Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said operational aviation, drones, missiles and artillery hit long‑range UAV launch areas along with energy and transport infrastructure used by Ukrainian forces.
- In daily tallies, the ministry reported Ukrainian losses of up to 400 personnel in the Center sector, about 225 in the South, more than 200 in the West and over 170 in the North, while claiming improved tactical positions across fronts.
- The ministry said operators from the East grouping used reconnaissance and attack drones to foil a Ukrainian counterattack near Gulyaypole, destroying an M1117 armored vehicle, Kozak and Novator armored cars, and other equipment.
- Russian fighters described the capture of Priluki in Zaporizhzhia on January 17, saying some defenders who refused to surrender were killed and Western small arms, including M‑16 rifles, were found at the position.
- Regional authorities reported sustained UAV activity over Russia, including 24 drones shot down over Voronezh, more than 100 drone attacks on Belgorod region with casualties, and the lifting of a drone threat alert in Saratov, while the federal ombudsperson said prisoner exchanges remain stalled.