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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 28, 2024
2025-01-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 20.33 The lower house of the Italian parliament on January 28 finally approved a decree regarding Ukraine, authorizing the extension of arms supplies to Kiev until December 31, 2025. This was reported by ANSA on Tuesday, January 28.

19.42 North Korean military has not learned to counter Ukrainian drones and artillery. This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrey Kovalenko.

"The DPRK military in Kursk region has not learned to counter our drones and artillery, has suffered significant losses and is now conducting "work on mistakes" with Russian commanders and their own officers. It is too early to say that they will not continue to actively participate in the war. They are planned to continue to be actively involved," he wrote on Telegram.

According to Kovalenko, the Russians should have ensured maximum anonymity for the participation of the DPRK military in the battles in accordance with the initial agreements, but they did not ensure this.

18:33 The vocalist of the Ukrainian band Zavod Dmitry Samsonov announced that he has joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He made this decision after three years of active volunteer work. The artist is preparing for military exercises.

17.11 Russian troops attacked the Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. An 11-year-old boy, a 54-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman were injured in the enemy attack. All the victims were hospitalized. Their condition is assessed as moderate.

16:55 Russian special services and military are trying to influence relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

"They promise that the prisoner will be treated better or even included in the exchange if the relatives fulfill certain requirements: pay money, provide intimate photos, collect information, commit some illegal actions, etc.," the headquarters noted.

15:59 The crew of a Leopard tank from the 33rd separate mechanized brigade destroyed a column of five Russian armored vehicles in the Pokrovsky direction. The military released a video from the scene.

15.45 There is no reason to talk about the capture of the village of Dvurechnaya in the Kupyansky district by Russian troops; military actions continue in the village. This was stated by the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

"This is not the first statement of this kind (by the Russian Defense Ministry, - ed. ), it has already been in the Russian media, it is purely propaganda, and it differs from reality. Thus, military actions are being conducted on the territory of the populated area, there are no grounds to say that it has been captured," he said.

14.39 A fire covering an area of ​​1,500 square meters, caused by a Russian UAV strike, has been extinguished at a plant in Kharkov. This was reported by the press service of the State Emergency Service on Tuesday, January 28.

13:05 In the Kherson region, as a result of explosives being dropped from a drone, a 49-year-old man received injuries incompatible with life. It also became known about the death of another resident of Kherson due to an attack by a Russian UAV on January 27.

12:49 Over the course of 24 hours, Russians have carried out ten shelling attacks on populated areas in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin on Tuesday, January 28.

12:22 France will transfer Mirage 2000 fighters to Ukraine by the end of the first quarter of 2025. This was announced by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. According to him, Ukrainian pilots and mechanics have completed flight training on these aircraft.

11:05 Soldiers of the 8th regiment of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during special operations in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation cleared enemy positions. They inflicted significant damage to the enemy in manpower and captured important enemy trophies. Among those eliminated were two DPRK soldiers.

10:40 Over the past week, GUR special forces have destroyed 16 enemy engineering and fortification structures on the front, and damaged another 68. In addition, they have destroyed 15 vehicles of the Russian invaders. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, which published a video.

10:21 On Tuesday night, Russian aggressors launched 100 attack drones and drone imitators at Ukraine. Most of them were either shot down or were affected by electronic warfare. The Ukrainian Air Force reported details.

9:25 In the Kyiv region, debris from a downed Russian drone fell on a building housing a retro car museum. 36 cars were destroyed or damaged. This was reported by the acting chairman of the OVA Mykola Kalashnik. The consequences of the Russian strike were recorded in three more districts of the region. Two private houses, three non-residential premises and three cars were damaged there.

8:49 In Odessa, as a result of an attack by enemy UAVs, there are damages to houses and fires in passenger cars. Three people were injured. This was reported by the city mayor Gennady Trukhanov.

7:55 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,380 Russian occupiers in one day. The enemy's total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 28.01.25 were approximately 833,000 people. This was reported by the General Staff.

7:38 In Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, as a result of a night attack by Russians, an infrastructure facility was damaged; power engineers are working to restore power supply. This was reported by the head of the OVA Igor Taburets. A headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of the emergency was deployed at the scene.

7:23 As a result of the fall of debris from a Russian drone in Chernihiv, two private residential buildings were partially destroyed. This was reported by the head of the Chernihiv GVA Dmitry Bryzhinsky.

5:52 Ukrainian Defense Forces recently repelled previously lost positions near Toretsk. However, the Russian invaders are still advancing at the front near Toretsk, Chasovy Yar, and Kurakhovo. This is evidenced by a report from the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

3:33 Russian invaders continue to storm the entire front line and are successful in several areas in the Donetsk region. This was reported in Telegram by the DeepState monitoring project, which tracks the current situation at the front.

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