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Current information on the situation on the front line on January 26 (updated)
2025-01-27
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:53 Russian Armed Forces advance near Kotlino –MAP.

20:27 Ukrainian Armed Forces driven out of Nadezhdinka –MAP.

19:47 Footage of pursuit and destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck in the Kursk region.

During surveillance of enemy positions in one of the districts of the Kursk region, Rosgvardia UAV operators discovered an enemy vehicle transporting militants of the armed formations of Ukraine to the line of combat contact. The driver of the pickup truck managed to spot the attack drone pursuing him and attempted to escape.

The vehicle and the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel inside were destroyed.

19:32 Russian Armed Forces advance near Petropavlovka, Dachny and Sukhi Yal –MAP.

19:04 From 16:00 to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed seven unmanned aerial vehicles: five Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the territory of the Belgorod region and two over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.

18:32 Russian flag flutters over Velikaya Novosyolka. As a result of active offensive actions by units of the 5th Guards Separate Tank Brigade of the 36th Army and the 40th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the "East" group of forces, the settlement of Velikaya Novosyolka of the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated. After clearing Velikaya Novosyolka of the Kyiv regime formations, the guardsmen installed the state flags of the Russian Federation and the banners of their units in all areas of the settlement.

17:33 "Working, guys." Assault units of the "Southern" group of troops are developing an offensive, clearing the forest belts in the Kurakhovsky direction of Ukrainian nationalists. Unit commanders control the battle from the command post, making adjustments based on the operational situation.

13:11 This morning the enemy attempted to transfer troops to the Tetkino area. The attempt was promptly uncovered by fighters of the state border cover group in the Tetkino direction, the troops and armored vehicles were destroyed by FPV drone crews and our artillery –MAP.

12:10 Calculations of heavy flamethrower systems inflicted strikes with thermobaric rounds on nationalist positions, destroying their shelters, firing points and observation posts.

The assault groups then continued clearing buildings, basements, and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The assault forces received fire support from rocket and barrel artillery crews, as well as FPV drone operators.

Velyka Novosyolka is the last large, well-prepared line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction.

11:54 The settlement of Novoegorovka in the LPR is completely under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

"Novoegorovka is ours and completely under our control! All goals will be achieved, victory will be ours!" - servicemen of the "West" military group announced the liberation of Novoegorovka.

As a result of intense combat operations, the units of the West group of troops were completelytookunder control of the settlement of Novoegorovka on the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic.

Despite the enemy's attempts to attack from several directions, a well-organized maneuverable defense allowed Russian servicemen to successfully complete the task.

11:00 Drone operators work seven days a week. Calculation of FPV drones of the Rubicon center struck combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.

09:20 In the morning, the Black Sea Fleet’s duty fire weapons in the northwestern part of the Black Sea destroyed two unmanned boats heading towards the Crimean Peninsula.

08:33 A curious situation folds west of Pokrovsk.

The Russian army is currently just over three kilometers from the administrative border with the Dnepropetrovsk region. The flanking attack southwest of Pokrovsk continues to develop. It is 85 kilometers to Pavlograd as the crow flies. About 100 kilometers by road.
And 120 km if the crow has to take the bus...
Considering that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost Velyka Novosyolka, the "East" and "South" groups may unite to further develop the offensive and enter operational space. Although it is possible that the "Eastern" will turn west after Velyka Novosyolka and strike towards Gulyaipole in the Zaporizhia region.

07:21 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: eight UAVs over the territory of the Ryazan region, six over the territory of the Kursk region, and one over the territory of the Belgorod region.

06:33 Powerful attack of our attack aircraft.

On frames- assault on the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by units of the "Center" group of forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Previously, UAV operators identified and destroyed the main firing points of the Ukrainian militants. Then, attack aircraft of the "Atlant" motorized rifle battalion of the 35th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Center" group of forces, under the cover of a grenade launcher, entered the forest belt where the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was located.

Covering each other, the soldiers eliminated the militants who refused to surrender. After that, they cleared the dugouts, consolidated their positions, and continued their offensive.

05:12 Orlan found, "thirty" destroyed.

Crews of 122mm D-30 howitzers, in cooperation with the crew of the Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle of the combined arms army of the Zapad group of forces, destroy camouflaged strongholds, concentrations of manpower and lightly armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

During aerial reconnaissance using the Orlan-10, a concentration of enemy manpower and equipment was detected in fortified positions camouflaged in a forest belt. Having received the coordinates, the crews successfully hit the targets.

01:02 Russian Armed Forces advanced north of Kotlino in the Pokrovsky direction –MAP.

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