Frontline Situation as of January 26
January 26 marks the 1,433rd day of full-scale war in Ukraine. The day was characterized by a significant intensification of combat, with 93 clashes recorded. Russian forces launched 67 airstrikes, dropping 144 guided aerial bombs. Additionally, the enemy deployed 3,198 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,935 artillery strikes on Ukrainian settlements and military positions.
Operations Across Multiple Fronts
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces reported 44 Russian troops killed and 27 wounded. The enemy conducted 29 attacks near the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiia, and towards Shevchenko, Bilytske, and Hryshyne. Ukrainian military actions in this sector resulted in the destruction of:
- 50 unmanned aerial vehicles
- 2 motor vehicles
- 6 artillery pieces
- 4 units of automotive equipment
- 1 unit of special equipment
- a ground-based robotic complex
- 15 enemy personnel shelters
Combat was reported on other fronts as well. On the South-Slobozhanske front, Russian assaults near Prylipka, Vovchansk, Dvorichanske, and towards Lyman were repelled in five separate attacks. Ukrainian forces halted two attacks towards Petropavlivka on the Kupiansk front and three attacks towards Drobycheve and Lyman on the Lyman front. On the Sloviansk front, two attempts to advance near Platonivka and towards Yampil were stopped, while one attack in the Chasiv Yar area was repelled on the Kramatorsk front.
On the Kostiantynivka front, occupiers stormed Ukrainian positions 15 times near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Shcherbynivka, Pleshiivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, Sofiiivka, and towards Stepánivka. On the North-Slobozhanske and Kursk fronts, Russian forces conducted 5 airstrikes using 10 guided bombs and carried out 67 artillery bombardments.
Ukrainian troops halted four attacks in the Zelenyi Hai area and towards Novyi Zaporizhzhia on the Oleksandrivske front. On the Huliaipilske front, Ukrainian forces repelled 13 assaults in the Huliaipole area and towards Varvárivka and Dobropillia, where Russian aircraft struck Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Velykomykhailivka, Charivne, Kopani, and Vozdvyzhivka. On the Orikhiv front, the enemy attacked positions near Stepnohirsk, while airstrikes hit Yurkivka and Tavriiske.
This report illustrates the complex and highly active situation across the frontline. The increased intensity of assaults indicates the conflict remains extremely tense, with both sides focusing on refining their battlefield tactics. The sheer volume of munitions used highlights the war's transition to a high-intensity attritional phase.
Ukrainian forces continue their active defense against the aggressor, inflicting losses on the enemy while striving to maintain defensive lines under constant pressure from Russian troops.