. The enemy dropped four KABs on Kherson.
In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 25 attacks by the invaders, one combat contact is still ongoing. In addition, the enemy carried out 19 air strikes, using 31 KAB, carried out 294 artillery shellings, including 11 from multiple launch rocket systems.
While in other areas there were no significant changes in the situation.
The General Staff recognized the Ukrainian soldiers of the 25th separate Sicheslav airborne brigade, the 3rd separate assault brigade, the 14th operational brigade named after Ivan Bogun of the NSU, the 31st separate mechanized brigade, the 406th separate artillery. General-ensign Alexey Almazov, who steadfastly held back the invasion of superior enemy forces.
Let us recall that fighters from the 80th Galician Brigade of the Ukrainian Airborne Assault Troops used an armored personnel carrier to crush Russian soldiers in Kursk region after they ran out of ammunition.
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[EngamilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 45 troops and one motor vehicle.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Dvurechnaya, Novaya Kruglyakovka, Kovsharovka, Ivanovka, and Zapadnoye (Kharkov region). Six counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 480 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, including one infantry fighting vehicle, one Polish-made Rosomak armoured personnel carrier, and one Kozak armoured vehicle. Three motor vehicles, three artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation along the front line and defeated formations of two mechanised brigades and two airmobile brigades of the AFU near Belogorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Chasov Yar, Vasyukovka, and Yantarnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 245 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two infantry fighting vehicles, and one Patriot armoured vehicle. Five pickup trucks, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot were wiped out.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of AFU, and one brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Shevchenko, Sribnoye, Petrovka, Vozdvizhenka, Novovasilevka, Petropavlovka, and Novoyelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, 12 counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 510 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made M-113 and one French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers, six motor vehicles, and five howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces advanced into the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one territorial defence brigade close to Bogatyr, Konstantinopol, Velikaya Novoselka, Razliv, Komar (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were more than 155 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, including one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of one infantry brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and one national guard brigade close to Stepnogorsk, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, Antonovka, and Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 45 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and seven motor vehicles. Four electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, UAV workshops and depots, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU formations and foreign mercenaries in 163 areas.
Air defence units shot down one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, 14 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 71 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,794 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,307 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,507 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,352 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,012 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Daryino, Zazulevka, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolayevka, Novaya Sorochina, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Veselovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Nikolsky, Pogrebki, Russkoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Bogdanovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Miropolye in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were up to 190 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one artillery gun, four mortars, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 50,310 troops, 294 tanks, 218 infantry fighting vehicles, 161 armoured personnel carriers, 1,517 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,435 motor vehicles, 348 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 90 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 29 units of engineering and other materiel, including 15 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 01/09/2025 to 00:00 01/10/2025.
A total of 32 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of a civilian being injured.
DAMAGED:
Seven residential buildings,
One car,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 32 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 97 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:35 As a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces of the city of Kamenka-Dnepropetrovsk in the Zaporizhia regiondiedtwo civilians. This was reported by the Chairman of the RF Public Chamber Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects and Support for Veterans Vladimir Rogov in the Telegram channel.
21:10 Telegram channel "Pushilin D.V."
In the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as a result of the enemy using barrel artillery of the cluster type, moderate injuries were causedreceivedA woman born in 1965 is receiving qualified medical care.
Seven residential buildings were damaged in the Central-City, Nikitovsky and Kalininsky districts of Gorlovka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities (power lines) in the Central-City and Kalininsky districts of Gorlovka, and one car in the Central-City district of Gorlovka.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out more than 15 armed attacks. They used 155mm barrel artillery, including cluster munitions, and attack UAVs.
20:10 The enemy was defeated with the help of a quadcopter, –video.
19:42 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Crew of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS of the Vostok group of forces struck at the positions of barrel artillery and concentrations of enemy manpower.
18:21 During the assault on Kurakhovo, special forces destroyed stronghold of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, suppressing enemy firing points.
During the shooting battle, dozens of Ukrainian militants were killed, six were lucky and were captured.
17:56 Russian Ministry of Defense:
– Servicemen of the assault units of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West Group of Forces, supported by strike and reconnaissance drones destroyed the enemy in close combat near the settlement of Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic.
– The work of the attack aircraft in the wooded area was coordinated by UAV crews. Information about the discovered firing positions and the nature of the enemy troops’ actions was immediately sent to the commanders of the assault groups. Drops from UAVs did not give the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants the opportunity to return fire and move freely along the communication trenches.
17:15 Paratroopers of the 98th Airborne Division "burn out" temporary accommodation point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Chasov Yar – video.
16:35 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Prisoner of the Ukrainian Armed Forces called fellow soldiers to surrender into Russian captivity.
Mikhail Kostyuk was mobilized in Lutsk and then sent to Kamenets-Podolsky for training. Mikhail Kostyuk's "trained" unit was transferred to Sumy Oblast and sent to lay anti-tank mines.
"We were given the task of installing anti-tank mines. They showed us a video of how they were installed. We refused to carry out the task. We were told that refusals would not be accepted. When we were returning, there was heavy shelling. It turned out that we had been abandoned and had not returned. We decided to sit in a dugout. We sat there for about 2-3 hours. Then someone entered the dugout, we saw that they were Russians. They raised their hands, threw down their machine guns. We did not even take the machine guns off the safety catches or unfold them," said a captured Ukrainian serviceman.
16:23 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad":
RF Armed Forces advanced along the highway in the direction of Grekovka, –map.
15:40 Telegram channel "Vladimir Rogov":
Announced aviation-missile and bomb danger in Zaporizhia region. This also concerns the liberated parts of Kherson region. In addition, the threat concerns such cities as Melitopol, Primorsk, Berdyansk, Dzhankoy and the Republic of Crimea.
14:45 Russian Ministry of Defense:
A crew of FPV drones from the Rubicon center destroyed a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk border area, –video.
13:50 Telegram channel "Real Gladkov":
UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the Belgorod region. One civilian was wounded.
– In the Shebekinsky District, in the village of Murom, a drone attacked a private house. As a result of its detonation, a man was injured. Self-defense fighters took the victim with a mine-explosive injury, barotrauma, shrapnel wounds to the head, neck, arms and legs to the Shebekinskaya Central District Hospital. All necessary assistance is being provided. The windows in the house were knocked out, the facade and the front door were damaged.
– In the Belgorod district, the village of Chaiki was attacked by FPV drones — a GAZelle was damaged. Another drone attack occurred in the village of Malinovka in the Belgorod district. There is damage to the power line — 5 streets are temporarily without power.
13:25 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad":
The self-propelled gun "Krab" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unsuccessfully hid in the ground. As a result - a spectacular fire from the arrival of the "Lancet", -video.
12:40 Russian Ministry of Defense:
Tankers of the "Southern" group of troops help the advance of assault units, -video.
After the capture of Kurakhovo, tank crews of the "Southern" group of troops supported the further advance of our assault groups, destroying enemy strongholds and firing points.
11:30 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad"
The explosion of a Ukrainian armored fighting vehicle on a mine during an offensive in the area of the settlement of Berdin in the Kursk region, video.
11:00 Telegram channel "Real Gladkov"
Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on our region [Belgorod Region – ed.] over the past 24 hours:
In Belgorod, debris from a downed drone fell into an apartment buildingbroken throughThe roof and ceiling in one apartment are damaged.
In the Belgorod district, the villages of Oktyabrsky and Razumnoye, the villages of Krasnoye, Krutoy Log, Chaiki, Cheremoshnoye and Yasnye Zori were attacked by 14 drones, eight of which were shot down by the air defense system. Over the course of the day, four private homes, eight cars, three outbuildings, an agricultural enterprise and power lines were damaged in the district. Emergency services restored power supply to one street in the village of Razumnoye and to two houses in the village of Krutoy Log.
In the Valuysky municipal district, the villages of Borki and Kukuyevka, as well as the farmstead of Leonovka, were attacked by four drones, one of which was shot down. In the farmstead of Leonovka, as a result of an FPV drone attack on a moving passenger car, two civilians were injured. The woman was sent home for outpatient treatment after receiving medical assistance, the man was hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital. The victim is receiving all necessary assistance. Three cars and an outbuilding were damaged.
In Volokonovsky district, the village of Tishanka was attacked by one drone. There were no consequences.
In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, 17 rounds of ammunition were fired during four attacks and two drones were attacked in the settlement of Gorkovsky, the villages of Dronovka, Kozinka and Spodaryushino. There were no casualties or damage.
Two aircraft-type drones were shot down over the Gubkinsky urban district. No consequences.
In the Krasnoyarsk district, 35 rounds of ammunition were fired at the village of Prilesye, the villages of Grafovka and Terebreno during six attacks and strikes were carried out using one drone. Two private houses and a power line were damaged. Emergency services restored power supply to the village of Grafovka.
One aircraft-type drone was shot down by the air defense system over the Prokhorovsky district. No casualties or damage.
In the Shebekinsky municipal district, the villages of Voznesenovka, Murom and Nikolskoye, as well as the Maryino farm, were subjected to one artillery attack with one projectile and attacks by six drones, five of which were shot down. Two private houses and an outbuilding were damaged.
10:36 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Fire damage to the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted by Russian National Guard artillerymen in the Khar'kov region
The artillerymen hit the designated targets after identifying the enemy's position and receiving precise coordinates. The Rosgvardia artillery crews are destroying enemy manpower, armored vehicles, strongholds and ammunition depots in the special operation zone around the clock.
9:20 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 09.01.2025:
- Zaporizhzhya Front. There are battles here.continuebe mainly positional in nature. In some areas, Russian troops occasionally attempt local attacks, probing the Ukrainian defense, but there are no serious changes in the line of combat contact.
– Donetsk Front. The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces continues here in several areas. In the area of Velyka Novosyolka, Russian troops are putting pressure on the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, trying to take (and in some cases, hold) the most advantageous positions.
In the area of Kurakhovo, the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces to the west is developing, there are tactical successes in the area of ??the village of Shevchenko.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops attempted to advance to the Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway from Vozdvizhenka, but it is not yet known whether this attempt was successful. Fierce urban fighting continues in Dzerzhinsk.
- Chasov Yar direction. Urban fighting continues in Chasov Yar. Russian troops are attacking in several areas. There is progress in the northern part of the city. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up serious resistance and conducting counterattacks, sometimes successful.
- Kursk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to transfer reserves to the Kursk region. Apparently, new attempts are being prepared to push our troops back from the territories they had previously liberated. However, the initiative currently remains with the Russian troops. Fierce fighting continues in several areas. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance.
9:07 No chance for the enemy: powerful 152mm 2S5 "Gyacinths" reliably support our infantry.
Crews of Giatsint-S self-propelled guns of the Zapad group of forces destroyed several camouflaged platoon strongholds and concentrations of enemy manpower.
"Our crew is well-coordinated. Everyone knows their task. We act as one well-oiled machine. The infantry is happy, we help the infantry, we hit the target. There is nothing better than gratitude from the guys for the work done," shared the gun commander with the call sign "Sulim".
8:10 Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
Five UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region, one over the territory of the Bryansk region, and nine over the territory of the Krasnodar region.
8:03 Combat "Alligators" continue the hunt.
Ka-52m crews struck a concentration of personnel, armored vehicles, and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
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[REGNUM] The Russian army is increasing the pace of its offensive in Donbass: fighting in the region continued without breaks for the holidays throughout the first week of 2025. Moreover, the beginning of January was almost the most difficult period for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the past two years.
The main success of the Russian troops was the liberation of the city of Kurakhovo, a large settlement west of Donetsk. The fighting for it lasted for several months, with Ukrainian troops trying in every way to prolong the battle by digging in residential areas. But at the end of December 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces left the city and consolidated their position in the area of the Kurakhovskaya Thermal Power Plant, outside the city, trying to turn the industrial zone into a new defensive hub.
The editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian publication Censor.net, Yuriy Butusov, stated that the defense of the city was not planned properly, so the Ukrainian Armed Forces units had to fight in extremely difficult conditions. The only supply route for the Ukrainian garrison was constantly under fire control of Russian troops.
"Defense in such conditions is disadvantageous for us: the tactical advantage is on the enemy's side. We are losing people in battles with an enemy that has an overall superiority in forces," Butusov said.
In the battles for Kurakhovo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command used the same strategy that had been previously tested in Severodonetsk, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Ugledar and a number of other cities. When the defense of a city becomes inexpedient, the troops receive orders to prolong the fighting and hold out in ever-worsening conditions. Ultimately, this only leads to major losses and a forced retreat. The same thing happened in Kurakhovo, according to front-line sources at Regnum.
"In recent weeks, all this has become meaningless: defending the thermal power plant when they had already lost control of the city was simply pointless. According to rumors, they reported this to the command every day, but there was an order to hold on. Last week, they began to gradually retreat and suffered serious losses. They repeated the history of Ugledar, in general," the source notes.
According to observers from the Ukrainian analytical portal DeepState, the retreat from the city had a "very severe" effect on the morale of the units holding the defense. At the same time, the retreat had to be carried out under the blows of Russian aviation and artillery, which led to heavy losses, analysts note. In addition, the Ukrainian military is extremely negative about the reports of official speakers about "control over the city", which simply demoralize the personnel.
Indeed, officials in the military and political leadership of Ukraine are not commenting on the situation in the Kurakhovo area, even though the loss of control over the city creates serious problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Firstly, with the liberation of the city, Russian troops managed to push the front line almost 40 kilometers away from Donetsk, depriving the enemy of even a hypothetical opportunity to launch a counteroffensive on the capital of the DPR.
Secondly, the liberation of Kurakhovo opens up the possibility for Russian troops to launch a strategic offensive to the west. The Russian Armed Forces can advance in the direction of the settlements of Bogatyr and Velyka Novosyolka and create a bridgehead for an offensive on the Zaporizhia region along the Zaporizhia-Donetsk highway.
However, the problems for the enemy do not end there.
DIRECTION - TO POKROVSK
While the advance of the Russian army in the Kurakhovo area generally fits into the logic of military operations and does not yet pose a strategic threat to Ukrainian defense, in the Pokrovsk area the situation is getting out of control for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to Ukrainian sources, Russian troops have liberated the settlements of Dachenskoye, Novy Trud and Volkovo near this city. The Russian army is also advancing in the area of the settlements of Zelenoe, Vozdvizhenka, Novovasilyevka, Yantarnoye and Solntsevka.
In turn, German military expert Julian Röpke reports that the Russian army has liberated eight settlements south of Pokrovsk and continues its offensive, bypassing the city. Due to a lack of reserves, the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot stop the offensive and are constantly rolling back.
According to the expert, in a few weeks the fighting may spread to the Dnepropetrovsk region, to the borders of which the Russian army has about seven kilometers to go. However, it is unlikely that the neighboring region can be considered the target of the offensive, while there remains a powerful enemy defense node in Pokrovsk in the rear.
"The pace of the offensive has been growing lately, that's a fact. And the enemy either barely resists, or counterattacks, but only locally. And mostly rolls back. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a very low morale, there is almost no rotation, so our pace of advance has accelerated. But the fighting continues, the enemy will not disappear on its own. In order to advance further, we need to take Pokrovsk," notes the interlocutor of IA Regnum.
As in previous weeks, the key task in the Pokrovsk direction remains the consistent cutting of supply routes for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the encirclement of the city. As of January 9, Russian troops are several kilometers from the Pokrovsk-Mezhevaya highway and approximately ten kilometers from the M-30 highway, which connects Pokrovsk with Pavlograd and the territory of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
At the same time, the Ukrainian troops fighting in the Pokrovsk direction are left without reserves. All combat-ready reinforcements are sent to the Kursk region, where Kyiv again and again throws troops into suicidal attacks.
CEMETERY OF THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES RESERVES
Against the backdrop of defeats in Donbass, the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Command in other areas are, to put it mildly, puzzling. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army not only exposed the front in the area of Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo, leaving it without reinforcements, but also withdrew some forces from other areas in Donbass and transferred them to the Kursk region.
The 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was spotted in the Sudzha area, which had previously fought in the Avdiivka, Novogrodovka and Toretsk areas. The brigade suffered heavy losses, but instead of being rotated, it was given a new direction.
Units of the 47th Brigade were involved on January 5 in a counterattack by the enemy in the area of the settlements of Berdin and Bolshoye Soldatskoye. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, as a result, the enemy lost up to 150 people and a large number of armored vehicles. In total, during the military actions in the Kursk Region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 300 tanks, more than 200 infantry fighting vehicles and 160 armored personnel carriers, the department added.
Attempts to advance further deprive Kyiv not only of its last human reserves, but also of the armored vehicles supplied by NATO countries. Such wastefulness looks especially strange against the backdrop of rumors that the new US administration may stop military support for Ukraine altogether.
The day before, the Pentagon announced the formation of the latest military aid package worth $500 million. The remaining $3.8 billion, previously approved by Congress, will be transferred to the Trump administration. Earlier, the US president-elect refused to answer the question of whether his administration would continue to provide military aid to Ukraine.
Thus, the military and political leadership of Ukraine is gradually depriving itself of the last opportunity to change the situation at the front in its favor. Meanwhile, the situation in Donbass is finally getting out of Kyiv's control, which creates an opportunity for the Russian army to completely liberate the region.
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