Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said the ‘Center’ grouping killed up to 400 Ukrainian personnel in the past day, citing strikes across Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions including Dobropillia, Serhiyivka and Demuryne.
- In the ‘South’ sector, the ministry reported up to 225 Ukrainian casualties and the destruction of armored vehicles, artillery, a Grad launcher, an electronic warfare station and ammunition and fuel depots in multiple Donetsk locations.
- The ‘North’ grouping was said to have improved its positions with reported Ukrainian losses of more than 170 personnel in Sumy and Kharkiv regions, while the ‘West’ grouping claimed over 200 Ukrainian casualties and advances in parts of Kharkiv region and the Donetsk People’s Republic.
- Russian accounts highlighted extensive drone use, including operators from ‘Vostok’ who purportedly foiled a Ukrainian counterattack near Huliaypole and UAVs that guided TOC‑1A ‘Solntsepek’ strikes, with fighters also describing a January 17 assault that seized Priluki in the Zaporizhzhia region.
- Human-impact updates included explosions reported in the Ukrainian‑controlled part of Zaporizhzhia, seven Horlakh attack victims still hospitalized with improving conditions and one child in serious condition, and Russia’s ombudsperson saying prisoner‑exchange talks have stalled for more than four months.