Everyone is watching the "Davos Noise"—the endless speculation about Trump, Zelensky, and peace deals—but the ground reality has shifted in the last six hours, and it looks ugly. While the politicians talk, Russia is launching a coordinated squeeze: ballistic missiles in the south, glide bombs in the east, and a crackdown on their own internet that frankly makes me nervous.

The most telling signal isn't the shelling; it's the silence. Russian Senator Sheykin confirmed they are throttling Telegram, causing video failures across the country. This looks like a deliberate move to blind the "milbloggers" and centralize the narrative before a major push. If the soldiers can't upload unfiltered footage, the fog of war gets thick fast.

At the same time, the war on the grid has turned into a war on the people fixing it. The Ministry of Energy confirmed that Oleksiy Brekht, the acting head of Ukrenergo, was killed during restoration works. Engineers have managed to patch the grid back together, but losing top-tier leadership like that hurts more than a downed transformer.

On the Ground

Donetsk: The situation near Sloviansk is deteriorating. We’re now seeing visual confirmation of North Korean Type 75 107mm MLRS on the line. I’ve been waiting to see if these would show up in numbers; their presence confirms Moscow is leaning hard on Pyongyang to keep the fire volume up. Tactical aviation is currently pounding this axis with glide bombs (KABs).

The South: It’s a pincer. UAVs are coming in from the north toward Odesa and the south toward Zaporizhzhia. The Russians have escalated from loitering munitions to ballistic missiles here. The only good news is that Ukrainian defenses are biting back—Russian Tor-M2 systems had to engage drones near the front, which exposed their positions to counter-fire.

Kharkiv: Heavy fighting around Vovchansk. This feels like a fixing operation—trying to pin Ukrainian reserves down so they can't help the crumbling defense in Sloviansk.

The Rear: There’s some administrative chaos worth noting. The head of the Primorsko-Akhtarsk district—a primary launch hub for Shahed drones—was just fired for "loss of trust." You don't usually sack a logistics chief in the middle of a campaign unless there’s massive corruption or a critical failure in the supply chain.

Satellite Anomalies

I've been looking at the latest radar returns (SAR) and two things stick out:

1. Kursk Vostochny: The activity score jumped to 8.19. That airfield is waking up, likely prepping for the next missile wave.
2. 183rd Guards AA Regiment: They’ve gone dark. Activity dropped to zero. They either moved to a firing position closer to the front or went into deep concealment. Neither is comforting.

The Bottom Line

Ignore the diplomatic smoke at Davos. The real story is the introduction of foreign artillery (NK MLRS) and the digital blackout inside Russia. These are classic signs of an escalation. I’d watch the Sloviansk sector closely tonight—the pressure there is reaching a breaking point.