Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 26
Illustrative photo: Ukraine's General Staff updates frontline data for the past 24 hours (GettyImages)
Over the past day, 138 combat clashes were recorded along the entire front line. The most intense attacks took place near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Yesterday, Russia carried out 89 air strikes, dropped 237 guided bombs, shelled 3,681 rounds, including 63 from multiple launch rocket systems, and launched 7,789 suicide drones.
Russia carried out air strikes on the following populated areas:
- Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region
- Havrylivka in Dnipropetrovsk region
- Zelene, Rizdvianka, Nove Pole, Zirnytsia, Yurkivka, and Pavlivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Frontline
In the North-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, Ukrainian soldiers repelled a Russian attack over the past day, while the Russians carried out one air strike with 3 guided aerial bombs, and carried out 80 shellings.
In the South-Slobozhanskyi direction, Russia attempted nine times to break through the defensive lines of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of the settlements of Zelene, Vovchansk, Prylipka, Starytsia, and in the direction of Izbytske.
Yesterday, there were 7 Russian attacks in the Kupiansk direction. Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian assaults in the direction of Pishchane and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman direction, Russians carried out 12 attacks. They tried to break through Ukrainian defenses in the areas of Serhiivka, Drobysheve, Kolodiazi, Novoselivka, and Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 2 Russian attempts to advance in the area of Platonivka and towards Yampil yesterday.
In the Kramatorsk direction, two clashes were recorded in the area of the settlement of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and towards Bondarne.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russia carried out 9 attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbinivka, and in the direction of Kostiantynivka and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 41 Russian assaults near the settlements of Shakhove, Dorozhnie, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and in the direction of Filiia and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, Russia carried out 7 attacks over the past day in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Sichneve, Verbove, Krasnohirsk, and in the direction of Nove Zaporizhzhia.
In the Huliaipole direction, there were 14 Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Solodke, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, and in the direction of Varvarivka, Zelene, and Pryluky.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 2 Russian attacks in the areas of Plavni and Stepove.
In the Prydniprovskyi direction, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled a Russian attack in the direction of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of Russian offensive groups were detected.
Russian losses
Ukrainian soldiers are inflicting significant losses on Russian forces in terms of manpower and equipment and are actively undermining the offensive capabilities of the Russian troops, which amounted to 1,020 personnel. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed 3 Russian tanks, an armored combat vehicle, and Russian capabilities in the rear.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Air Force, missile forces, and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck 4 areas where Russian personnel were concentrated and four other important targets.
In total, Russia lost 1,020 personnel over the past day. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed 3 Russian tanks, an armored combat vehicle, 32 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 917 unmanned aerial vehicles, 147 vehicles, and one piece of special equipment.
