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Current information on the situation on the front line on January 25 (updated)
2025-01-26
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:15 In the Liman direction, in the last two weeks, Russian troops have managed to expand the bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River in the Makeyevka area, occupying a forest belt on the approaches to the dominant height 185.3 and driving the enemy out of the fortified area to the north, –map.

In Terny, fighting is taking place on the southern outskirts, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are using armored vehicles to shell Russian positions. Russian troops continue to attack in the direction of Kolodezi from Ivanovka on the right bank of the Zherebets

In this area, the Russian Armed Forces have recently managed to advance several kilometers in a westerly direction, repelling at least four attacks by Ukrainian forces in the direction of Ivanovka.

19:25 Captured serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told, how he surrendered to Russian attack aircraft after his first combat sortie

Prisoner of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Shcherba avoided military service for a long time, hid in his dacha or went to other regions to visit relatives, but he still could not avoid forced conscription. After a month of training, he was sent to the front lines.

18:21 Cache with foreign weapons discovered at the former positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Avdeevka.

As a result of joint operational and combat activities of the FSB Directorate of the Russian Federation for the DPR and the military counterintelligence agencies of the Central Military District, a cache of foreign weapons prepared by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during their retreat for further use in sabotage and terrorist purposes was discovered near the city of Avdeevka liberated from the Ukrainian Nazis.

18:20 A machine gun of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was burned in the Vovchansk direction, –video.

17:10 Over the past two weeks, the Russian Armed Forces have achieved success in the central and western sections of the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd direction: the villages of Peschanoye, Zelenoye and Kotlino have been liberated, and the T-04-06 highway, which is important for supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has been cut off, –map.

16:45 Russian quadcopter operators destroyed an enemy BMP-1, a pickup truck and some Ukrainian infantry in the Khar'kov region, –video.

16:20 Tank crews are narrowing the ring in the Pokrovsky direction, –video.

The footage shows a series of successful strikes on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds, as well as on logistics arteries.

15:20 Around 14:10 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territory of the Belgorod region

15:00 Stormtroopers are working off river crossing

The servicemen of the assault units of the Dnepr group of troops meticulously practice all the elements for forcing a water obstacle in small groups. The training program is close to the conditions of combat operations - TNT blocks are detonated on their way, simulating the work of heavy artillery and mortars of the enemy.

14:55 Three civilians were killed as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Oleshky in the Kherson region. This was reported by Governor of the Kherson region Volodymyr Saldo.

14:30 Around 13:20 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of Belgorod region

14:05 In the area of the railway station of the Sumy region, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted a ballistic strike.

A powerful blow was dealt to the railway station junction at the moment when enemy military forces were unloading yet another load of NATO equipment.

13:35 Destruction of the antitank missile launcher and UAV launcher of the 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by a missile strike in the area of the settlement of Zhuravka in the Kursk direction, –video.

According to a source, as a result of the strike, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost five units of automotive equipment and up to 20 Ukrainian ones.

12:55 The Russian Armed Forces have already liberated more than 65% of Velikaya Novoselka. The Russian flag has been raised over the city hospital, –video.

A small pocket in the southern part of the urban-type settlement has already been eliminated. The remnants of the enemy forces from the center have retreated to the northwestern outskirts. At the moment, the clearing of the urban-type settlement is continuing.

12:30 Air Defense Forces destroyed 11 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones over the Black Sea coast and the Republic of Crimea

11:15 The footage shows an American Abrams tank disabled by a direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition near the village of Viktorovka in the Kursk region.video.

10:42 Information on strikes carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region

In the Belgorod district, 25 rounds of ammunition were fired at the settlement of Oktyabrsky, the villages of Zhuravlevka, Otradnoye, Solntsevka, Ustinka, Chaiki and Yasnye Zori during 3 attacks andcommitted10 drones attacked, six of which were shot down by the air defense system.

In the village of Oktyabrsky, a civilian was injured as a result of the detonation of ammunition. The man was hospitalized in the regional clinical hospital. All necessary assistance is being provided. Two private homes, a car, a commercial facility and a power line were damaged.

In the Borisovsky district, the villages of Bogun-Gorodok and Tsapovka were subjected to artillery attack using two rounds of ammunition and an attack by one UAV, which was shot down. There were no consequences.

Three drones were shot down over the Valuysky municipal district. No casualties or damage.

In Volokonovsky district, three artillery rounds were fired at the Stary farm. No consequences.

In the Grayvoronsky municipal district, the village of Bezymeno was shelled with five rounds of ammunition. There were no consequences.

In the Krasnoyarsk region, the village of Prilesye and the village of Grafovka were subjected to three attacks, during which 16 rounds of ammunition were fired, and attacks by two UAVs were recorded, one of which was shot down. There were no casualties or damage.

In the Shebekinsky municipal district, 12 rounds were fired at the city of Shebekino, the villages of Murom and Terezovka, the farms of Mukhin and Pankov, and nine drones were attacked and shot down. There were no consequences.

10:15 Our operators are working on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' starlinks, which provide them with communication with the command. Zaporizhzhya direction. On the approaches to the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka.

We work on the enemy’s communications constantly and continuously, disrupting his command and control of his troops, –video.

10:06 Frontline report for the morning of 25.01.2025, –cards.

Zaporizhzhya Front. No significant changes in LBS. Active use of kamikaze drones by the enemy is noted. Long-range weapons are in operation on both sides, battles in the direction continued to be mainly positional.

Donetsk Front. The Russian Armed Forces continue to storm Velyka Novosyolka. It is too early to talk about the complete liberation of the village, but footage has appeared of the arming of a flag on one of the buildings in the central part of the urban-type settlement.

Chasov Yar direction. Assault operations in Chasov Yar continue. There are advances of Russian troops from the southern side of the city.

Kursk Region. Russian troops continue to put pressure on the enemy's defense in several areas, but advances are made with great difficulty. The enemy continues to transfer reserves to the Kursk Region and conduct counterattacks in order to regain lost positions. Including using armored vehicles.

9:05 Superkam reconnaissance UAV crews of the motorized rifle brigade of the combined arms army of the West group of forces monitor the enemy and adjust the fire of artillery and tank units.

This time, the servicemen discovered camouflaged military equipment and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The artillery destroyed the identified targets with precise strikes,video.

8:40 The Shaman detachment attacks the enemy near the town of Orekhov on the Zaporizhzhya front, –video.

The fighting continues in the Orekhovo direction. Drone operators of the Shaman unit of the 1455th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Army pass through electronic warfare and reach the enemy everywhere.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces thought that their electronic warfare systems could not be penetrated, but our soldiers’ attacks burn their military equipment and also leave them without communication equipment and drone control.

8:10 Kursk region. Old Sorochina. Advance of the Russian army.

The Russian army advances along the flanks from Stara Sorochina over the past 24 hours. Our rapid attacks on BMD-4M and BTR-82 take the enemy by surprise.

We beat the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups with the help of Molniya drones.

We work in conditions of active enemy electronic warfare.

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