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29 January 2026
FPV drone operators from the 79th Separate Air Assault Tavria Brigade destroyed a car carrying Russian invaders who were trying to break through to the center of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region to reinforce the capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces.
Snow, ice, and sharp temperature fluctuations reduce the drone efficiency on the front line.
Over the past day, Russian troops shelled communications, energy, and transport facilities, as well as critical infrastructure enterprises in four districts of the Chernihiv region.
Russian warships and submarines have not been spotted in the sea for over a week.
In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian units are clearing settlements and capturing invaders after unsuccessful attempts to advance.
Russian troops launched nearly 10 strikes on seven settlements in five communities in the Sumy region over the past 24 hours.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 84 out of 105 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of January 28.
In Odesa, the victim toll of the Russian drone attack on January 27 has increased to four.
On Wednesday, January 28, Ukrainian forces engaged in 117 combat clashes with Russian invaders along the front line.
On January 28, Russian forces carried out 841 strikes on 34 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were killed and another 16 were injured as a result of enemy attacks on Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district.
Total combat losses of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to January 29, 2026 are estimated at about 1,237,400 personnel, including 830 killed or wounded over the past day.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian strike overnight left three people dead and one person injured. One private house was destroyed and seven others were damaged.
More than 200 children currently remain in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region.
A Russian drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia district has left three people dead and one person injured.
In Udmurtia, agents of the ATESH partisan movement partially cut off power to the Bummash metallurgical plant. This company supplies blanks and special alloys for the production of weapons and heavy tactical vehicles for the Russian Armed Forces.
28 January 2026
In the Kharkiv region, fragments of six bodies were discovered at the site of the Russian strike on the passenger train Barvinkove – Lviv – Chop, and forensic examinations are ongoing.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that intelligence indicates Russia is preparing another large-scale attack.
Acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) Yevhenii Khmara briefed President Volodymyr Zelensky on special operations conducted on the front ine and on the territory of the aggressor state.
As of the evening of January 28, 639 apartment buildings in Kyiv remain without heat supply.
On Wednesday, January 28, Russian forces shelled and carried out strike drone attacks on the Kamianske, Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Residential buildings, a business, and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
Russia is increasingly launching drones that use Starlink satellite communications and alternative navigation systems to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare. Belarus is also actively assisting in coordinating Russian drone operations.
There are currently no plans to install anti-drone nets on a large scale in Zaporizhzhia, as more effective methods of countering strike drones are available.
At the IBU Open European Championships in Sjusjøen (Norway), Ukrainian Anastasiia Merkushyna won the second event, the women's individual race.
Since the start of the day, 46 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders have been recorded on the front line.
In Chernihiv, the hot water supply will be temporarily suspended starting January 30 in order to preserve heat in residential buildings.
In the Kharkiv region, while identifying a Russian explosive device that suddenly detonated, a rescuer from the Blyzniuky community – Captain of the Civil Protection Service, 35-year-old Ivan Sieryi – was killed.
Statements by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, claiming alleged "street fighting" and "clearing operations" in the village of Kutkivka, Kharkiv region, do not correspond to reality.
In Kryvyi Rih, 243 buildings were left without heating following an overnight attack. There are also consequences for the energy sector in the Synelnykove and Kamianske districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector of the front, border guards, together with a neighboring unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, destroyed the Russian electronic warfare system Tirada-2, designed to disable communication satellites.
China is helping Russia expand the production of Oreshnik ballistic missiles by supplying specialized equipment and machine tools.