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Russian forces may be engaging in limited spoiling attacks across most of the frontline in Ukraine in order to disperse and distract Ukrainian forces and set conditions to launch a decisive offensive operation in Luhansk Oblast. Russian forces have
Key Takeaways
- Russian forces may be engaging in limited spoiling attacks across most of the frontline in Ukraine in order to disperse and distract Ukrainian fronts and launch a decisive offensive operation in Luhansk Oblast.
- The Russian military appears to be shifting its focus toward conventional forces deployed to Luhansk Oblast and away from the non-traditional force structure of the Wagner Group and its focus on Bakhmut.
- The Kremlin and Russian milbloggers attempted to downplay the Western provision of tanks to Ukraine, indicating that they likely find these systems threatening to Russian prospects.
- Russian forces claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted counteroffensive operations near Svatove as Russian forces continued limited ground attacks near Kreminna.
- Ukrainian forces have likely made advances around Kreminna.
- Ukrainian officials acknowledged that Ukrainian forces withdrew from Soledar.
- Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka-Donetsk City area. Russian forces reportedly continued localized offensive operations near Vuhledar.
- Russian forces continued to conduct small-scale ground attacks across the Zaporizhia Oblast front line, likely to attempt to fix Ukrainian forces in Zaporizhia Oblast.
- Russian milbloggers are divided over the veracity of Zaporizhia Oblast occupation official Vladimir Rogov’s ongoing, overblown information operation.
- The Kremlin is attempting to downplay new restrictions on crossing the Russian border, likely in an effort to contain panic within Russian society about a likely second mobilization wave.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin may be attempting to conduct another wave of mobilization discreetly out of concern for undermining his support among Russians.
Interactive Map: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
This interactive map complements the static control-of-terrain maps that ISW daily produces with high-fidelity.
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Invasion Day 336 – Summary
The summary of the situation of Russian re-invasion to Ukraine covering the last 48 hours, as of 25th January 2023 – 22:00 (Kyiv time). includes the area of between Oskil and Aydar river Svatove…
militaryland.net
The Ukrainian defense forces eliminated about 123,860 Russian invaders from February 24, 2022, to January 26, 2023, including 780 soldiers in the last day alone.
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Want to innovate for DoD? Pay close attention to Ukraine
The war in Ukraine is a master class on the best and worst practices in competitive maneuvering.
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Ukraine forces pull back from Donbas town after onslaught
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have conducted an organized retreat from a town in the eastern region of the Donbas, an official said Wednesday, in what amounted to a rare but modest battlefield triumph for Russia after a series of setbacks in its invasion that began almost 11 months ago.
apnews.com
The Ukrainian army retreated from the salt mining town of Soledar to 'preserve the lives of personnel'.”
Russia may be carrying out "spoiling attacks" on Ukraine front line—ISW
These attacks are thought to be a distraction tactic and come as Russian attacks on Bakhmut appear to be slowing, said the Institute for the Study of War.
www.newsweek.com
"These 'limited spoiling attacks' were taking place across most of the front line in Ukraine in order to 'disperse and distract' Ukrainian forces."
Tucker Carlson denounces taking back Crimea from Russia
Clips of the Fox News host have been repeatedly shown on Russian state media as his comments are widely seen to be sympathetic to leader Vladimir Putin.
www.newsweek.com
Carlson has never stopped carrying Putin's water.
Russian media demands "Germany must be defeated" after Ukraine gets tanks
Vladimir Solovyov said on his radio show that "the Germans no longer remember their guilt."
www.newsweek.com
"Solovyov said that the decision showed how the Germans 'no longer remember their guilt' referring to World War II."
Switzerland Takes Step to Allow Arms Re-Exports to Ukraine
(Bloomberg) -- Switzerland took a crucial step toward allowing other countries to re-export Swiss-made armaments to Ukraine. Most Read from BloombergHindenburg’s Short Sell Call Shaves $12 Billion Off Adani StocksIBM to Cut About 3,900 Workers, Still Hiring in ‘Higher Growth’ AreasUS Confronts...
The Swiss had been blocking the export of ammunition used by Germany's Marder APC's.
Ukraine is getting a new heavy-duty armored vehicle to haul its damaged tanks off the battlefield, US officials say
It will take months or more for Ukraine to get its Abrams tanks. In the meantime it needs a way to haul other armored vehicles off the battlefield.
www.businessinsider.com
What the Biden administration neglects to mention is that the 31 Abrams tanks and the 8 M88A2 recovery vehicles have yet to be built.
