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Ukraine Reports 135 Clashes as Russia Presses Multi‑Directional Push to Encircle Lyman

The Siverskyi Donets river remains insufficiently frozen, restricting Russian heavy equipment.

Overview

  • The General Staff said Russian forces carried out 2 missile strikes, 70 airstrikes, 4,786 kamikaze drone attacks and 3,088 shelling incidents on January 19.
  • On the Pokrovsk axis, Russia attempted about 34 assaults, with Ukraine reporting 93 enemy personnel neutralized, including 37 killed, and the destruction of vehicles and drones.
  • Nine Russian attacks were recorded on the Lyman sector, and a UOS spokesperson confirmed an ongoing effort to encircle the city from several directions.
  • The civil project Book of Executioners published the names of 14 Russian servicemen convicted in open Ukrainian trials, noting many were later exchanged back to Russia.
  • Donetsk regional prosecutors announced treason and collaboration suspicions against 10 detained Ukrainians accused of fighting for Russia on multiple frontline sectors.