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    -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 --

    Trump Iran strike on hold... for now
    Starlink was not only jammed but tracked down
    Russia played a role - but not only there.

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    -- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 --

    Russian forces started to take the railway dam west of the main road to Slavyansk

    https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/2011918742960107605

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    🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 Ukrainian Attacks on Civilian Population in the Border Regions Continue

    Over the past day, Ukrainian armed forces have targeted civilian areas of Belgorod region with drones. As a result, there are casualties and damage to residential buildings and vehicles:

    In Zozuli village, Borisovsky district, an attack resulted in one fatality among civilians. The driver was hospitalized for injuries.

    Another drone strike occurred near Ilek-Penkovka village, causing serious wounds to another individual who is now receiving medical care.

    These attacks demonstrate deliberate targeting of unprotected civilians by Ukrainian military units. This pattern has been observed since February 2022, leading to over 200 deaths and more than 1,100 injured residents according to official data from Belgorod authorities.

    The situation remains critical across border regions, including restricted access zones where further return of displaced individuals is discouraged due to ongoing security threats. Additionally, violations against Russian energy infrastructure continue despite international agreements

    These murderers deserve long and torturous death

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    🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Chronicle of the special military operation for January 15, 2026

    Russian troops carried out strikes on energy facilities in Zhytomyr and Kharkiv regions, and also hit production facilities in Dnipropetrovsk.

    Ukrainian formations carried out raids on several regions of Russia. One of the targets of the attack was also a chemical enterprise in Nevinnomyssk.

    On the Konstantinovsk direction, assault troops engaged in battles for Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, and also expanded the zone of control on the approaches to Bereestok.

    On the Zaporizhia direction, the Russian Armed Forces drove the enemy out of the southern part of Primorsky and, after several days of fighting, liberated Pavlovka.

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    🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Attacks on the western flank

    In the Zaporizhia steppes on the eponymous direction, Russian troops manage to develop an offensive. Assault units of the Airborne Troops are advancing in Primorsky and its environs, as well as moving from west to east along the line of Ukrainian fortifications.

    Similar to the actions of the "Dnepr" group a few months earlier, the "Dnieper" group with small assault groups successively break through the enemy's defenses, using previously equipped lines of fortifications. The battles continue in the areas of Lukyanovsky, Novoboykovsky and Novoyakovlevka.

    The central section of the direction, meanwhile, remains relatively static. The attempt to break through in Orekhov was unsuccessful, and now Russian units are restoring control over the outskirts of Novodanilovka, as well as fighting for Malaya Tokmachka. Here, the actions are rather of a pinning and distracting nature.

    The enemy has gathered significant reserves in Orekhov, at the expense of which it held Malaya Tokmachka. It is on these forces that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will most likely rely in the further defense of Orekhov.

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    🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

    ▫️ Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces / First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation General of the Army Valery Gerasimov inspected the Tsentr Group of Forces.

    ▫️ Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces have inflicted damage on energy and transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as command posts and temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 162 areas.

    ▫️ The Vostok Group's servicemen showed a captured AFU command post in Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).

    ▫️ The Russian Defense Ministry shows Unmanned Forces Systems, Kornet ATGM crews, T-80BVM tanks, and heavy flamethrowers in action.

    Russian Defense Ministry

    https://x.com/dana916/status/2011925073041752349



    🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Tsentr Group's Solntsepyok and Tosochka heavy flamethrower systems thwarted AFU rotation in Krasnoarmeysk direction.

    Russian Defense Ministry

    https://x.com/dana916/status/2011924732057100702

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    🇷🇺🎮⚔️🇺🇦Unmanned Systems Forces hit more targets

    00:00 In Kharkov region, FPV drones of the Zapad Group of Forces eliminated AFU military hardware and manpower, and UAV teams of the Sever Group of Forces eliminated enemy unmanned aerial vehicles.

    00:14 The Tsentr Group's FPV drone operators of the 51st Combined Arms Army rammed two heavycopters of the enemy in Krasnoarmeysk direction. In the same area of the front line, drone pilots of a special forces unit eliminated AFU manpower.

    00:25 Molniya-2 UAV teams of Vostok and Dnepr groups of forces hit enemy UAV command posts in Zaporozhye region.

    00:39 Drone operators of the Dnepr Group of Forces destroyed a mortar and up to a section of the AFU infantry on the right bank of the Dnepr River in Kherson region.

    Russian Defense Ministry

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    🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Zapad Group's Kornet ATGM crew destroyed an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov region.

    The Kornet operator with the call sign 'Grif' told what other targets are engaged by the crew.

    Russian Defense Ministry

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    🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦A special operation. The situation and main events for January 15, 2026:

    The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the day amounted to about 1,310 military personnel, 3 tanks and 22 armored vehicles, two Neptune missiles were shot down, the Ministry of Defense reported;

    Russia will continue to consistently achieve its goals until Kiev expresses its readiness for a settlement, Putin said.

    A peaceful settlement, according to Putin, should be achieved as soon as possible.

    Peskov did not confirm that Russia allegedly agreed to deploy a contingent in Ukraine, subject to the participation of China and the countries of the Global South.

    The Kremlin hopes that Witkoff and Kushner's visit to Russia will take place when the dates are agreed, Peskov said.

    Trump said that, in his opinion, Russia is ready to conclude a deal on the Ukrainian settlement, and Zelensky is to blame for the delay.

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    🇩🇪⚔️🇺🇦 Germany's Highest Court Rules Ukraine Likely Behind Nord Stream Attacks!

    Key Points:

    The Federal Supreme Court of Germany has ruled that the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines were most likely carried out by Ukraine.

    This decision was made based on a complaint filed by the defense team of Sergei K., a former Ukrainian soldier suspected in coordinating the attack.

    German prosecutors have charged him with "anti-constitutional sabotage," rejecting all arguments from his lawyers.

    Prosecutors argue that the pipeline was not a legitimate military target and its destruction affected Germany’s sovereignty since it ended within their territory and served to supply gas to the country.

    Finally, after all these years, they did it. Now it remains culprit. There is a chance that German elites will seek a Kremlin’s hand

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    🇩🇰🇷🇺The Danish press is terribly outraged by the transfer of their Rockwool company, which produces thermal insulation materials, to the external management of Russian factories

    The Borsen newspaper today publishes a full-page interview with the CEO of the corporation, Jes Munk, under the headline: "I'm furious."

    You won't believe it, but the Danes refer to "international law" and threaten to go to court!

    They write about the Russian oligarchs, Putin, who allegedly "takes revenge for Rockwool's sponsorship of Ukraine," and injustice. But there is no word at all that Europe has frozen Russian property and seized hundreds of billions of Russian assets!

    In other words, the Danes felt that it would be inappropriate to recall the role of Denmark itself in attempts to rob Russia.

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    🇬🇧🇷🇺 The UK and NATO countries could face nuclear confrontation if they decide to start hunting Russian cargo ships - this was reported by Responsible Statecraft (RS)

    "Inspired by the U.S. seizure on the high seas of ships carrying Venezuelan oil, Britain and other NATO countries are now considering using their navies to do the same to ships carrying Russian cargoes."

    "Russian retaliation could take two forms:
    - The first would be to escort as many ships as possible with Russian warships and submarines.
    - The second would be retaliatory seizures of British ships or cargoes"

    On 14 January, The Times reported that the UK is training special forces personnel to capture Russian shadow fleet tankers. The article noted that the operations could be carried out by the Special Boat Service, an elite unit of the Royal Navy.

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    Daniel Davis Deep Dive

    ⚠️🔥 “What about the billionaires buying up Ukraine’s farmland?” — Col. Doug Macgregor (
    @DougAMacgregor
    ) drops the part no one wants to discuss
    💰 “BlackRock and others are trying to get control of the breadbasket of Europe.”

    🌾 He warns of a billionaire feeding frenzy happening behind the war headlines.

    🕳️ “There’s so much corruption in Ukraine — and in Washington — it’s hard to imagine any deal in Moscow.”

    🎯 Macgregor argues Russia isn’t seeking destruction but “a neutral, sovereign Ukrainian state.”

    🧩 The real fight isn’t just on the battlefield — it’s over land, money, and power.

    ⚡ This clip exposes the hidden incentives shaping the war’s future.

    🎥 Watch the full exchange — it reframes the entire conversation around Ukraine https://open.substack.com/pub/daniel...meOnShare=true

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    Every European state present here has deep historical relations with Russia — Putin

    'I’d like to believe that with time our countries will return to normal constructive conversation'

    'We are open for mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries without exception

    Putin declares readiness for 'equal and mutually beneficial relations with ALL international partners'

    '… In the name of common prosperity, well-being and development'

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    ‼️🇷🇺💬🇺🇸 In his first public appearance of 2026, #Putin denounces U.S. unilateralism imposed by force and calls on the world to strengthen support for the emerging multipolar order. #Russia #USA

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    Maria Zakharova (Commentary)

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    #Zakharova #Russia #Ukraine️

    An excerpt from Maria Zakharova's 15 January Ministry of Foreign Affairs press briefing.

    💬On January 1, a torchlight procession took place in Lviv to mark the birthday of Nazi collaborator Bandera.

    The young neo-Nazis who participated were apparently not yet old enough for conscription, but were already thoroughly indoctrinated with misanthropic ideology.

    However, Bandera's current followers are as much terrorists as their ideological inspirer, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the 1930s for involvement in the murders of several Polish citizens, including the Polish Minister of the Interior, Bronisław Pieracki. The outbreak of World War II "helped" him escape.

    For modern Banderites, the murder of defenseless people has become commonplace. But at all their gatherings, they prefer to hide their faces behind masks, fearing either the inevitable responsibility for their actions or the violent mobilization raging in Ukraine.

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    The situation in the international arena is getting increasingly worse, and what mankind needs now is more cooperation between the world’s nations, Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony of presenting credentials of new ambassadors:
    https://vk.cc/cTrENU

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    https://tass.com/politics/2071951?ut...m_social_share

    Degradation of international situation, security architecture: Putin's statements

    The Russian president pointed out that Russia was "sincerely committed to the ideals of a multipolar world"


    MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/. The situation in the international arena is getting increasingly worse, and what mankind needs now is more cooperation between the world’s nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony of presenting credentials of new ambassadors.

    He also suggested returning to a substantive discussion of Russian initiatives on a new and fair security architecture.

    TASS has compiled the key statements of the head of state.

    On the international situation

    The situation in the international arena is "deteriorating more and more": "It seems to me that no one will argue with this."

    Diplomacy, the search for consensus and compromise are increasingly being replaced by unilateral, "and very dangerous actions": "And instead of dialogue between states, there is a monologue by those who, by right of the strong, consider it permissible to dictate their will, teach others how to live and give orders."

    It is necessary to more persistently demand that the entire world community comply with international law, "and provide real assistance to the new, more just, multipolar world order that is emerging."

    Russia's foreign policy course

    Russia is "sincerely committed to the ideals of a multipolar world": "Our country has always pursued and will continue to pursue a balanced, constructive foreign policy course that takes into account both our national interests and objective trends in global development."

    Russia is interested in maintaining truly open and mutually beneficial relations with all partners, deepening ties in politics, economics, and the humanitarian sphere, and jointly countering urgent challenges and common threats.

    Russia is ready "to build equal and mutually beneficial relations with all international partners for the sake of universal prosperity, well-being and development."

    Russia "stands for strengthening the key, central role" of the United Nations in world affairs.

    The imperatives of the UN Charter are "needed now more than ever."

    Security Architecture

    Security must be comprehensive: "It cannot be ensured for some [countries] at the expense of the security of others. This principle is fixed in the fundamental international legal documents. Neglecting this basic, vital principle has never led to anything good and will never lead to anything good."

    Russia has repeatedly taken initiatives to build a new, reliable and fair architecture of European and global security: "We believe that it would be worthwhile to return to their substantive discussion to consolidate the conditions on which a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine can be achieved, and the sooner the better."

    The conflict in Ukraine

    The crisis over Ukraine was "a direct result of years of ignoring Russia's just interests and a deliberate policy of creating threats to our security and advancing towards the Russian borders of the NATO bloc."

    Russia strives "for a long-term and sustainable peace that reliably ensures the security of everyone": "Not everywhere, including in Kiev and its supporting capitals, is ready for this. But we hope that awareness of this need will come sooner or later. In the meantime, Russia will continue to consistently achieve its goals."

    A peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine must be achieved, and "the sooner the better."

    Relations and cooperation with other countries

    The state of Russia's relations with European countries "leaves much to be desired."

    Russia is ready to restore relations with European countries: "In general, as I have repeatedly noted, we are open to mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries without exception."

    Russia stands in solidarity with Cuba, which intends to defend its sovereignty with all its might: "I would like to note that Russia and the Republic of Cuba have truly strong and friendly relations. We always provide assistance to our Cuban friends, and we stand in solidarity with their determination to defend their sovereignty and independence with all their might."

    Russian-Afghan cooperation has recently "gained noticeable momentum," facilitated by Russia's official recognition of the country's new authorities last year.

    The positive capital in Russia's cooperation with South Korea has been "largely squandered," Moscow is counting on the restoration of relations.
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    ТАСС

    Translated from Russian

    Kaja Kallas has been charged in absentia with the destruction of monuments to Soviet soldiers, said Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, in an interview with TASS:
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    Putin makes a speech about making an agreement that would protect the security of the world. It's a bit convoluted, but Alexander Mercouris breaks down what he thinks Putin is really saying:

    Putin is making a new demand if there is to be a peace agreement. He is demanding that NATO not just cease expanding into Eastern Europe, but that they withdraw their forces to where they were in 1988, moving out of the former Warsaw pact countries (e.g Poland, Bulgaria, and even what was East Germany.)

    Of course, the neocons and neolibs of the U.S.A. and Europe will find this completely unacceptable.

    And, it is clear that Putin knows that. So the "special military operation" (war) will continue in Ukraine.

    Also concealed in the Putin's words is a rebuke against the United States for its illegal actions in Venezuela.

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    TASS

    A ship with a cargo of metal, presumably from Russia, has been arrested in Italy, according to ANSA, which broadcast a video showing the financial guard and customs officials boarding the ship:
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    Italy arrests vessel carrying metal for alleged violation of anti-Russian sanctions

    A vessel flying the flag of a small island state from Oceania with a cargo of more than 33,000 tons of ferrous metals allegedly stayed in the port of Novorossiysk

    ROME, January 17. /TASS/. A ship with a cargo of metal, presumably from Russia, has been arrested in the southern Italian port of Brindisi, according to ANSA news agency, which broadcast a video showing the financial guard and customs officials boarding the ship arrested in accordance with the measures provided for in cases of violations of EU sanctions against Russia.

    A vessel flying the flag of a small island state from Oceania with a cargo of more than 33,000 tons of ferrous metals allegedly stayed in the port of Novorossiysk, included in the sanctions list, performing prohibited loading and unloading operations from November 13 to November 16, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

    The Brindisi Prosecutor's office is investigating four people - the importer, the shipowner and two crew. All of them are accused of violating the restrictive measures imposed by the European Union. Their nationality is not indicated. They are also suspected of trying to hide the itinerary by disabling the ships' self-identification system, "presumably to circumvent geolocation and hinder the inspection activities of the competent authorities.".
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    Kiev continues to insist on unacceptable conditions for Moscow for the exchange of 12 residents of the Kursk Region held in Sumy, said Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova:
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    Kiev insists on unacceptable terms for exchange of Kursk Region residents — ombudsman

    Tatyana Moskalkova explained that the residents of the Kursk Region remain hostages of Ukraine, which prohibits them from leaving their temporary accommodations

    GENEVA, January 17. /TASS/. Kiev continues to insist on unacceptable conditions for Moscow for the exchange of 12 residents of the Kursk Region held in Sumy, said Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova.

    According to her, Kiev sets "the conditions that the Russian side cannot fulfill." Moskalkova said that according to the Geneva Convention, the Kursk Region residents should be returned to their homeland "without any conditions." Kiev wants to exchange the detained Kursk Region residents for "the civilians who are under investigation in Russia, [those who were] charged with committing an offense or a crime against Russia."

    "That's why this dialogue has been going on for such a long time, for nine months now," she told Russian journalists after a meeting with head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric.

    Moskalkova explained that the residents of the Kursk Region remain hostages of Ukraine, which prohibits them from leaving their temporary accommodations.

    "They have neither the documents nor the money to do this," she said. According to her, the ICRC fulfills its obligations to visit and assist the detained Kursk Region residents, but the conditions of their detention prompted Russia to put this issue on the agenda during the meeting with the ICRC.

    Earlier, the ICRC's said that Spolyarich had met with Moskalkova and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Lubinets. According to these reports, the discussions focused on meeting the needs of the prisoners of war, civilians deprived of their liberty, and missing persons.

    In August 2024, as a result of Ukraine’s invasion of the Kursk Region and the escalation of hostilities, some local residents were forcibly removed to the city of Sumy. More than 100 Kursk Region residents returned home through Belarus with Moskalkova’s assistance.
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    🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 18 January 2026

    The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

    📍 The Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Rogoznoye, Novaya Sech, Yastrebinoye, Pisarevka, and Miropolye (Sumy region).

    💥 In Kharkov direction, Russian servicmen launched attacks on units of two heavy mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one border security detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine close to Vatutino, Prikolotnoye, Ryasnoye, Pokalyanoye, Okhrimovka, and Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region).

    ▪️ The enemy losses were more than 175 troops, 24 motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, one Israeli-made RADA radar station, one electronic warfare station, and four materiel depots.

    📍 The Zapad Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two assault brigades, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades close to Blagodatovka, Berezovka, Novoosinovo, Petrovka, Kutkovka, Nechvolodovka (Kharkov region) Yarovaya, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).

    ▪️ The enemy losses were up to 200 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, and two ammunition depots.

    📍 The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops launched attacks on of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigades, and one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Slavyansk, Kurtovka, Kramatorsk, Vasyutinskoye, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, and Malinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

    ▪️ The AFU losses were more than 135 troops, one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, five armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns including two Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and one electronic warfare station.

    📍 The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one air assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, the Azov Special Operations Brigade, and four National Guard brigades close to Gavrilovka, Novopavlovka, Fedorovskoye, Novopodgornoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Artemovka, Annovka, Belitskoye, Spassko-Mikhaylovka, and Grishino (Donetsk People's Republic).

    ▪️ The AFU losses were more than 455 troops, one tank, two armoured personnel carriers, three Kazak armoured vehicles, four pickup trucks, three artillery guns, and one Israeli-made RADA radar station.

    🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 18 January 2026

    Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)

    ↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops hit manpower ad hardware of one mechanised brigade, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one marine brigade near Rizdvyanka, Zaliznichnoye, Rozovka, Vozdvizhenka, Staroukrainka, Dorozhnyanka, Tsvetkovoye, Ternovatoye (Zaporozhye region), and Malomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

    ▪️ The enemy losses were more than 205 troops, three armoured personnel carriers, eight motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer. In addition, one material depot was destroyed.

    💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces' units inflicted fire damage on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one coastal defence brigade near Orekhov, Magdalinovka (Zaporozhye region) and Antonovka (Kherson region).

    ▪️ The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian troops, one Osa-AKM SAM system combat vehicle, four motor vehicles, one artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and one materiel depot.

    ✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on long-range unmanned aerial vehicle assembly areas, power and transport infrastructure facilities that supported the AFU as well as temporary deployment areas of AFU and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.

    🎯 Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, nine U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 220 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

    📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:

    ▫️ 670 aircraft,
    ▫️ 283 helicopters,
    ▫️ 109,778 unmanned aerial vehicles,
    ▫️ 646 anti-aircraft missile systems,
    ▫️ 27,192 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
    ▫️ 1,642 MLRS combat vehicles,
    ▫️ 32,662 field artillery guns and mortars,
    ▫️ 52,152 units of support military vehicles.

    🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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