January 25, 2024

Ukrainian General Staff: approx. 950 Russian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 72 Russian tanks or APC’s destroyed or disabled. 

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 25.01.24 were approximately:

personnel ‒ about 379610 (+950) persons,

tanks ‒ 6257 (+30),

APV ‒ 11621 (+42),

artillery systems – 9067 (+59),

MLRS – 972 (+1),

Anti-aircraft warfare systems ‒ 660 (+1),

aircraft – 331 (+0),

helicopters – 324 (+0),

UAV operational-tactical level – 7033 (+35),

cruise missiles ‒ 1844 (+2),

warships / boats ‒ 23 (+0),

submarines – 1 (+0),

vehicles and fuel tanks – 12044 (+39),

special equipment ‒ 1420 (+4)

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Situation update as of 6 p.m., January 25, 2024

Glory to Ukraine! Day 701 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

The russian federation continues to wage a war of aggression. Despite significant losses, it does not abandon its plans for the complete occupation of Ukraine. The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, conducts strikes, and shells both military and civilian targets. The enemy is actively using aircraft and FPV quadcopters, conducting assault operations with the support of armored vehicles.

The operational situation in eastern and southern Ukraine remains difficult.

During the day of January 25, there were 65x combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 2x missile and 18x air strikes, carried out 49x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and injuries. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. The enemy launched an air strike near Komisarove (Kharkiv oblast). More than 25x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Znob-Trubchevs’ka, Marchykhyna Buda, Zaruts’ke, Pavlivka, Zapsillya, Novodmytrivka, Popivka (Sumy oblast), Kozacha Lopan’, Vovchans’k, Vovchans’ki Khutory, Budarky (Kharkiv oblast).

Kup’yans’k axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x assaults in the vicinities of Syn’kivka (Kharkiv oblast) and Stel’makhivka (Luhansk oblast). In that area the occupies made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Syn’kivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 2x assaults near Tors’ke (Donetsk oblast), and 2x attacks near Makiivka (Luhansk oblast). The invaders launched air strikes in the area of Serebryans’ke forestry (Luhansk oblast), near Terny and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Nevs’ke (Luhansk oblast), Terny, Tors’ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 7x attacks in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Andriivka (Donetsk oblast), where the occupiers made unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical situation. The invaders launched an air strikes in the vicinity of Druzhkivka (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). 

Avdiivka axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x attacks near Novobakhmutivka, Avdiivka, and 4x more attacks near Pervomais’ke and Nevel’s’ke (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the occupiers made unsuccessful attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The enemy launched an air strike near Avdiivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Novokalynove, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast).

Mar’inka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the invaders in the vicinities of Heorhiivka, Pobjeda and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). In that area, the adversary made 20x failed attempts to improve its tactical situation. The invaders launched air strikes near Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka, Kostyantynivka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Heorhiivka, Pobjeda, Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviivka were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.

Shakhtars’ke axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 6x assaults southeast of Vodyane, Zolota Nyva and west of Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Urozhaine, Staromaiors’ke (Donetsk oblast).

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 3x assaults southeast of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 15x settlements, including Malynivka, Chervone, Bilohir’ya, Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, P’yatykhatky (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.

Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the invaders launched an air strike near Stavky settlement (Mykolaiv oblast). The adversary fired artillery at the settlements of L’vove, Tyahynka, Ivanivka (Kherson oblast).

The occupiers do not abandon their intention to drive Ukrainian units out of their footholds on the left bank of the Dnipro. Thus, during the day, the enemy made 6x unsuccessful assaults on positions of Ukrainian troops. 

During the day of January 25, the Ukrainian missile troops hit 1x concentration of troops of the russian invaders.

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