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Current information on the situation on the front line: January 25 (updated)
2024-01-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:10 According to the operational lines of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC on January 25, as of 22:00, information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:

n.p. Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): – st. Yasnaya, 13, 15 – private residential buildings; – st. 40 let Oktyabrya, 49 – multi-apartment residential building.

Information about the consequences of the artillery attack continues to arrive.

21:11 It is reported that air defense has worked on targets over the Belgorod region

19:50 Ivanovo paratroopers shot down reconnaissance UAV "Leleka-100" near Artemovsk.

After detection, the enemy drone was escorted and destroyed by the crew of the Strela-10 air defense system.

19:05 The crew of the 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS disrupted the rotation of militants and destroyed a Ukrainian opornik in the Serebryansky forestry area -video.

18:49 The Diary of a Paratrooper tells about the situation in the Kherson direction:

There are battles in Krynki, where our troops are trying to drive the enemy out of the central part of the village. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions in ruins under the fire of our artillery and drones, and are trying to replenish personnel through the Dnieper.

Artillery duels are taking place, and the superiority of enemy drones in the air remains. Enemy forces drop grenades and explosives from the copter at our attacking groups.

But in general, the advantage is already on our side. Along with infantry groups and artillery, aviation is actively working in this direction, destroying enemy equipment, weapons and manpower in the rear. So, near Otradokamenka, an enemy deployment point was hit by two FABs.

In addition, the arrival of an aerial bomb was recorded in Olgovka, where an enemy concentration had previously been recorded for transfer to the left bank.

17:55 Details of the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Avdeevki are reported by SVO Reports and Analytics:

After our special operation on the southern flank of the Avdeevsky direction in the Tsarskaya Okhota area. Our army continued its active advance in Staraya Avdiivka.

Our offensive is actively supported by: aerospace forces, heavy artillery and MLRS. At these moments there is an active battle on Sobornaya, Chernyshevsky, and Sportivnaya. The enemy is unable to stabilize the situation.

17:10 The situation in the Svatovo-Kreminny direction is reported by the Paratrooper’s Diary:

In the Kupyansky sector, our fighters advanced to the settlement. Berestovy. At n.p. Ternov positional battles with artillery support.

Heavy fighting continues near the village. Belogorovka south of the village. Kremennoy, our fighters are advancing.

16:25 News from the Artemovsk direction is reported by the Paratrooper’s Diary:

Our fighters attacked in the area of ??the village. Bogdanovka and advanced near the settlement. Red.

In the area of the village The battles do not stop with ticks, our artillery covers small and large groups of the enemy during rotation or reinforcement of a front sector, snipers work well.

15:43 Footage of the work of UAV operators from the 110th brigade filmed through a thermal imager -video.

14:53 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The Russian Armed Forces repelled two attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansk direction, the enemy lost up to 270 military personnel;

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 310 military personnel, four tanks, four armored combat vehicles per day in the Donetsk direction;

In one day, the Russian Armed Forces repulsed four attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy lost up to 40 military personnel and seven pieces of equipment;

The Russian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction hit the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades near Staromayorsky and Novomikhailovka, the enemy lost up to 130 soldiers and a tank;

Within 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces hit four brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy lost up to 130 fighters;

Russian air defense destroyed 91 Ukrainian drones in one day.


14:05 The Front Bird writes about the “arrival” in the Poltava region:

It was reported that they had arrived at a warehouse with ammunition from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Our Iskander OTRK has undergone preliminary testing.

13:45 On the northeastern outskirts of Novomikhailovka, the strengthening of enemy positions was disrupted. Artillery struck two concentrations of enemy personnel and military equipment in the Konstantinovka area - a car was destroyed. South of Konstantinovka, north of Vladimirovka and in forest belts in the Novomikhailovka area, up to 14 strongholds have been suppressed.

On the western outskirts of Antonovka, a T-64 tank was identified and hit by loitering ammunition.

Artillery continues to work on Vugledar: ammunition depots and air defense systems of reserve units are destroyed. West of Elizavetovka and southwest of Vodyanoye, two concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment were hit. South of Ugledar and north of Nikolsky, two long-term enemy firing positions were destroyed - the mortar crew was destroyed.

In the area ofUrozhaynoye and Zolotaya Niva, two concentrations of enemy manpower were hit. In the forest belts northwest of Novomayorsky and west of Novodonetsky, up to seven strong points were suppressed, and a long-term enemy firing point was destroyed.

In the forest belt west of Staromayorsky, the actions of the evacuation group were stopped, and the strengthening of positions south of Rovnopol was also disrupted. The artillery defeated a concentration of manpower and weapons and military equipment on the northwestern outskirts of Storozhevoy, and suppressed six strong points west of Staromayorsky.

To the south of Rovnopol, three oporniks were suppressed; in the direction of Priyutnoye, artillery destroyed a bunker in a forest belt east of Chervonoye.

13:27 Krynki. The fighting continues, ours managed to advance.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to hold their positions in ruins under the fire of our aviation, artillery and kamikaze drones. The enemy continues to transfer manpower and supplies; out of 3 boats, one always goes to the bottom.

12:55 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group:

Units of the Center group of troops continue to carry out combat missions during a special military operation in the Krasnolimansk direction.

In the areas of the Torsky and Chervonodibrovo sections, artillery fire and air strikes defeated units of the 44th rifle battalion and the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, three strong points and four areas where enemy equipment were concentrated were hit. During the counterbattery fight, more than 40 artillery crews of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were exposed and suppressed.

Enemy losses amounted to up to 260 military personnel, two tanks, eight armored combat vehicles and nine vehicles.

Air defense systems shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of the settlements of Kremennaya and Staraya Krasnyanka in the Lugansk People's Republic.


11:58 Ukrainian troops shelled the Kirovsky district of Donetsk using a drone for the fourth time in an hour and ten minutes, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.

“Artillery attack was recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 11:20 (coincides with Moscow time) - the city of Donetsk (Kirov region): an explosive object was dropped from an unmanned aerial vehicle,” says a message published on the representative’s Telegram channel.

10:46 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 20 rounds at Donetsk, Gorlovka and the Yasinovatsky district - DPR Representation in the JCCC.

10:32 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:

Units of the Vostok group of troops continue to carry out combat missions in the South Donetsk direction.

Bomber aircraft strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems hit temporary deployment points, strong points and places where manpower accumulated of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 116th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Konstantinovka, Novomikhailovka and Vesyolyi Gai.

During the day, nine attempts by the enemy to reinforce forward positions in the areas of Novomikhailovka, Staromayorsky and Ravnopol were thwarted.

The group’s artillery, Lancet loitering ammunition and FPV drones defeated artillery crews, manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Velikaya Novoselka, Vodyanoye and Zelenoe Pole.

In total, enemy losses amounted to 105 military personnel, three vehicles, a 155mm FH-70 howitzer made in Great Britain, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and a 122mm BM-21 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle "Grad".


10:05 During the past 24 hours, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 25 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian forces, and 87 ammunition were fired.

In the Donetsk direction the enemy carried out 7 attacks, in the Gorlovka direction - 17, in the Yasinovatsk direction - 1.

The injury of a man born in 1951 was recorded. as a result of the release of high explosives from a drone in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

09:52 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- n.p. Novaya Lagery five rounds;

-- n.p. Dnepryan eight rounds;

-- n.p. Alyosha 10 rounds;

-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery six rounds;

-- n.p. Sagi seven rounds.

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Proletarka, n.p. Korsunka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Dnepryany, n.p. Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 20 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

08:54 Statement of Head of the press center of the “West” group:

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out operational missions in the Kupyansk direction.

The group's motorized rifle units, in cooperation with artillery, repelled three attacks and two counterattacks by assault groups of the 30th, 32nd Mechanized, 57th Motorized Infantry, 25th Airborne brigades in the Sin'kovka and Ternov areas.

The crew of the 152mm towed gun 2A36 "Gyacinth-B" under the command of Corporal Alexei Taranin destroyed the 122mm self-propelled artillery mount 2S1 "Gvozdika" in the Radkovka area.

In addition, the group’s air defense and electronic warfare equipment destroyed five Furia unmanned aerial vehicles, two Leleki-100 and two Valkyries.

The total enemy losses in the Kupyansk direction amounted to up to 175 military personnel, two tanks, five vehicles, a 152mm 2S5 Giatsint-S cannon and four 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as three mortars, an ammunition supply point and an unmanned aerial control point aircraft.


08:14 Crew of the Strela-10 air defense systemshot downUkrainian UAV "Leleka-100". The enemy tried to conduct aerial reconnaissance along Russian positions over Artemovsk - but our airborne forces prevented him.

08:07 Summary on the morning of January 25, 2024:

At night, multiple arrivals of Geraniums were reported from the Odessa region. Objects in Kremenchug and Kharkov were attacked with missiles.

The situation in the Kherson direction has not changed. There are battles in Krynki, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding positions in ruins under the fire of our artillery and drones, and are trying to replenish personnel through the Dnieper. There are artillery attacks from both sides, and the superiority of enemy drones in the air remains.

There are also an abundance of enemy UAVs on the Zaporozhye front. The enemy is operating in small groups of infantry near Rabotino and Verbovoy, our troops are working with artillery and mortars. Aviation of the Russian Armed Forces carries out FAB-500 strikes with UMPC on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy is attacking rear areas with missiles.

In the Avdeevsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been trying to recapture positions in the area of the recently occupied Tsarskaya Okhota recreation center for the third day, concentrating reserves with up to three battalions on a narrow section of the front.

Heavy fighting continues near Belogorovka south of Kremennaya, our troops are conducting offensive operations.

08:00 Calculation of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system of the West group of forcesdestroyedreconnaissance drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansky direction.

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