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[Korrespondent] 21:30 Russian drones attacked Zaporozhye, one of the infrastructure facilities was damaged, said the head of the OVA, Yuriy Malashko.
21:24 The Russians attacked the Poltava region with missiles - a hit was recorded at an industrial facility in the Kremenchug region, and a fire broke out. Information about the victims is being clarified, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin.
20:29 Budanov
| ...every time I see his name I briefly think they misspelled our own badanov... |
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate also assured that the exchange of prisoners will take place in the near future, and the Ukrainian side is “doing everything for this.”
19:56 Ukraine has “come closer to a decision” on the confiscation of Russian assets this month, Zelensky said in an evening video message. He also noted that a new EU sanctions package and new steps are now being prepared to limit the Russian Federation’s ability to circumvent sanctions.
18:42 In New York, Donetsk region, the removal of rubble after the Russian strike on January 15 has been completed - the search operation lasted almost two weeks. The bodies of five people were recovered from the rubble. Three more people were injured that day. The Russians dropped two guided bombs on a three-story building.
18:30 A 13-year-old girl, wounded as a result of Russian shelling, died in the hospital. Maly Burluk on January 17, said the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov. On that day, one person was killed and two children were injured as a result of an air bomb attack.
17:29 In the morning, the Russians dropped explosives from drones on Berislav, Kherson region - one person was killed, one was wounded, the OVA reported. Another person was injured as a result of the shelling of Tyaginka.
16:02 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is visiting Ukraine. During the meeting with him, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov proposed holding a joint forum of the defense industries of Ukraine and the Baltic countries, the Ministry of Defense reports. In turn, Landsbergis said that Lithuania is interested in studying the military experience of Ukraine, as well as in deepening cooperation in the field of advanced military technologies.
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that during a meeting with his Lithuanian colleague he discussed the joint production of drones: “Lithuania has technologies, we have the ability to scale production. This was a key topic.” The Lithuanian minister noted that production of components for drones will begin first, and this could happen “very quickly.”
12:48 At a meeting in the Ramstein format, the Netherlands announced its joining the IT coalition. The country has already made a contribution of 10 million euros, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported. In addition to the Netherlands, 11 other countries are participants in the initiative: Ukraine, Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Japan. Separately from the Netherlands, Denmark has allocated more than 12 million euros for cyber defense of Ukraine as part of the IT coalition. The funds will go to projects in the field of cybersecurity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
12:17 The Russian Army has significantly increased the number of offensive and assault operations in the Tavria direction - for the second day the enemy has been conducting 50 military clashes daily, said the commander of the Tavria group of troops, Alexander Tarnavsky.
11:31 In the morning, the enemy DRG shot a brother and sister from the Khotyn community of the Sumy region, the OVA reported. Their house is located in the village of Andreevka, located in a five-kilometer border zone. The head of the OVA, Vladimir Artyukh, once again called on residents of the five-kilometer zone to evacuate.
11:16 GUR cyber specialists destroyed the entire IT infrastructure of IPL Consulting, which specializes in the implementation of information systems in Russian industry, intelligence reported. The company presented itself as one of the most modern Russian enterprises, which provided assistance in the implementation of information systems in institutions engaged in the design, production of automotive and aircraft components, heavy engineering, production of equipment and instruments, in particular in the interests of the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation.
09:10 On January 26, the Russians fired artillery at Kupyansk, Kharkov region, and a police officer was wounded, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
09:01 The Washington Post writes that the United States is developing a new strategy to help Kiev, “which will not focus on returning territory, but will focus on helping Ukraine fend off new Russian offensives while moving towards the long-term goal of strengthening the Ukrainian Armed Forces and economy.”
According to one of the publication's sources, the idea is to position Ukraine as holding its own on the battlefield, but "putting them on a different trajectory to be much stronger until the end of 2024... and putting them on a more sustainable path." The US plans are part of a multilateral effort by nearly 30 countries supporting Ukraine, promising it long-term security and economic support.
08:54 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 27:
- personnel - about 381,370 (+770) people,
- tanks - 6271 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 11,652 (+15),
- artillery systems - 9085 (+3),
- MLRS - 972 (+0),
- air defense systems - 660 (+0),
- aircraft - 331 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7037 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 1845 (+0),
- ships/boats - 23 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,072 (+8),
- special equipment - 1433 (+8).
08:33 In the morning, the Russians fired an Iskander ballistic missile at the civilian infrastructure of Slavyansk, Donetsk region, the General Staff reported. The mayor of the city, Vadim Lyakh, said that the missile hit the ceramic workshop, which was almost completely destroyed. Neighboring high-rise buildings on the street were damaged. Darwin, a kindergarten that houses a social canteen. No people were hurt.
08:02 At night, Russia attacked with four attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk). All four were destroyed in the Kirovograd region, the Air Force reported. Also, the Russian army fired an Iskander-M missile at the Donetsk region from the Rostov region, initially without casualties.
The head of the Kirovograd Regional Municipal Administration Andrey Raikovich said that in the Kropyvnytskyi district the fence of an abandoned private house was damaged by debris, but no people were injured.
07:26 Over the past 24 hours, 98 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and nine more attacks in the areas of Opytnoye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaisky and Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 14 attacks were repelled near Georgievka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, 13 enemy attacks were repelled near Tabaevka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region; on Limansky - eight attacks near Ternov and Torsky, Donetsk region; in Bakhmutsky - 11 attacks in the Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - one attack in the Zolotaya Niva area of the Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - six attacks north of Priyutnoye, south of Chervonoye, west of Verbovoye and Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The expansion of the bridgehead continues in the Kherson direction; over the past 24 hours, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops four times.