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[Korrespondent] 22.53 Russian troops have likely advanced in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, according to data from the DeepState analytical project .
In particular, in the Kharkiv region, the advance of the Russian army was recorded in the city of Vovchansk and near the village of Vilcha of the Vovchansk community.
The Russians also have advances in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
21.27 Russian troops shelled communities in the north of Rivne region throughout the day. As a result of the enemy attack, infrastructure was damaged. This was reported by the head of the Rivne regional military administration, Oleksandr Koval.
20.44 Russia has significantly reduced the use of tanks at the front due to depletion of reserves, switching to infantry tactics. At the same time, the Russian army continued to experiment with different options for how to use tanks in conditions of drone dominance in the sky. This is reported by Forbes .
The new tactic allegedly involves using a pair of tanks, with constant drone support. One tank operates from a remote position, delivering fire damage, while the other quickly advances towards the line of contact.
The drones provide target detection, fire control, and general situational awareness on the battlefield. The tanks regularly change roles so as not to remain stationary targets while “maintaining intense fire pressure on enemy positions.” This approach, according to the Russian plan, is to disorient surveillance and attack systems and ensure rapid advance to achieve a decisive breakthrough.
18.49 Russian troops struck a music school in Semenivka, Chernihiv region, with a Molniya drone . This was reported by the head of the Novgorod-Siverskyi district military administration, Alexander Seliverstov.
"The enemy continues to shell Semenivka. A music school was attacked by a Molniya -type strike UAV," he noted.
17.59 There have been 86 combat clashes along the front line since the beginning of the day, fighting is currently ongoing in eight directions, with the Russian invaders continuing to exert the most pressure in the Pokrovsky direction. This is stated in the General Staff report.
17.17 The first joint NATO-Ukraine conference dedicated to the exchange of experience in the field of logistics (CJL3C) was held in the German city of Mainz.
As noted, CJL3C has become a forum for sharing experience accumulated over more than a decade of Ukraine's logistical operations in conditions of constant hostilities in response to Russian aggression.
The organizers emphasized that this experience is extremely important for NATO members and partners who are adapting their doctrine, strategy, and tactics to support full-scale military operations in Europe.
15.56 Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck three Lukoil drilling rigs in the Caspian Sea, a Buk-M3 air defense missile system launcher in the Luhansk region, and a depot of the 49th Russian Army in the Kherson region. The press service of the General Staff reported this.
Thus, as part of measures to reduce the aggressor's military-economic potential, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine hit three drilling rigs of the Lukoil corporation in the waters of the Caspian Sea, namely named after V. Filanovsky, named after Yuri Korchagin and named after Valery Greifer.
As noted, these facilities are involved in supplying the Russian occupation army.
Hits have been recorded. The extent of the damage is currently being determined.
14.55 Russian troops have been shelling Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure facilities every day this week, with a total of 44 attacks recorded. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. According to her, the enemy struck the main blows in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Chernihiv, Kyiv, including Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
14.34 In the North-Slobozhansk direction, in the area of responsibility of the 78th separate airborne assault brigade of the 7th KSR DShV, Russia is trying to create a bridgehead for an offensive towards the settlement of Khotyn. This is reported by the 7th DShV Corps.
"Potentially, this poses a threat to advancing towards the city of Sumy. All such attempts are detected and thwarted in a timely manner," the report says.
13.57 Due to the nightly Russian shelling, the railway infrastructure was damaged. Ukrzaliznytsia employees were injured, dozens of trains are running with delays and changed routes. This was reported on January 11 by the chairman of the board of UZ Oleksandr Pertsovsky and the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia. It is noted that during the enemy strike, the driver and his assistant of the freight locomotive were injured. A "Shahed" type strike drone exploded next to the locomotive.
12.20 In early 2026, the Russian military first used the Geran-5 strike unmanned drone to attack Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate. It is noted that the UAV has a length of about 6 meters and a wingspan of up to 5.5 meters. The GUR added that, unlike previous modifications of this line of Russian drones, the device is made according to a normal aerodynamic scheme. Most of the key components of the Russian UAV are unified with other Geran/Shahed samples.
The Geran-5 drone uses the 12-channel Comet satellite navigation system; a tracker based on the Raspberry microcomputer; 3G/4G modems; a Telefly jet engine, which the Russians also installed on the Geran-3 UAV, but with greater thrust. The new Russian strike drone has a warhead weighing 90 kilograms, and the declared range of destruction is over 1,000 kilometers.
11.56 As a result of the Russian Federation's night attack on Ukrainian energy facilities, power outages were recorded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. Acting Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov reported this at a briefing on January 11. According to him, as of this morning, most consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk region have already been powered. At the same time, more than 13 thousand consumers remain without electricity in the Zaporizhia region.
11.27 Agents of the partisan movement ATESH burned down the communications tower of an air defense military unit in the Moscow region. This was stated in a report by ATESH on January 11.
10.58 This week, Russia has used almost 1,100 strike drones, over 890 guided aerial bombs, and more than 50 missiles of various types - ballistic, cruise, and even medium-range ballistic Oreshnik - against Ukraine. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
10.20 Russian troops north of Pokrovsk unsuccessfully attempted to storm the positions of units of the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the 7th Corps of the Assault Troops of the Russian Armed Forces. This was reported by the 7th Corps of the Russian Armed Forces, publishing a video of the repelling of the attack and the final stage of the destruction of the assault group.
9.57 Over the past 24 hours, 173 combat clashes were recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 11. Over the past 24 hours, the Defense Forces' aviation struck three areas of concentration of personnel, a command post, and an enemy engineering structure.
9.42 On the night of Sunday, January 11, Russian troops launched repeated strikes on critical infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region. This was reported by the Zhytomyr OVA. According to preliminary data, two workers were injured as a result of the attack. They have moderate injuries, the victims were hospitalized in a medical facility.
9.17 Russian troops attacked the Rivne region, there is damage to infrastructure. This was reported by the head of the Rivne regional council, Andriy Karaush, on January 11. There were no casualties. The relevant services are already working on eliminating the consequences.
8.44 Air defense forces neutralized 125 of the 154 drones used by the Russians to attack Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force reported this on January 11. 22 strike UAVs were hit at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at two locations.
8.16 Russians shelled 28 settlements in the Kherson region in a day. Two civilians were injured as a result of enemy attacks. This was reported by the head of the Kherson OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, on January 11.
7.50 Ukrainian military destroyed 1,130 soldiers, 11 tanks, and 44 artillery systems over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on January 11.
7.23 Border guards of the Phoenix unit hit a Russian Grad multiple launch rocket system on the outskirts of Kostyantynivka. The State Border Guard Service reported this, publishing a video.
05.31 Russian troops continue to maintain control over the settlement of Grabovske in Sumy region, but the Defense Forces of Ukraine are not allowing the aggressor to advance further. This was stated by the spokesman for the State Border Service of Ukraine, Andriy Demchenko.
04.03 On the night of Sunday, January 11, Zaporizhia region and part of Dnipropetrovsk region were left without electricity. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. Due to the lack of electricity in some areas of Zaporizhia, there were interruptions in water supply, Fedorov wrote, noting that all specialists are already working on the ground and water supply is gradually being restored.
03.31 Russian troops continue their attempts to break through the defenses in the Kupyansk area, concentrating their forces on the eastern bank of the Oskol in the Kharkiv region. They are trying to push the Ukrainian Defense Forces out of there, but their efforts are not bringing any noticeable success on the battlefield. North of the city, the river is becoming an obstacle that the Russian troops are trying to overcome. There, they are actively transferring their forces and are currently using the frozen river for crossing.
02.30 On the night of Sunday, January 11, a Molniya drone hit an infrastructure facility in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv. Emergency services quickly went to the scene to eliminate the consequences. There was no information about the victims. This was reported by the city mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
01.58 On the night of January 11, an air alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine due to the threat of the use of strike drones by the Russian military. The KMVA reported that air defense forces were eliminating the air threat over the city. Citizens were urged to remain in shelters until there was an official signal to end the alarm and to follow safety rules.
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[Korrespondent] Russian troops continue to exert pressure in the Pokrovske direction. The enemy is also showing increased activity in the Hulyaipilske direction.
Along the front line, 86 combat clashes have taken place since the beginning of the day, fighting is currently ongoing in eight directions, with the Russian invaders continuing to exert the most pressure in the Pokrovsky direction. This was stated in the General Staff briefing on Sunday, January 11.
Today, communities in settlements were affected by enemy artillery and mortar fire, in particular, Guta-Studenetska, Bleshnya in Chernihiv region; Bezsalivka, Rogizne, Vovkivka, Ryzhivka, Volfyne, Iskryskivshchyna, Shpyl in Sumy region.
In the North-Slobozhansk and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out 51 attacks, including two from multiple launch rocket systems. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has not carried out offensive actions.
In the South Slobozhansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled six enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka, Dvorichanske, Dovgenyke and towards the settlements of Grafske, Lyman, and Kolodyazne. Currently, two clashes are ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy is trying to advance towards Petropavlivka and Boguslavka - our defenders have repelled three attacks, and two more clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Lyman direction, the invading army carried out 11 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the area of the settlements of Hrekivka, Karpivka, Shandryholove, Yampil and towards the settlements of Lyman, Stavky, Drobysheve, two clashes are ongoing.
On the Slavyansk direction, the Russians twice tried to advance on the positions of our troops in the Platonovka area. Clashes continue.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy tried 10 times to penetrate our defenses near the settlements of Kostyantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillya, Rusyn Yar, and towards Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of the day, the Russian occupiers have made 25 attempts to push our soldiers from the occupied positions in the areas of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiya and towards Ivanovka and Novopavlivka. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have already repelled 21 attacks.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven assault actions by enemy troops. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of the settlements of Sichneve, Verbove, Rybne, Yehorivka, one battle is ongoing. The enemy launched an airstrike on Havrylivka.
In the Hulyaipil direction, 17 clashes took place in the areas of the settlements of Hulyaipole, Solodke and towards Dobropillya and Varvarivka. In some locations, fighting continues to this day. Mala Tokmachka was hit by KAB airstrikes.
In the Orikhov direction, two clashes are currently underway in the Stepnohirsk and Primorsk regions. Orikhov was hit by an airstrike.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Dnieper direction.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military destroyed 1,130 occupiers and Russian equipment.
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[NewsFront] 21:07 Posted a traditional selection of footage from the Russian Ministry of Defense showing the work of the Russian Armed Forces' UAV crews. 20:20 At combined arms training grounds, future operators of unmanned systems of the Northern group of forces are undergoing advanced training, video.
20:03 Published selection of work from one of the Russian Armed Forces' FPV drone crews from last night.
19:43 Bombers of the 11th Guards Air Force Army are striking enemy positions in the village of Staroukrainka, Vrem'evsky direction, –video.
19:20 Calculations of the Kurier NRTK of the West group of forces around the clock provid edelivery of food, ammunition, fuel and lubricants, and other necessary supplies to military personnel at forward units in the Khar'kov region.
18:42 The bridgehead behind Gaichur is gradually is expanding despite a series of enemy counterattacks in the Priluki area, the Russian Armed Forces retain the initiative and are gradually outflanking the village from the west.
Units of the Eastern Front are developing attacks from Dobropillia. They recently managed to occupy part of the northern part of the Bairaki botanical reserve and consolidate their position in a nearby stronghold.
18:20 Active fighting in the Borovaya area, –MAP.
Russian Armed Forces are advancing up to two kilometers into the village of Redkodub and taking up new positions on the western outskirts. The new Russian Armed Forces position in the village came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:36 In the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated Russian troops are establishing a bridgehead for a further offensive in the Sumy region. Active operations are underway in the direction of the village of Khotyn, potentially threatening access to Sumy itself.
15:40 Drone operators of the Northern group of forces destroyed two mortars of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
14:30 In the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Four UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region
13:32 The Russian Army for the first time attacked Ukraine is equipped with the latest Geran-5 attack UAVs, which can be launched by Su-25 attack aircraft, according to the GUR.
12:45 Ministry of Defense summary of the progress of the Special Military Operation as of January 11, 2026:
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position and defeated formations of two mechanized brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Miropolye, and Andreevka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Staritsa and Maryino in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 205 servicemen, two vehicles, two ammunition depots and three supply depots.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, and an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as two National Guard brigades, have been defeated near the villages of Kovsharovka, Sinykha, Novoosinovo, Monachinovka, Nechvolodovka, and Glushkovka in the Khar'kov region.
In the Kupyansk sector, two attacks by units of the 92nd Assault and 116th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled near the settlements of Blagodatovka and Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Khar'kov region. Up to 15 Ukrainian militants were killed.
Unable to enter the city of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in an attempt to signal their presence, unsuccessfully attempted to plant a Ukrainian flag on the city administration building using a drone. The flag and drone were destroyed.
Enemy losses in the "West" group's area of responsibility amounted to up to 200 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, and 15 automobiles. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their position along the forward edge. Four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade were defeated near the settlements of Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Nikolaevka, Raiske, Kramatorsk, and Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 160 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, three combat armored vehicles, 14 cars, 155 AS-90 self-propelled artillery units made in Great Britain, and two ammunition depots.
Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three heavy mechanized brigades, two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, four National Guard brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade* near the settlements of Toretskoye, Dobropillya, Artemivka, Vodyanskoye, Grishino, and Belitskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka, Gavrilovka, and Novopidgorodne in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 400 servicemen, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a French-made VAB armored personnel carrier, five armored combat vehicles, 12 automobiles, 155 British-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery units, and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of a mechanized and assault brigade, three assault regiments, an assault battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Shevchenkivske, Zaliznychne, Pryluky, Novoukrainka, Zhovtneve, Holubkovo, and Samoylovka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Oleksandrivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy lost more than 290 troops and 18 vehicles. Two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr military group, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Belogorye in the Zaporizhzhia region.
They defeated the formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Orekhov, Kirovo, Yurkovka in the Zaporizhzhia region and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, 21 vehicles, an artillery piece, a multiple launch rocket system, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
12:14 Investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee will investigate crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces that resulted in injuries to civilians in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions
According to government authorities, two men were injured as a result of a drone detonation in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky District, Belgorod Oblast.
As a result of a drone attack in the Voronezh region, three civilians were injured and one woman was killed.
The Russian Investigative Committee will establish the circumstances of the incident and provide a criminal-legal assessment of the actions of all those involved.
11:50 Ukrainian Armed Forces military hit. There are casualties at the supermarket and agricultural enterprise
Over the past 24 hours, four cases of targeted attacks by Banderites on settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region were recorded, with one person injured.
In the Vasilievsky District, in the village of Verkhnyaya Krinitsa, a man born in 1972 was injured as a result of a Nazi drone attack and was hospitalized at the Vasilievsky Central Regional Hospital.
10:41 Frontline summary on the morning of January 11, 26
Zaporizhzhia Front:
In the Kamensk direction, Russian assault units are advancing southwest of Pavlovka. Fighting is underway in Novoyakovlevka.
Advances are underway toward Novoboikovske and Magdalinovka.
In the Gulyai-Polye sector, Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks. Fighting continues in Svyatopetrivka and Pryluky.
Successes are reported north of Andreyevka.
Donetsk Front:
In the Dobropillya sector, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the area of Shakhove, Novoye Shakhove, and Sofiyivka.
Advances are reported near Toretskoye.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting is underway from Yablonovka, with advances from Ivanopol to Berestok. Successes are reported in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction at Verolyubovka and Markovo.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian forces are advancing from Korovy Yar to Volchy Yar, taking up positions in the eastern part of Yarovaya, and fighting their way into the eastern outskirts of Drobyshevo, where the enemy is resisting from Prishib.
According to sources, Russian forces have broken through enemy defenses south of Zakotnoye, and fighting continues in the village itself. There is also progress in the forested area west of Dibrova, as well as in the center of Ozernoye.
Khar'kov Front.
Russian forces continue to repel enemy counterattacks in the Kupyansk sector. Battles are underway for Kurilovka and Peschanoye. The Russian offensive continues in the vicinity of Vovchansk.
There is progress in Vovchanskiye Khutor, Staritsa, and Liman.
Sumy Front.
After liberating Andreyevka, Russian forces are clearing the outskirts of the village and forested areas. South of Alekseyevka, they are advancing toward Malaya Korchakovka.
At Grabovskoye, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control toward Ryasnoye.
10:10 Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crews of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Dnepr Group of Forces, using precision strikes, destroyed field fortifications, a UAV control post with enemy personnel, and an artillery position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, hidden in a dugout.video.
9:06 Engineering and sapper units of the Novorossiysk Guards Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces of the Dnepr group of forces conduct demining routes intended for the advancement of Russian equipment and assault groups of paratroopers in the Zaporizhzhia region.
8:27 In the Liman direction, Russian infantry advanced more than six km.
Russian fighters had previously occupied Yarovaya, entered and consolidated their positions in Aleksandrovka, Sosnovoye, and even Svyatogorsk. Footage has emerged of Russian fighters in Yarovaya preparing to storm Aleksandrovka.video.
8:00 Artillerymen of the 238th Guards Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Konstantinovsky direction.
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