The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
❗️ Russian troops are in offensive in all directions. Despite the transfer of additional reserves, the enemy suffers heavy losses and retreats from the occupied areas.
▫️ A total of 63.2% (801 sq km) of the area originally occupied by the enemy (1,268 sq km) has been liberated in Kursk region.
▫️ In two weeks of January, during the offensive operation, the Sever Group of Forces has liberated four settlements: Aleksandriya, Leonidovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Kruglenkoye.
▫️Servicemen of the 7th Guards Air Assault Division, the 76th Guards Air Assault Division, the 83rd Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade, the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, the 810th Separate Guards Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as 1427th Motorised Rifle Regiment distinguished themselves in actions when liberating the settlements.
In addition, a counter-attack launched by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Berdin was repelled. The enemy resorted to the counter-attack to stop the Russian offensive in Kursk direction and get out of the blocking area.
▫️ The Akhmat units of the 42nd Guards Motorised Rifle Division together with the 106th Air Assault Division of the Airborne Troops inflicted significant losses on the enemy, after which the enemy abandoned further actions in this direction and was driven back to initial positions.
▫️ In January in Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine sustained losses of more than 5,600 troops and more than 570 units of military hardware, including 40 tanks, 213 infantry fighting vehicles and others, 91 artillery guns and mortars, and more than 210 motor vehicles.
▫️ Over 230 troops of the AFU have been neutralised in Kursk direction during the day. One tank, three armoured personnel carriers, to include two U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carriers, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, four artillery guns, and a mortar have been eliminated as well.
▫️ Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 52,450 troops, 304 tanks, 231 infantry fighting vehicles, 173 armoured personnel carriers, 1,562 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,493 motor vehicles, 371 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, 93 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 30 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, eight armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
In today's report from the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had losses of 2,125 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's...
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army aviation and artillery strikes conduct reconnaissance-search actions to locate and eliminate the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups in forest belts attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory to the south of Alekseyevskoye, Safonovka, and Sheptukhovka.
▫️Attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Komarovka, Olgovka, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and more than 30 Ukrainian troops.
▫️Aviation and artillery strikes along with actions of defending troops inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost, and to the south of Kurilovka.
▫️One U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher was destroyed by a missile strike near Bezdrik (Sumy ...
The banner of the unit was captured in battle by the Rifle Battalion of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade.
Also, the Storm unit of the 1st Slavyanskaya captured the next object “Cheburashka”, and the 2nd battalion captured the next dacha area (in front of the Khimik microdistrict).
In addition, Russian fighters today cut the road from Lastochkino to Avdeevsky coke plant.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
▫️The Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of one tank brigade, a heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Guyevo, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Viktorovka, Zaoleshenka, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolsky as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Miropolye in Sumy region.
▫️Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to over 210 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor ...
In this report from the MoD of the Russian Federation of the continuation of the SMO, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had loses of 1,530 soldiers.
▫️This morning, in response to the fire of U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles on civilian infrastructure in Belgorod region, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a group high-precision strike against the Ukrainian defence industry facilities, including the Luch design bureau, which is designing and manufacturing Neptune long-range guided missiles and Olkha MLRS rockets. All objectives achieved, targets engaged.
▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of a motorised infantry brigade and a national guard brigades close to Volchansk and Glubokoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost up to 30 men, two motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units hit manpower and hardware of two airmobile brigades and an air assault regiment of the AFU ...
In this weekly from the MoD of the Russian Federation of the continuation of the SMO, the Armed of Ukraine had loses of 12,945 soldiers and 49 surrendered to the Russian Forces.
From 11 to 17 January 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out eight group strikes by high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit Ukraine's crucial gas and energy infrastructure facilities that support the work of the Ukrainian defence industry. The strikes also engaged armament depots, a fuel base, and infrastructure of military airfields.
Moreover, the group strikes hit assembly facilities and storage areas for strike UAVs and uncrewed surface vehicles, as well as temporary deployment areas for Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries.
▫️ The Sever Group of Forces continued fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Kursk region.
As a result of the active offensive operations, the settlements of Aleksandriya, Leonidovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Kruglenkoye have been ...
