Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20.57 Russian military shelled populated areas of the Kherson region using artillery, mortars and drones. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office on Sunday, January 5.
16.27 The situation on the combat line remains tense. Ukrainian defenders continue to actively counteract the Russian aggressor, inflicting losses on it in manpower and equipment. In total, 106 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was noted in the General Staff report on Sunday, January 5.
15.09 On January 5, Russian troops struck Kharkiv with a Molniya drone. There is no information about casualties yet. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov on Sunday, January 5.
14.10 The Russian Ministry of Defense has acknowledged the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, which began on the morning of January 5.
In the latest report, the Russians indicated that Ukrainian fighters "carried out a counterattack by an assault group consisting of two tanks, a roadblock vehicle, and twelve combat armored vehicles with troops in the direction of the Berdin farm."
13.13 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, a 43-year-old man was killed and a 40-year-old woman was injured as a result of shelling. Five-story buildings, garages and cars were damaged in the city.
12:56 Over the course of a week, Russian troops launched almost 50 missiles, about 740 guided aerial bombs and more than 630 kamikaze drones containing more than 50,000 sanctioned components at Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported.
Last night, Ukraine was attacked by 103 "shaheeds", which used 8,755 foreign-made components.
12:20 Air defense forces are operating in the Kiev region. The region is being attacked by Russian drones.
11.56 In December, the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit more than 54,000 enemy targets with drones. Almost half of this result – 49% – was achieved by kamikaze drones. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky.
11.35 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russians in the Kursk region from several directions. This was reported by the head of the Center for Counteracting Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andrey Kovalenko.
"The Russians in the Kursk region are very worried because they were attacked from several directions and this came as a surprise to them. The defense forces are working," he wrote on Telegram.
The head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak reported on the successes of Ukrainian forces on Russian territory. "Kursk region, good news, Russia is getting what it deserves," he noted.
11:22 In the Zaporizhia district of the Zaporizhia region, an enemy UAV hit an energy infrastructure facility. There were no casualties.
10:55 Ukrainian intelligence officers eliminated the chief of staff of the Storm.Ossetia battalion (an assault unit within the 429th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian Armed Forces) in the Zaporizhia region.
On the Vasilyevka-Tokmak highway in the Zaporizhzhya region, soldiers from the FPV crew of the active operations unit GUR Kraken were eliminated by Sergei Melnikov (call sign Kama) and his driver.
9:56 At night, the Russian army launched 103 UAVs at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down 61 targets, another 42 were lost. Air defense operated in Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions. No hits were recorded.
9.38 ATESH partisans have reconnoitred a Russian arsenal with missiles and satellites in the Tambov region. An agent has penetrated the territory of the 28th arsenal of the Russian Aerospace Forces near the settlement of Znamenka-1 in the Tambov region and conducted reconnaissance of the said facility.
The unit carries out tasks related to the storage and maintenance of operating and dismantled space equipment.
8.55 Russian troops have advanced in Toretsk and five other settlements in Donetsk Oblast. This was reported by the analytical project DeepState.
"The enemy has advanced in Kurakhovo, Toretsk, Shevchenko, near Dalnoye, Vozdvizhenka and Baranovka," the report says.
8.29 Over the past 24 hours, 179 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The hottest yesterday was in the Pokrovsk direction - the defenders stopped 45 offensive actions of the Russians.
7.25 As of January 5, the total combat losses of Russian troops on Ukrainian territory amounted to approximately 796,490 people (1,730 per day).
05.30 Russian troops have recently been using less armored vehicles during assaults on active sections of the front. This is likely due to significant losses of equipment and the depletion of Soviet reserves. Now the occupiers are increasingly going on assaults on foot, or riding scooters, motorcycles and quad bikes. Such tactics could further slow down the occupiers' advance, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
01:00 Russian Telegram channels report drone attacks on the Millerovo military airfield, as well as on Taganrog in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. A large number of explosions are reported in both places.
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[Korrespondent] The General Staff informed about the situation at the front.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk region, at the moment 44 combat clashes are known, 35 of them have already been completed. The fighting continues.
As of the evening of January 5, there had already been 177 combat clashes on the front. This was also noted in the General Staff report on Sunday. A busy day.
The enemy launched a missile attack with two missiles, 52 airstrikes (77 KAB), used 930 kamikaze drones to destroy them. It carried out more than 4,200 attacks on our troop positions and populated areas.
In the Kharkov direction, Ukrainian soldiers are repelling two enemy attacks near Vovchansk.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance four times during the day near Novaya Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya and Sinkovka. All enemy attacks have already been repelled.
In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked 12 times in the areas of Nadiya, Tverdokhlebovoy, Zarechny, Novosergeevka and Pervomaysky. Three attacks are still ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, our troops repelled one enemy attack in the Belogorovka area.
In the Kramatorsk direction, enemy activity resulted in four combat clashes near Chasovy Yar, Stupochki and Predtechino. The battle is currently ongoing.
In the Toretsk direction, seven combat clashes continue near Toretsk and Shcherbinovka; our defenders have stopped five enemy assaults in the areas of Toretsk and Krymsk.
The enemy has tried to penetrate our defenses in the Pokrovsk direction 50 times. Since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have attacked in the areas of the settlements of Elizavetovka, Vozdvizhenka, Mirolyubovka, Luch, Lisovka, Novy Trud, Peschanoye, Solenoye, Novovasilovka, Novozavetovka and Yasenovo. Thirty-one enemy offensive actions have been stopped by the Defense Forces, 19 attacks are still ongoing.
According to preliminary information, today our soldiers neutralized 300 occupiers in this direction, 130 of them irretrievably. One tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, six vehicles of the occupiers, one artillery system and 10 UAVs were destroyed. Two artillery systems, a vehicle and an enemy tank were also damaged.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked our positions near Slavyanka, Petrovpavlovka, Kurakhovo and Dachnoye. At present, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled 22 enemy attacks, and three more clashes are ongoing.
In the Vremevsky direction, our troops repelled 13 enemy attacks near the settlements of Yantarnoye, Novy Komar, Novodarovka and in the direction of Constantinople, units of the Defense Forces repelled five of them, eight combat contacts are still ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction, the Russian invaders attacked our positions once. They received a tough rebuff and suffered losses.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their operation in the Kursk region, at the moment 44 combat clashes are known, 35 of them have already been completed. The fighting continues.
While in other areas there were no significant changes.
The General Staff noted the soldiers of the 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush, the 14th Operational Brigade named after Ivan Bohun and the 425th separate assault battalion Skala for their effective and professional combat work, who effectively destroy the enemy and inflict damage on him and his equipment.
Let us recall that from February 24, 2022 to January 5, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 796,490 people (+1,730 per day).
Let us add that two Ukrainian servicemen from the assault group of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade captured 14 Russian soldiers.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Volchansk, Olkhovatka, Zarubinka, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 40 troops, one 152mm D-20 gun, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade close to Dvurechnaya, Zapadnoye, Podoly, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments were repelled. The AFU losses were up to 450 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, ten pickup trucks, five 122mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun as well as one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one M113 armoured personnel carrier, 105mm M101 and two M-119 combat vehicles. One Khortitsa electronic warfare station was eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and defeated formations of one motorised infantry brigade, two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, and one infantry brigade of the AFU near Yantarnoye, Kirovo, Dalneye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Seversk, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by enemy assault detachments were repelled. The AFU losses were up to 230 troops and one pickup truck.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, one assault battalion, one naval infantry brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades close to Shcherbinovka, Peschanoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Novoolenovka, Slavyanka, Novovasilevka, Dzerzhinsk, Lysovka, Dachenskoye, Zelyonoye, Ukrainka, Shevchenko, and Vozdvizhenka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten AFU counter-attacks were repelled. The AFU losses were more than 410 troops, two German-made Leopard tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, three U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, three pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences and inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades near Zelyonoye Pole, Neskuchnoye, Novy Komar, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two enemy counter-attacks were repelled. The AFU losses were up to 150 troops, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines, defeated manpower and hardware of two infantry brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade close to Ponyatovka, Nikolskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 80 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, eight motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 137 areas.
Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Air defence units shot down three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 174 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,453 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,234 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,506 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,207 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,883 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
During the offensive, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of four mechanised brigades, four air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, five territorial defence formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Daryino, Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Aleksandriya, Leonidovo, Nikolskoye, Kozachaya Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovaya, Staraya Sorochina, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled.
At around 9 a.m. Moscow time, in order to stop the offensive by the Russian troops in Kursk direction, the enemy launched a counterattack by an assault detachment consisting of two tanks, one counterobstacle vehicle, and 12 armoured fighting vehicles with paratroopers toward Berdin area. Artillery and aviation of the Sever Group of Forces defeated one AFU assault detachment. Two tanks, one counterobstacle vehicle, and seven armoured fighting vehicles were neutralised. The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Martynovka, Lebedevka, Sverdlikovo, Zamostye, Viktorovka, Mikhailovka, Lokinskaya as well as Yunakovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Vodolagi, Miropolye, and Basovka in Sumy region.
Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were over 340 troops, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, four armoured personnel carriers, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, and five mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 49,010 troops, 273 tanks, 209 infantry fighting vehicles, 153 armoured personnel carriers, 1,461 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,407 motor vehicles, 340 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 88 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 28 units of engineering and other materiel, including 14 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 05.01.2025 to 00:00 06.01.2025.
A total of 24 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of a teenager being injured.
DAMAGED:
Two residential buildings,
One car,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 24 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 79 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:40 "Kursk Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 2.0": the enemy abandoned battalions with tanks to the slaughter
Today, at 9 a.m., the enemy began an offensive in the direction of Berdin – Bolshoye Soldatskoye.
In several waves, the Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed about 25 units of military equipment (including five tanks) and about two infantry battalions.
The enemy chose the villages of Berdin and Novostonitsky as their target, not reaching the highway (Sudzha - Kursk) to Bolshoe Soldatskoye.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces' armored vehicles made about 20 trips, transporting infantry across the fields to the plantings, where they gathered and rushed into battle.
FPVs were also active, meeting columns of equipment and then hunting for scattering infantry.
By the end of the day, the bulk of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' armored vehicles had been destroyed or damaged.
The occupiers' assault groups have also been largely routed. Fighters from the Akhmat Special Forces, the 2nd Special Forces Brigade, and the 30th Guards Regiment Sever are clearing the Berdino area.
Several small groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces have taken up positions in the plantings, having found themselves in a semi-cauldron; they are now being hunted.
During the fighting, one engineering vehicle, five tanks, up to 15 armored vehicles, up to three infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed. The first day of the crazy counteroffensive is already several kilometers from the enemy breakthrough area, but more on that in the next report.
20:35 "Brave" en masse are being destroyed equipment and infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, breaking through to Pokrovsk
Scouts of the "Center" group of forces are actively destroying the manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
19:20 Telegram channel "Colonelcassad"
A Ka-52 attack helicopter hits Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles in the area of the village of Berdin, –video.
18:20 Russian Ministry of Defense:
In the period from 15:00 to 18:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutydestroyedfour Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: three UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and one over the territory of the Kursk region.
17:20 Russian Ministry of Defense:
An FPV drone crew from the North group of troops destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck in the Khar'kov region, –video.
16:32 On the Kursk Frontare burning enemy tanks: Russian army destroys armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The "North" group of troops burns Ukrainian Armed Forces tanks near Malaya Loknya and in neighboring areas in the Kursk border region.
15:49 "Lancet" against the self-propelled gun "Krab", -video.
A crew of the Lancet loitering munition from the North group of forces destroyed a Krab self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
13:20 From 10:00 to 12:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: three UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and two over the territory of the Kursk region.
11:29 Leopard was torn to pieces by Russian birds near Kurakhovo, –video.
Footage of the destruction of a German Leopard 2A4 tank west of Kurakhovo by two FPV drones; after the second strike, the armored vehicle's ammunition detonated, tearing it apart.
10:31 Telegram channel "WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning of 05.01.2025
Zaporizhzhya Front. Russian troopscontinueto be active in several areas of the front, but it is impossible to talk about a full-scale offensive. The battles are local in nature, and most often, have a positional character.
Donetsk Front. Russian troops have completed the cleanup of Kurakhovo, which is confirmed by objective control footage with the Russian flag on the westernmost outskirts of the city. The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance on the flanks of the city. To the northwest of Kurakhovo, the settlement of Petrovpavlovka has been liberated, and fighting for Slavyanka continues. In Dzerzhinsk, Russian troops continue to conduct assault operations, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are putting up fierce resistance.
Chasovoyarsk direction. Without significant changes in the LBS. The RF Armed Forces will most likely make an attempt to finally dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the plant's territory in the coming days.
Kursk Region. No significant changes. Russian troops continue to attempt to dislodge the occupiers from their positions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are actively counterattacking.
9:35 Soldiers of the special forces unit "Grachi" and the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade raised the Russian flag on the westernmost outskirts of the town of Kurakhovo.
Soldiers from the 346th Special Forces Brigade of the Southern Military District and the 5th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade raised the flag on the westernmost outskirts of the city of Kurakhovo after completing the cleanup.
9:10 Crew of the Night Hunter stopped rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the border area of the Kursk region.
8:18 Kursk region. Advance of the Russian army 05.01
Fighting with new strength are being conducted in the area of the settlement of Leonidovo. Another enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group has been eliminated.
The advance of our troops in various areas forces the enemy to throw in new forces and use NATO reserve equipment.
8:05 Russian Ministry of Defense:
During the past night, air defense systems on dutydestroyed61 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles. 37 UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Rostov region, 20 over the territory of the Bryansk region, two over the territory of the Voronezh region, one over the territory of the Belgorod region and one over the territory of the Oryol region.
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[REGNUM] From the materials collected “hot on the heels” of the death of Izvestia freelance correspondent Alexander Martemyanov, it follows that the Ukrainian Armed Forces could have struck the car with the journalists by prior agreement and for reasons of ideological hatred.
The investigation materials note that investigators see a common criminal intent in the shelling of Gorlovka and the attack on the car with media workers.
Alexander became another victim of the war that the Kiev regime declared on Russian journalists. A Ukrainian FPV drone took his life on January 4, when the journalist was returning from Gorlovka, where, fulfilling his professional and human duty, he was preparing a report on yet another shelling of this long-suffering city by Ukrainian troops.
Four more of his colleagues from RIA Novosti and the publication "Bloknot Donetsk" were injured, fortunately, lightly. The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Murder and attempted murder of two or more persons").
THE DANGER STILL EXISTS
The length of the Donetsk-Gorlovka highway, where the tragedy occurred, is 60 kilometers. In peacetime, minibuses on good asphalt, which was typical for most roads in Donbass, could get from one city to another in 50 minutes. But with the start of the active phase of hostilities, everything that moves along this road became a target for Ukrainian artillerymen and drone operators.
If after the liberation of Avdiivka and Ocheretino a year ago the enemy was pushed back from the capital of the DPR, and the front line is inexorably moving in a westerly direction, approaching the borders of the Dnepropetrovsk region, then Gorlovka, located north of Donetsk, still remains a frontline city.
The Russian army is currently fighting in the center of Dzerzhinsk, which was renamed Toretsk during the Ukrainian occupation. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have created a fortified area there, which seems to hang over Gorlovka from the northwest. The distance between the cities in a straight line is only 15 kilometers. From there, Gorlovka is still within range of enemy artillery and UAVs.
The aftermath of one of these attacks, which was carried out with cluster munitions, was supposed to become Alexander’s next journalistic work.
When the front line passed through Avdiivka, up to ten cars could be destroyed on the highway per day, Izvestia military correspondent Dmitry Astrakhan told Regnum. Now the situation has improved a little, including after the liberation of the village of Novgorodskoye or, as it was called in Ukraine, New York. But enemy drones still reach the highway at extreme distances.
Yet, despite the fact that a trip along it sometimes turns into a deadly quest, the Donetsk-Gorlovka highway remains the shortest route for communication with the capital's center: a trip to Yenakiyevo is too big a detour.
TERROR VERSUS TRUTH
The tactics of artillery terror and drone strikes on fire trucks, ambulances and civilian vehicles are a long-established Ukrainian practice. And yet, the case with the Russian correspondents is indicative.
In fact, in Ukraine, Russian journalists — “information weapons” — have been equated to “ordinary” since 2016. That is, everyone who works in Russian media is not a journalist for the Ukrainian military, but a legitimate military target.
“There is information that bonuses are paid for the destruction of a Russian film crew, just like for destroyed armored vehicles,” explains Dmitry Astrakhan.
For strikes, Ukrainians have long been using drones created using 3D printing technologies. They are capable of flying at a speed of 80-90 km/h, carrying a sufficient amount of explosives. Components for such kamikaze drones can be freely purchased on marketplaces.
According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, Alexander Martemyanov gave his life so that people knew the truth.
After the journalist's death, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, assured that all those guilty of crimes against representatives of the Russian media will be identified and punished.
REPELLING AN ATTACK IN THE KURSK BORDER AREA
Almost simultaneously with the next wave of terrorist attacks on Gorlovka and the highway that connects it with Donetsk, a group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region attempted to counterattack the advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces.
On the morning of January 5, two tanks, 12 armored vehicles, and an assault group attacked the Berdin farm. Mine clearing vehicles cleared their way through the minefields. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attackers came under attack from Russian aviation and artillery. The enemy lost ten armored vehicles, including both tanks.
Over the course of a day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 340 soldiers, four tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, four armored personnel carriers, 12 armored combat vehicles, a barrier clearing vehicle, 20 cars, and five mortars in the Kursk direction.
Russian military continue their offensive in the areas of 15 settlements in the region: Darino, Kurilovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Alexandria, Leonidovo, Nikolskoye, Kozachya Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Melovaya, Staraya Sorochina, Novaya Sorochina, Russkoye Porechny and Sudzha.
Overall, the Kursk adventure has cost the Ukrainian Armed Forces command 49,000 troops and 273 tanks since the beginning of August. It is possible that the current attempt to advance is connected with the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump in the United States and an attempt to bargain for better positions in possible negotiations.
Against the backdrop of the loss of major cities in Donbass, the Ukrainian armed forces are trying to demonstrate at least some activity by organizing shelling of civilians and killing journalists.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] On the enemy's offensive in the Kursk region.
1. As expected, it began before January 20. There are battles in the direction of Bolshoy Soldatskoye to the northeast of Sudzha.
2. The direction of the main attack is not yet completely clear, so far it looks like the enemy has chosen the option of trying to expand the salient in the Kursk region, instead of attacking the Bryansk region. In the next couple of days, this will become clear.
3. It should also become clear how well our General Staff has uncovered the enemy's preparations and prepared appropriate countermeasures.
The online broadcast of the fighting, as usual, is on Telegram - https://t.me/boris_rozhin (if you are interested, subscribe)
1. As usual, the enemy closely links active offensive actions with IPSO operations, which conduct active measures (AM) designed to sow panic and uncertainty in a short period of time.
2. A massive injection of various rumors and speculations is carried out through social networks, targeting both the military and the civilian population.
3. The most profitable for IPSO employees are the first 24-72 hours of offensive actions, when the main wave of injections is carried out. After this, information flows are taken under stricter control and the effectiveness of injections drops many times over.
4. In the next couple of days, be especially attentive to the information received and perceived, especially from unverified sources. The enemy's information and psychological warfare structures were also preparing for offensive actions, just like the assault brigades. Therefore, "prepared information" will be introduced into action, depending on the course and outcome of offensive actions.
“In the Kursk region, in the area of the village of Berdin, the Russian army destroyed military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the publication says.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that Russian military personnel had defeated an assault group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which was attempting to launch a counterattack in the Kursk region. The enemy unit was attacked by artillery and aircraft of the Russian Sever group. As a result of the actions of the Russian Armed Forces, two tanks, a barrier vehicle, and seven armored vehicles with Ukrainian troops were destroyed.
More from korrespondent.net DeepState Announces Analysts Claim Hostile Offensive in Kursk Region.
Earlier it was reported that the Defense Forces attacked Russians in the Kursk region from several directions.
In the Kursk region, Russian troops are conducting an offensive on Malaya Loknya, Sverdlikovo and Leonidovka. This was reported by DeepState analysts on Sunday, January 5.
In parallel with this, assault operations by the Defense Forces continue.
"We will refrain from commenting for now. We must wait for the result, because the fighting continues. The only question is what kind of fugitive blogger-fugitive from Spain announces counter-offensive actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 48 hours in advance, indicating the exact location of the assault and almost the exact time," the statement says.
Analysts note that the enemy continues to fill the information vacuum with footage of the destruction of Ukrainian equipment north of Martynovka.
"The enemy's media is building a sense of victory and attributing to itself many times greater merits. Although the Russian has not been able to reflect its own territory in Kursk for the sixth time. We recommend not to succumb to emotional swings on our part, and not to go to enemy resources for information," DeepState added.
Recall that earlier it was reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Russians in the Kursk region in several directions. The head of the Presidential Office Andrei Yermak confirmed the intensification of military actions in the Kursk region of Russia. Subsequently, the Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.
▪Today, starting at 9 a.m., the enemy began an offensive in the direction of Berdyn - Bolshoe Soldatskoye.
▪The enemy chose the settlements of Berdyn and Novostonitsky as their target, not reaching the highway (Sudzha - Kursk) to Bolshoe Soldatskoye.
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces armored vehicles made about 20 trips, transporting infantry across the fields to the plantings, where they accumulated and rushed into battle.
▪The Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers advancing on a clear day were met by our UAV operators, artillerymen and tank crews, seriously thinning out the occupiers.
▪But the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants managed to break through due to the mass and the fighting began on the outskirts of the Berdyn farm, and then near the settlement of Novostonitsky.
▪Due to the quick, suicidal rush of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, even our drone operators and mortar crews had to enter the battle.
▪Our tanks in the fields and right in the village were shooting at the Ukrainian infantry abandoned by their armored vehicles.
▪FPVs were also active, meeting vehicle columns and then hunting for the fleeing infantry.
▪By the end of the day, the bulk of the Ukrainian armored vehicles were destroyed or knocked out.
▪The occupiers' assault groups were also mostly routed. The fighters of the Akhmat Special Forces (Chechens)
, the 2nd Special Forces Brigade and the 30th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment Sever are clearing the Berdino area.
▪Several small groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces that were caught in a semi-cauldron are in the forests and dug in, and are now being hunted.
▪The first day of the mad counteroffensive has essentially ended in failure, but it is expected that the enemy may continue to introduce and spend reserves, throwing them into battle on this, and possibly on neighboring sections of the front.
▪Meanwhile, the Russian army itself is actively advancing literally a few kilometers from the enemy's breakthrough, but more on that in the next report.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
