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[NewsFront] According to The New York Times, North Korean troops have been withdrawn from the front lines in the Kursk region after heavy losses. Apparently, this is the end of the story of one of the main media projects of 2024, “North Korean Troops in the Ukrainian Conflict.”
Some "officials" in Ukraine and the US allegedly told the NYT that representatives of the DPRK "haven't been seen for several weeks." However, the only source named by name was the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Syrsky, who reported that "in three months the number of North Korean troops has been cut in half."
Well, that's logical. 0:2 = 0. But during the entire "North Korean" hysteria, the speakers who were whipping up this topic never once gave anything reliable that would confirm not only the number and role of the DPRK representatives in the Ukrainian events, but even the very fact of their presence in the combat ranks of the RF Armed Forces.
Much has been said about the difficulties of incorporating the North Korean army into the Russian Armed Forces. First of all, there is the lack of combat coordination, aggravated by the language barrier, differences in military doctrines, etc. Certainly, individual specialists would be needed to service North Korean equipment, but larger-scale use cases would have many disadvantages that would outweigh any possible advantages.
But there are hundreds of confirmed facts about foreign mercenaries in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including many coffins that are mourned throughout the Western world from Japan to Sweden. The situation with representatives of the DPRK is completely different.
The story itself arose with a simple goal: to convince the Western layman that the conflict in Ukraine is the very archetypal confrontation of the Enlightened West with the wild Eastern Horde. The battle of the Garden against the Jungle. An invasion from somewhere in the "Tatar desert" of the biblical "Gog and Magog", in whose path everyone, from the youngest to the oldest, must stand. But it didn't work out.
If the new US administration plans to develop diplomatic activity towards the Global South, then stopping the escalation of the story with “hordes of the DPRK on the borders of Europe” is completely logical. This tool has exhausted itself, and did not really work. At most, Ukraine received a little more weapons.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21.55 President Volodymyr Zelensky heard the report of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky and thanked the Special Operations Forces for the effective defeat of Russian soldiers and equipment.
20:40 Rescuers have completed the search operation after the Russian airstrike on a multi-story building in Sumy. The death toll has risen to nine, with another 14 people injured.
20.35 Swedish Combat Boat 90 boats, transferred by partners to the Ukrainian Navy, are already carrying out special tasks in the Black Sea aimed at strengthening security measures in the waters of our coast.
18.46 The death toll from a Russian drone strike on a multi-story residential building in Sumy has risen to eight. Local authorities have announced that a Day of Mourning has been declared in Sumy on January 30 and 31.
18:39 Ukrainian military continues to effectively destroy Russian equipment at the front. This time, the 122-mm Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) was hit . The corresponding video was released by the Unmanned Systems Forces Command on Thursday, January 30.
17:45 Russia has begun using Shahed missiles with a warhead increased to 90 kg and metal elements (shrapnel). This was stated by the head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak.
"Russia is now using Shahed drones with an increased warhead of up to 90 kg and metal elements (shrapnel) to increase the number of civilian casualties," he wrote on Telegram.
16.50 The Security Service of Ukraine has identified the faces of four Russian generals who ordered the attack on the Epicenter hypermarket in Kharkiv on May 24, 2024, where 19 civilians were killed and 46 more were injured.
15:20 Fighters from the 14th Ivan Bohun Operational Brigade of the National Guard Chervona Kalyna, using a drone, planted the Ukrainian flag behind Russian military lines in the Donetsk direction.
"Under the cover of night, pilots from the Chervona Kalyna brigade used a drone to secure the Ukrainian flag to a tower that is under enemy control," the message under the video reads.
13.23 On Thursday morning, Russian invaders carried out massive shelling of a number of settlements in the Donetsk region. There are casualties and wounded among civilians, said the head of the local OVA Vadim Filashkin.
13.05 Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) carried out a DDOS attack on the digital infrastructure of Russian companies Gazprom and Gazpromneft. Ukrinform reported the details, citing a source in intelligence.
12.58 Russian theater and film actor Nikita Dzhigurda has been included in the list of persons posing a threat to national security. This is stated in the order of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine. It is noted that Dzhigurda is actively participating in anti-Ukrainian events of the aggressor state aimed at justifying and legitimizing the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.
12:36 The Ukrainian-made Zmey unmanned ground logistics system has been approved for use in the Armed Forces . This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense on January 30.
11:31 The Novoshakhtinsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Rostov Region has suspended operations after attacks, according to Andrey Kovalenko, head of the National Security and Defense Council's Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD). According to him, last year the refinery processed 3 million tons of oil, although it can process 7.5 million tons.
10.58 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a lyceum was destroyed as a result of Russian attacks. Other buildings were also damaged, said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
10.43 A former Ukrainian soldier who voluntarily swore allegiance to the Russians after his unit was captured in Simferopol in 2014 has been detained. His parents still live in the Poltava region. This was reported on January 30 by the State Bureau of Investigation.
10.22 President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the Russian attack on the city of Sumy. According to the latest information, four people were killed and nine more received injuries of varying severity.
9.56 Russian troops launched 81 attack drones on Ukrainian territory. Air defense forces shot down 37 Shaheeds in 10 regions of the country, another 39 enemy drone imitators were lost. This was reported by the air force on January 30.
9:35 In the Bryansk region (Russia) on the night of January 30, a distribution station of the Druzhba oil pipeline was attacked . A fire broke out there. This was reported by the TG channels Astra and Mash.
8.56 Over the past 24 hours, 158 combat clashes have been recorded at the front. This was reported on January 30 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The defense forces have hit ten areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, one air defense system, and two other important objects of the Russian invaders.
8.12 The bodies of two dead people were pulled out from under the rubble of a house in Sumy. This was reported by the State Emergency Service. It is noted that the bodies of a man and a woman were unblocked. According to the Sumy OVA, as of 8:00, as a result of an enemy "shahed" hitting a multi-story residential building in Sumy, four people were killed and 9 received injuries of varying severity.
7.50 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed 1,270 Russian occupiers . The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022 to January 30, 2025 reached about 835,940 people. This was announced by the General Staff.
4.54 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's theory of victory is based on the assumption that the West will abandon Ukraine to its fate. Therefore, regular Western military aid to Kiev will force him to make concessions. This is stated in a report by the American Institute for the Study of War.
0.58 Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the Nizhny Novgorod Oil Refinery in Kstovo, Russia, on the night of January 29. The refinery is located more than 800 kilometers from the front line in northern Ukraine. The explosions caused a massive fire that lasted until the morning. Russian media are already panicking over this attack and other strikes by Ukraine, Forbes journalist David Axe reports in his article.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are causing damage to the Russian army.
Russian troops lost more than 300 soldiers in the Pokrovsky direction in one day, but continue to advance.
There have been 125 combat clashes on the front since the beginning of the day. The Russian invaders attacked 51 times in the Pokrovsky direction, where they lost more than 300 people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Thursday, January 30.
In the Kharkov direction, there was one combat clash in the direction of Liptsy. The enemy also carried out an airstrike on the Kazachya Lopan area. Three times the Russians attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction, near Petrovpavlovka, Zagryzovoye and Novaya Kruglyakovka. The units of the defense forces stopped all enemy attacks.
In the Liman direction, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Kopanki, Balka Zhuravka, Yampolevka, Zelenaya Dolina, Terny and Kolodtsy. Our soldiers repelled nine enemy attacks.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy made nine attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenskoye areas, all combat clashes have been completed. In the Kramatorsk direction, soldiers repelled 10 attempts by the occupiers to advance in the Orekhovo-Vasilovka, Novomarkovoye, Stupochki, Chasovy Yar and Predtechino areas.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russians have attempted to advance forward 13 times in the areas of Toretsk, Dilievka, Shcherbinovka and Krymskoye, one clash continues.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the aggressor attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces 51 times in the areas of the settlements of Malinovka, Elizavetovka, Vodyanoye Vtoroy, Novotoretskoye, Luch, Pokrovsk, Lisovka, Novoukrainka, Udachnoye, Yasenovo, Shevchenko and Dachnoye. Seven clashes are still ongoing.
The occupiers' losses in the direction today amounted to 337 people killed and wounded, 10 vehicles, one UAV antenna, one satellite communications system, two electronic warfare systems, one ATGM, a Murom-M surveillance system and three operational-tactical level UAVs were destroyed, in addition, two enemy mortars were significantly damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the invaders carried out one attack near Constantinople. In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the Russians made four attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the Novopol and Novosyolka areas.
In the Dnieper direction, the Russian invaders tried seven times to displace the Ukrainian Armed Forces units from their positions, but were unsuccessful and, having suffered losses, retreated.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in the Kursk direction. The soldiers repelled 11 Russian attacks in this direction, in addition, the enemy's aviation carried out 12 airstrikes on its own territory, dropping 16 KAB.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,270 Russian occupiers. The total combat losses of the Russian army since the beginning of the half-scale invasion of Ukraine amounted to about 835,940 people.
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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 inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Peschanoye, Zagryzovo, Zagoruykovka, Kutkovka, Putnikovo, and Kurilovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 320 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, eight field artillery guns, including three NATO-made guns. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Seversk, Dronovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 175 troops, two motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to engage in active offensive operations. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Nelepovka, Novopavlovka, Shcherbinovka, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 550 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one territorial defence brigade near Novoselka, Razliv, Volnoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 troops and three motor vehicles. Five field artillery guns, including one NATO-made gun, were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Antonovka, Tokarevka (Kherson region), and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops and two motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck Ukrainian defence industry objects, infrastructure of military airfields, UAV workshops and storages, as well as engaged the enemy's manpower and hardware in 142 areas.
Air defence units shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 61 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,861 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,892 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,058 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,904 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
In the past six months, monthly medical and irrecoverable losses of the AFU manpower have been constantly reaching about 50,000 troops and more (January 2025 – 51,960 troops, December 2024 – 48,470 troops, November 2024 – 60,805 troops, etc.).
The number of recruits of the AFU training centres even considering the more active mobilisation efforts all over Ukraine by enlistment offices has rarely exceeded 30,000 people per month over the past six months. Without proper training, these recruits are sent to the line of contact, which results in decreasing the AFU total strength.
According to the official data, up to 100,000 Ukrainian troops have gone AWOL or fled.
Legislative changes prepared by the Kiev regime under pressure from Western countries to lower the mobilisation age from 25 to 18 are the only way for Zelensky to delay the cascading collapse of the front in Donbass for a few more months.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy's units were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Zazulevka, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Obody in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 240 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, nine mortars, two electronic warfare stations, three UAV command posts, and two ammunition depots.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 56,140 troops, 325 tanks, 241 infantry fighting vehicles, 185 armoured personnel carriers, 1,653 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,707 motor vehicles, 396 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 105 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 32 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 20:27 122mm D-30 howitzer crews of the North group of forces destroyed platoon strongholds with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the special operation zone –Ministry of Defense?? 19:37 Flying along the border forest plantation, FPV operator GV "Sever" discovered enemy self-propelled artillery unit. Having flown around the target from all sides, Severyanin noticed that the anti-drone net in the front part of the self-propelled gun was weakly stretched and promptly inflicted fire damage on the self-propelled gun.
18:57 Fighters of the North group of forces take revengefor the woman and her son who died the day before in the Belgorod region.
In the village of Razumnoye in the Belgorod region, a two-year-old child and his mother were killed as a result of a drone attack on a residential building.
There was another child and his father in the house; they were injured.
18:54 Training conditions are close to combat conditions –Ministry of Defense
Drone operators and counter-UAV teams from the Bars-1 unit of the Dnepr military group conduct joint training at training grounds in the Zaporizhia region.
Drone pilots fly along specified and arbitrary routes. In turn, the military personnel of the counter-UAV groups track the enemy "birds" and fire at them.
This interaction creates training conditions close to combat ones.
18:08 Airborne artillerymen disrupted the enemy’s rotation –Ministry of Defense
The crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer of the Airborne Forces artillery unit destroyed Ukrainian militants conducting a rotation in the border area of the Kursk region.
The artillerymen marched to firing positions and with three shots hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds located in the basements of half-destroyed buildings, thereby disrupting the enemy’s rotation on the line of combat contact.
17:03 Captured Ukrainian serviceman Igor Parfentiev on the lawlessness in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces –Ministry of Defense
Prisoner of war Igor Parfentiev was mobilized by representatives of the TCC and sent to military service in the Zhitomir region. Various people from nearby regions of the country were brought to the training unit. Then Parfentiev was sent to fight in the Donetsk People's Republic, where he saw the atrocities of his commanders, who were engaged in looting and tormenting civilians.
"When we entered the first village of the DPR, we had to resettle the military, and the commanders gave us the order to evict the local residents onto the street and settle the soldiers into the houses. There were mortar men next door to us, and when they left the apartment, they took all the owner's belongings with them. They borrowed money from the seller at the local store for vodka and did not return it," the prisoner of war said.
From Parfentyev’s story it is clear that the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel acted without control; the officers tried to control them remotely.
"I reported on the radio about the attack and that we needed support, but the commanders answered us: "Hold on, maybe your own people have confused you." We started shouting "Glory to Ukraine", then a barrage of fire fell on us. We began to retreat, despite the command's prohibition to leave our positions. And then our own FPV drones started working on us," added captive Parfentyev.
16:15 Sakhalin artillerymen of the Vostok group destroyed a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction –Ministry of Defense
15:35 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B towed guns of the Zapad group of forces strike at the identified camouflaged firing positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, ammunition depots, military equipment, fortified strongholds and concentrations of enemy manpower –Ministry of Defense
15:14 FPV drone crews of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group burned a Ukrainian T-72M1 tank. Objective control footage shows precise hits by attack drones on the tank –Ministry of Defense
14:56 Bogatyrsky direction
After taking Velikaya Novosyolka, units of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Novy Komar attack in the direction of Novoocheretovaty and further north in the direction of the ravine leading to Razdolnoye.
To the northwest, units of the Russian Armed Forces are attacking in the direction of Bogatyr and Constantinople, outflanking Razliv.
From the south, the Russian Armed Forces managed to push the enemy in the direction of Razliv for about two km, occupying the territory between the Kapitan and Shulicha gullies.
North of the Sukhie Yaly River, units of the Russian Armed Forces have taken up a landing in the southern part of the Sukhaya ravine and are driving out the enemy from the northern side of the ravine, west of the settling ponds.
In Dachny, there is intense fighting in the center, where our forces were able to break through yesterday (in the area of ??the kindergarten-club), and on the northeastern outskirts.
To the south, our units are fighting for a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
From the area east of Zelenovka, our units are making their way to Ulakly.
In Andreyevka, fighting continues in the central and eastern parts of the village.
14:50 Red Army direction. Central area
The enemy pays special attention to this area. The most motivated enemy units are on the defensive here. The positions here are equipped with engineers as our troops approach.
The area directly covers Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) and Dmitrov (Mirnograd). Enemy units operate here relying on the urban development of the agglomeration, i.e. command posts, command posts, UAV control posts, air defense posts of enemy units, places for equipment shelters, at a minimum, have greater protection than in small settlements.
In addition, the enemy’s main defensive positions in this area are located on commanding heights, which also gives him certain advantages.
Enemy units in this area are constantly being replenished with personnel and reserves.
In the center, the enemy is conducting generally successful defensive battles, relying on advantageous positions in the area of Sukhoi Yar, Lysovka, on the heights and along two railway lines on the flanks.
Despite the active work of our artillery in this area, the “big and small sky”, every advance here is achieved with great effort.
Some of our fpv drones are working, reaching the depths of the enemy's defense, up to Rodinsky. In the area of Lysovka and Sukhoi Yar, the enemy, introducing reserves, periodically shows activity, undertakes counterattacks.
Based on the above, judging by the developing situation, our command has concentrated its main efforts on enveloping the agglomeration on the flanks: in the area of Dmitrovo (Kotlino), where our units are attacking and advancing in the direction of the M30 (E50) highway and Vozdvizhenka, north of which our units are gaining a foothold in the area of the road junction of the highway to Konstantinovka.
The situation in the area itself is relatively static. Fierce battles are underway for Lysovka, where, by introducing reserves, we are pushing the enemy out of the northern part, behind the stronghold north of Zeleny, west of Chunishino and Novoukrainka and in the direction of Sukhoi Yar along the railway lines.
14:47 Two Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers of long-range aviation carried out a planned flight in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Sea of Japan –Ministry of Defense
The flight lasted more than 8 hours. Fighter escort was provided by the crews of Su-35S and Su-30SM aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
All flights of aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces are carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace.
13:41 Advance of Russian attack aircraft in Andreyevka –MA
13:34 Russian Armed Forces improved positions north of Yantarny –MAP
13:16 Russian army expanded control in the Dachnoye area –MAP
13:08 Russian Armed Forces advance south of Razliv –MAP
12:40 Correction of LBS in the area of the village of Nadiya –MAP
12:12 Tank crews of the 80th Tank Regiment of the 90th tank Division of the Center group of forces hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortifications with direct fire –Ministry of Defense
After the destruction of the main firing points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, small groups of attack aircraft took the settlement of Novoyelysovetovka in the DPR.
11:00 In Zaporizhia region organized training of mobilized personnel of the 102nd Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces at a training ground in the vicinity of Rizdvyanka.
Also, from January 20 to February 4, combat training sessions are underway with servicemen from one of the unidentified mechanized brigades at a training ground code-named “Adaptation” near Novonikolaevka.
Another large training ground is located northeast of Zaporozhye in Volnyansk on the basis of the old territory of the logistics troops. The ground is located next to the railway line, which simplifies the delivery of personnel for training.
10:35 FPV drone crew from the Rubicon center destroyed a Ukrainian combat armored vehicle in the Kursk direction —Ministry of Defense
10:35 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the settlement of Verkhnekamenskoye —MAP
10:11 Precise strike on Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters by FPV drone on fiber optics. Kursk region —MAP
09:36 Fighters of the Gorlovka 132nd Mootorized Rifle Brigade of the "Center" force group hunt for infantry and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk), attack and eliminate them with precise fire.
09:07 Russian troops have come close to the Ulakly/Constantinopol area, where the Kurakhovo garrison of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was retreating. Earlier, this area was closely processed by aviation, and now, it seems, the active phase on the ground is beginning —MAP
08:42 FPV operators GV "North" hit kamikaze drones at two M-113 armored personnel carriers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov direction.
08:20 Su-25 crews destroyed camouflaged armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border areas of the Kursk region —Ministry of Defense
07:23 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: three UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region and two over the territory of the Bryansk region. Ministry of Defense
05:10 A 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crew from the Center group of forces destroyed a strong point and a field ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction —Ministry of Defense
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[Regnum] In Russia, for the first time, a procedure for coloring a batch of wheat for grain export to countries where the relevant requirements are imposed was carried out. This was reported by Rosselkhoznadzor.
On January 28, in the port of Vysotsky in the Leningrad Region, specialists from the St. Petersburg branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Grain Quality Assessment Center" for the first time dyed wheat for shipment to Morocco. The total weight of the batch was 28 thousand tons.
As the department explained, grain coloring is a new service of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Grain Quality Assessment Center”.
It is noted that each country sets its own requirements for the quality and appearance of products. For example, Morocco and Saudi Arabia have special requirements for the coloring of grain. Most often, coloring is used to identify grain intended for animal feed.
When dyeing, special dyes are used that strictly comply with safety and quality standards.
To meet Morocco's requirements for identifying feed wheat, the dye E-142 (green) was used. This is a natural product that guarantees the complete safety of the product.
As reported by Regnum news agency, Russia will continue to provide humanitarian aid to the Central African Republic (CAR), including wheat supplies, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on January 16.
Kazakhstan will not extend the previously introduced restrictions on the import of wheat from Russia and has resumed imports from January 1, 2025. This was reported by the Eldala.kz portal.
Putin said in September that the country's projected grain harvest in 2024 was 132 million tons, up from 148 million tons the year before. Domestic consumption is expected to be up to 90 million tons.
According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture Oksana Lut, the country will be able to export up to 60 million tons of grain this year.
Text by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Kalashnikov to Present for the First Time the Latest AK-12 Shortened and AK-12 Compact Assault Rifles at IDEX 2025.
Kalashnikov Concern will exhibit for the first time the latest 5.45mm AK-12 shortened (AK-12K) and 5.45mm AK-12 compact (AK-12SK) assault rifles at the IDEX 2025 International Exhibition of Arms and Defense Technologies, which will be held from 17 to 21 February in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
The AK-12K and AK-12SK are chambered for 5.45x39 mm and are designed to destroy enemy manpower. They have improved technical, ergonomic and operational characteristics that meet the requirements of modern combat.
When firing from them, in particular, 5.45 mm cartridges with a regular 7N6 bullet, 5.45 mm cartridges with a 7N10 high-penetration bullet, as well as 5.45 mm cartridges with 7T3 and 7T3M tracer bullets are used. The capacity of the AK-12K and AK-12SK magazines is 30 rounds. The machine guns are equipped with a low-noise shooting device (LSD) weighing no more than 0.8 kg.
Tactical and technical characteristics of the Kalashnikov assault rifle AK-12K
∙ Caliber, mm - 5.45
∙ Weight without magazine, belt and accessories, kg, no more than - 3.4
∙ Length of the assault rifle without PMS, mm, no more than:
- in the combat position - 810
- in the stowed position - 570
∙ Barrel length, mm - 290±20
Tactical and technical characteristics of the Kalashnikov assault rifle AK-12SK
∙ Caliber, mm - 5.45
∙ Weight without magazine, belt and accessories, kg, no more than - 3.2
∙ Length of the assault rifle without PMS, mm, no more than:
- in the combat position - 750
- in the stowed position - 500
∙ Barrel length, mm - 228±20
SVO encourages Kalashnikov to speed up the renewal of its model range.
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