Archived operational intelligence briefing
The military situation in Ukraine remains highly dynamic, with intense fighting continuing across multiple fronts, primarily in the Donetsk region. Russian forces maintain offensive momentum, particularly around Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Velyka Novosilka. They have secured several key locations and continue to advance, putting significant pressure on Ukrainian defenses. The Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kursk region has stalled, with heavy losses reported. Russian forces have made significant gains in the Luhansk region and are engaged in heavy fighting in the Kharkiv region. Drone warfare remains a dominant feature of the conflict, with extensive use by both sides and confirmed attacks deep inside Russian territory.
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New: Only Putin and Trump can resolve the Ukrainian issue, stated the Vice-Speaker of the Slovak Parliament, Andrei Danko.
New: A TASS report states that an agreement between Russia and Iran includes aspects of defense and security.
New: A TASS report states that Orban believes that once the conflict in Ukraine is over, sanctions against Russia will be "thrown out the window" and the West will establish normal relations with Russia.
New: Zelensky began copying Trump, according to Le Monde.
New: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that Ukraine no longer exists without Western financial support and that its accession to the EU would
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New: Video evidence shows a Russian drone operator targeting a Ukrainian armored vehicle in the Kursk region.
New: Video evidence of captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. The soldiers are from the 36th Marine Brigade, the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and other units. They report being sent to the Kursk region with minimal training and equipment, and describe being quickly overwhelmed by Russian forces. They also express dissatisfaction with their commanders and the Ukrainian military leadership.
New: A report details the situation in the Kursk region as of the morning of 2025-01-19. Key points include:
New: Analysis of an image showing a map overlay of the Kursk region, with red areas indicating Russian-controlled territory. Thermal drone footage on the right side of the image shows potential troop or vehicle presence. The image suggests an offensive movement from Kositsa towards Russkoye Porechnoye.
New: Video evidence shows Ukrainian forces successfully employing a "Stugna-P" ATGM system against enemy vehicles in the region.
New: Video details the ongoing fighting in the Kursk region, with Russian forces advancing in Nikolaevo-Daryino, Makhnovka, and Russkoye Porechnoye.
New: Video evidence shows a Russian soldier winning a hand-to-hand fight against a Ukrainian soldier, who subsequently detonated a grenade, killing himself.
New: Video shows footage of Russian soldiers suffering losses in the Kursk region.
New: Video shows the 155th brigade of the Russian marines destroying Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kursk direction.
New: Ukrainian forces from the 47th Mechanized Brigade repelled a massive Russian assault in the Viktorivka area near Malaya Loknya, Kursk region. The attack involved about 50 units of equipment.
New: Video evidence of a North Korean soldier evicting two Russian women from their house in the village of Makhnovka.
New: Video of a Russian Su-34 bomber destroying a Ukrainian stronghold in the Kursk border area.
New: The message states that the operation to neutralize the enemy in the Kursk region continues.
New: A Ukrainian counterattack involving about 50 units of equipment was repelled by Ukrainian forces near Viktorivka.
New: The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that since the beginning of hostilities in the Kursk region, the AFU has lost 90 EW stations.
New: Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
New: South Korean intelligence reports that 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed in the Kursk region of Russia. The total estimated losses among North Korean troops in the region are around 3,000, with 300 killed and 2,700 wounded. From the beginning of the day, there were 15 combat clashes in the Kursk direction; all attacks have already been repulsed. The enemy launched ten air strikes using 15 KABs and carried out more than 300 shellings.
New: Video evidence of a captured US M-577 command and staff vehicle (based on the M113) in the Kursk region. The video claims that the vehicle was captured by Russian forces, repaired, and put into service. The vehicle reportedly belonged to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment of the US Army.
New: Video evidence of a Russian "Lancet" drone striking a Ukrainian M113 armored personnel carrier near the border in the Kursk region. The video shows the drone targeting the vehicle as Ukrainian troops attempt to board it, resulting in a direct hit and likely destruction of the vehicle. This highlights the continued use of drones for precision strikes against enemy equipment and the vulnerability of troops during movement.
New: Video evidence shows that Ukrainian forces are using drones to destroy a column of Russian armored vehicles near the border between Kursk and Sumy regions. This highlights the ongoing fighting in the region and the use of drones for close air support.
New: Video evidence shows a Russian drone operator targeting and destroying a hidden NATO armored vehicle during an assault on Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. The video claims that the operation is being carried out by the 30th "Moscow" regiment on the Sudzhan direction. This highlights the use of drones for reconnaissance and targeting in support of offensive operations.
New: Video evidence shows fighting near Glubokoye in the Kursk region.
New: "Mediazona" confirmed the deaths of at least three lieutenant colonels in a missile strike on Lgov, Kursk region, on December 30th. The strike targeted the location of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division. Among the dead are the chief of communications of the 76th Airborne Division Valery Tereshchenko, the commander of the 656th separate engineering battalion Pavel Maletsky, and the chief of the chemical, radiation, and biological protection service of the division Alexei Seliverstov. Major Ali Tsurov, who served as deputy chief of staff, was also killed in the strike.
New: A report from the Russian Ministry of Defense states that Russian forces repelled an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade Russian territory in the Kursk region. The Russian Armed Forces are continuing an operation to neutralize an enemy group that broke into the territory of the Kursk region. The Sever Group of Forces engaged formations of a tank brigade, a heavy mechanized brigade, four mechanized brigades, two air assault brigades, a marine brigade, and three territorial defense brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Bondarevka, Guyevo, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha. Two enemy counter-attacks were repelled. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware near Viktorovka, Vladimirovka, Zaoleshenka, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Oleshnya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, and Yunakovka in Sumy region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU lost more than 210 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, five armored fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, an artillery gun, and a mortar. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 52,870 troops, 304 tanks, 232 infantry fighting vehicles, 174 armored personnel carriers, 1,572 armored fighting vehicles, 1,508 motor vehicles, 377 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.
New: Specialists of the search and rescue team accompany the crews of helicopters operating in the border areas of the Kursk region.
New: Video evidence shows Ukrainian forces from the UA REG TEAM targeting Russian forces, their equipment, and weapons in the Kursk region
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