ua en ru

Over 500 Russian targets destroyed: Weekly summary of combat operations

Over 500 Russian targets destroyed: Weekly summary of combat operations Photo: The Air Force summarized the week's results (armyinform.com)

The Ukrainian Air Force summarized the results of the past week. In total, more than 500 enemy targets were destroyed, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

The military reported that from January 20 to January 26, air defense forces shot down over 500 enemy aerial threats, including:

  • 2 guided aviation missiles;
  • 375 Shahed-type attack drones;
  • 71 reconnaissance drones;
  • 59 drones of other types.

Over the week, tactical aviation of the Air Force conducted more than 30 sorties for:

  • aerial reconnaissance,
  • fighter cover,
  • fire missions,
  • and air support for ground units.

Air Force pilots carried out dozens of airstrikes on enemy positions using bombs and missiles of various types, targeting command points, concentrations of equipment, and personnel.

During the week, the soldiers of the Joint Rifle Brigade of the Air Force conducted:

  • 64 FPV drone strikes,
  • 144 successful UAV drops,
  • 11 rifle engagements,
  • 1,100 UAV reconnaissance flights.

"Enemy personnel, equipment, ammunition depots, and dozens of aerial targets were destroyed," the military added.

It should be recalled that as of the morning of January 26, the Russian army lost more than 1,700 soldiers in a single day. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the enemy has lost 830,190 military personnel.

We also reported that over the past day, more than 150 combat engagements took place. The Pokrovsk direction was the most difficult, with the enemy conducting one-third of the attacks there.

In addition, the enemy carried out 32 airstrikes using 59 KABs, more than 650 attacks with combat drones, and shelled Ukrainian military positions and settlements over 4,000 times during the past day.