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[NewsFrontInfo] 22:25 Russian forces tightened the noose around Bakhmut - The Wall Street Journal
21:33 Another one destroyed in the zone of the NMD, an American-made M113 tracked armored personnel carrier, which was in service with the Ukrainian army.
20:40 Destructive fire: combat work of the crew of 152mm self-propelled guns "Msta-S" of the Southern Military District -video
Artillery crews of the Southern Military District daily defeat enemy manpower and equipment from different firing lines, using the tactics of "wandering guns".
Advanced spotters and UAV operators transmit the coordinates of the target, after which the calculation of the self-propelled guns inflicts fire damage.
Artillerymen do not spare shells: “... we shoot almost a full ammo a day, that is, 46 shells fly away for sure,” one of the servicemen said.
The well-coordinated and effective actions of the gunners of the Southern Military District prevent the transfer of enemy reserves and support the offensive operations of the ground forces in all directions.
20:03 Artillery of the 41st Army crumbles Ukrainians. -video
19:10 Powerful explosion on the Zaporozhye front. The Russian Aerospace Forces is working -video
The footage shows a night strike by a tactical air-to-surface Kh-29TD missile on the positions of the 102nd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Malinovka.
An accurate hit of the warhead of a projectile weighing 317 kg raises the strong point above the ground and provokes a secondary detonation of the enemy's ammunition.
19:08 On the Zaporozhye front destroyed enemy helicopter.
Today, at about 10:00, anti-aircraft gunners from the coastal anti-aircraft missile brigade of the 5th Army of grouping [V] identified and destroyed an enemy Mi-8 helicopter flying at an extremely low altitude in the Novodarovka area.
The defeat of the equipment, together with the crew, was confirmed by the group's scouts when examining the crash site from a drone.
19:02 Artillerymen of the Western Military District from the Gvozdika installation destroyed the Ukrainian ammunition depot in the Kharkiv region -video
18:42 Russian forces in the course of offensive operations in the Zaporozhye region took under the control of nine settlements that were previously held by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - the chairman of the movement "We are together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov.
18:38 Armed personnel carrier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is extinguished in the forest near Kremennaya. Intelligence of the 144th Motor Rifle Division discovers the adversary and punishes him with fire from heaven. Everyday life of the war, the Svatovo-Kremennaya front -video
17:54 Soledarsky section setting as of 17.00 January 29, 2023
In the Soledar sector, the assault detachments of the Wagner PMC liberated the village of Blagodatnoye to the west of Soledar, thereby establishing full control over the settlements adjacent to the city.
In addition, the liberation of Blagodatny opens up the prospect of increasing further pressure on the northeastern suburbs of Bakhmut - Krasnaya Gora and Paraskovievka, where fierce fighting has now unfolded.
Russian units are currently advancing from the northern outskirts of Krasnaya Gora and from the Bakhmutka River in the southeast of Paraskovievka. Ukrainian formations are moving significant reserves to hold two important settlements.
Also, control over Blagodatny will allow to increase the pace of advance on the Vasyukovka-Razdolovka-Veseloye line both from Soledar and from the Yakovlevka-Berestovoe-Belogorovka line.
Progress in this direction is more promising, unlike the assault on equipped strongholds on the hills west of Blagodatnoye - the Ukrainian Armed Forces dug trenches and prepared positions for defense.
The attack on Razdolovka and Vasyukovka will make it possible to get closer to the Seversk agglomeration and bypass the members of the Ukrainian formations who have dug in on the dominant heights from the north, without resorting to a frontal attack.
17:50 Fighters of the Brave group advanced on the Kremennaya-Svatovo line -video
As a result of a successful assault, Siberians captured the positions of Ukrainian militants. As always, we had trophies in our hands, including those of foreign production. At the end of the video, a burnt Ukrainian GAZ-66 can be seen.
17:06 An attempt to protect the guy from the "graving" ended in a complete fiasco for the girl in Lviv -video
The Lviv police, whose employees were able to get away from a business trip to the war zone for money, are extremely zealous about their duties.
The video began to go viral in Ukraine.
16:07 Scouts of the 58th detachment of fire units hit the M113 armored personnel carrier and enemy manpower -video
Scouts of the 58th Separate Special Purpose Battalion (previously 3rd Special Forces of the NM of the DPR) continue to successfully destroy Western equipment supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This time, during reconnaissance at night, an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier was discovered, from which Ukrainian militants landed. The identified targets were immediately hit with ATGMs.
16:03 The 100th Brigade of the NM of the DPR, operating in the Nevelsk direction, does not allow the enemy to relax, dropping explosive gifts on the heads of unconcerned militants.
The UAV crew visits Ukrainian positions with enviable regularity, reminding them that they don’t have long to remain Ukrainian -video
16:00 Soldiers of PMC "Wagner"discovered bodies of foreign mercenaries on the territory of Bakhmut near Vatutina Street. To hide their number and nationality, the Ukrainians cut off the heads and hands of the dead. It is assumed that according to the information from the phones of the mercenaries, they came to Ukraine from Poland and Israel.
15:56 Torskoye n/a is back in touch. Vushnki are trying to rotate in order to help the units fighting against the 144th Motorized Rifle Division. The art of the guards again catches the Ukrainian at the ill-fated bridge and finishes off the survivors -video
15:37 In the Kherson, Nikolaev and Odessa regions - air alarm.
Local publics also write about the threat of a new shelling of Kherson.
15:08 Russian servicemen disabled the ukrotank -video
14:40 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation (29.01.2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, assault, army aviation and artillery of the "Western" group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Tabaevka, Kharkiv region and Novoselovskoe, Luhansk People's Republic.
The actions of four sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed in the areas of the settlements of Liman Perviy, Olshana and Krakhmalnoe of the Kharkiv region. During the day, up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored personnel carrier and a self-propelled howitzer "Acacia" were destroyed in this direction.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, strikes by operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire of the "Center" group of troops defeated accumulations of manpower of the 92nd Mechanized, 25th Airborne, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 27th Brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Lugansk People's Republic, as well as Yampolovka, Torskoye and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses in this area per day amounted to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, four armored combat vehicles, a 120mm S self-propelled gun and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle.
In the Donetsk direction, in the course of continuing offensive operations, units of the "Southern" group of troops took up more advantageous lines and positions, and inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Kurakhovo and Antonovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
An ammunition depot of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses in this direction amounted to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, two 152m Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, two 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two MLRS "Alder" and "300mm Smerch."
Two US-made M777 artillery systems, two US-made Paladin self-propelled artillery mounts, and one US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar were also destroyed.
In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, the units of the grouping of troops "Vostok" continued offensive operations and defeated the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Prechistovka, Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic and Dorozhnyanka, Zaporozhye region.
Two depots of artillery ammunition of the 68th Jaeger and 72nd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Prechistovka and Vuhledar of the Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in these areas amounted to up to 100 servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, two cars and two Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers.
In the Kherson direction, near the city of Kherson and the settlement of Novoaleksandrivka, Kherson region, two counterbattery radar stations manufactured by the United States AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-48, as well as a depot of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were destroyed.
Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops (forces) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted defeat on the 103rd artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment of the enemy in 143 districts in a day.
During the day, Russian air defense systems shot down four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Yakovlevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Zhitlovka, Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Also, 16 rockets of the HIMARS, Alder and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were intercepted in the areas of the settlements of Maryinka, Gorlovka, Zlatoustovka, Ilovaisk of the Donetsk People's Republic and Chaplynka of the Kherson region.
In addition, an anti-radar missile manufactured by the United States "HARM" was shot down in the area of the settlement Novy Svet of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 381 aircraft, 204 helicopters, 2,980 unmanned aerial vehicles, 402 anti-aircraft missile systems, 7,670 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 995 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,956 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,218 units of special military vehicles.
14:36 In the areas of Ugledar and Prechistovka in the DPRdestroyed2 depots of artillery ammunition of the 68th Jaeger and 72nd Mechanized Nationalist Brigades - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
14:33 Up to 100 nationalists were killed or wounded in a day in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions - Russian Defense Ministry
13:10 Commander of the air unit of the 299th Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force on the Su-25 destroyed near Kramatorsk by the fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Stormtrooper Daniil Murashko was shot down near Kramatorsk on January 27. Information then appeared on the Web that the plane was shot down by “friendly fire”.
12:38 Fighting near Donetsk: ours destroyed a group of Ukrainian militants near Avdievka -video
Russian fighters with the help of a quadrocopter identified an enemy unit and covered it with fire, adjusting the Hyacinths and 120mm mortars.
12:32 Video of the defeat of the AFU warehouse on the territory of Mine No. 1 near Vugledar.
Judging by the trajectory and accuracy of the arrival, the 9M542 high-precision munition from the null MLRS was used to strike the enemy object. Previously, ammunition with similar accuracy and trajectory was repeatedly used to destroy warehouses and other objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Nikolaev, Kharkov, Kramatorsk and other cities of Ukraine.
11:55 The calculation of the ZU-23 anti-aircraft artillery installation of the Southern Military District regularly strikes enemy air targets -video
Anti-aircraft gunners continue to perform combat missions to cover the airspace from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles of Ukrainian nationalists.
The main purpose of the ZU-23 is unmanned aerial vehicles. The guys successfully destroy targets and cover our troops from the air.
11:54 Russian gunners continue to successfully destroy all ukrofascists who refuse to raise their hands -video
11:49 In the Kherson regiondestroyedan ammunition depot and a counter-battery station, - Russian media with reference to emergency services
11:26 Russian army aviation ruthlessly exterminates the enemy along the entire front line -video
“Efficiency is very high and reliability, which allows the pilot to perform more dangerous tasks,” he shared his opinion about his harsh Ka-52 machine.
11:24 OBTF DPR "Cascade" hit the Norwegian 155mm self-propelled guns M109A3GN of the Ukrainian army with the help of a kamikaze drone "Lancet" near Bogoyavlenka in the Ugledar region -video
Apparently, the howitzer was found due to the multiple traces left by it on the field near its shelter in the landing, from where the installation left for firing and where it then hid.
11:19 Another Ukrainian tank who could not overcome the impassability and got stuck in the mud -video
11:11 So that the men who remained in the South-East under the heel of the Kiev junta would not be offended -video
Graveyard in Western Ukraine is also in full swing. But there, the grave-diggers are not yet twisting the men with ropes like pigs, but so far they are acting without violence: they take away the phones and do not give them back until the victims sign for the summons.
11:10 Air traffic warning system anxiety once again worked in several regions of Ukraine.
This is evidenced by the data of the online map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
It is reported that an air alert was announced in the Nikolaev and Odessa regions of the country. The alarm in the regions sounded at 9:15 Moscow time.
11:00 Our anti-aircraft gunners are actively mowing UAV drones from ZU-23 —video
"For the SVO, I shot down four drones. Three direct hits and one in the target area," one of our anti-aircraft gunners spoke about his combat successes.
10:38 The armored car of the Turkish army "Kirpi", built by the Turkish company BMC, handed over to the Ukrainian fascists, is not able to overcome the natural barriers of Ukraine -video
10:37 Russian units drove the Ukrainians out of Blagodatny. Cleanup in progress -video
09:25 Like experienced fighters of PMC Wagner increase qualification. FAN military officers visited the Wagner PMC training ground, where, according to Yevgeny Prigozhin, “real cannibals are made from eaglets.” He also turned to sofa critics of the PMC Wagner.
Rigid training and training in conditions close to combat are the key to the success of future squad leaders and experienced attack aircraft.
09:20 Army aviation of Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation in the zone of the special operation.
09:05 100mm T-12 Rapiers 132 brigades destroy Ukrainian nationalists.
Artillerymen of the 132nd Brigade of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps (formerly the 3rd Brigade of the NM of the DPR) are working almost around the clock on enemy targets, covering the advance of troops. The battery of anti-tank guns MT-12 "Rapier" strikes at fortified areas, firing points and manpower of the enemy.
08:20 Grenade launchers of the Western Military District continue to destroy enemy armored vehicles. The motorized rifle unit works like clockwork.
An RPG-7 grenade launcher defeats enemy armored vehicles. Comrades, in turn, cover him with small arms fire.
08:00 Russian army destroyed fuel and lubricants warehouse in Velikaya Novosyolka.
07:48 Russian attack helicopters Ka-52 methodically destroy technology Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kremennaya area.
A reconnaissance and attack helicopter hovering in the air and sends a 9M127-1 Vikhr-1 missile to the enemy.
07:35 Russian Ministry of Defense publishedpersonnelcombat work of the ZU-23 anti-aircraft artillery installation of the Southern Military District in the course of carrying out fire missions to destroy enemy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of a special military operation.
07:20 Calculations of Russian 120-mm mortars and 152-mm "Hyacinths" destroyed a group of Ukrainian militants in the Avdiivka direction.
06:30 Anti-aircraft gunner told about his military service in the Zaporozhye region and how he was awarded for four downed drones.