Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on January 9 to 10.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 72 Shahed and decoy drones from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Oryol and Bryansk oblasts overnight.[68] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 33 Russian drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia and Kherson oblasts; that 34 drones were ”lost,” likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference; and that one drone flew towards Russian airspace. The Mayor of Semenivka, Chernihiv Oblast, Serhiy Dedenko, reported the Russian forces struck the border settlement of Semenivka with five Shahed drones.[69] Kyiv City Military Administration Head Timur Tkachenko reported that debris from a downed Russian drone damaged a high-rise building in Solomyanskyi Urban Raion, Kyiv City.[70]
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Overnight, Russia launched 72 Shahed drones of which 33 were shot down and another 34 were supressed by electronic warfare.
Sources within Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told Ukrainian outlets Suspline and ArmyTV that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military warehouse near Chaltyr, Rostov Oblast with drones and Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles. The sources stated that Ukrainian forces used the drones to overwhelm and exhaust Russian air defenses in the area before launching Neptune missiles at the warehouse. The sources added that Russian forces use reconnaissance drones from this warehouse to conduct Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and frontline positions.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition and drone storage warehouse in Rostov Oblast on the night of January 9 to 10. Sources within Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told Ukrainian outlets Suspline and ArmyTV that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military warehouse near Chaltyr, Rostov Oblast with drones and Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles.[1] The sources stated that Ukrainian forces used the drones to overwhelm and exhaust Russian air defenses in the area before launching Neptune missiles at the warehouse. The sources stated that Russian forces use reconnaissance drones from this warehouse to correct Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and frontline positions. Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar stated that Russian forces downed 16 Ukrainian drones over the oblast and that the strike caused a fire at an industrial enterprise just north of Chaltyr.[2] Russian opposition outlet Astra assessed that the fire occurred at a plastic coating production plant in the area.[3]
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UK PM Keir Starmer to visit Ukraine. For the first time since taking office, Starmer will travel to Ukraine to discuss the potential involvement of British troops in a post-war peacekeeping force.
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- Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition and drone storage warehouse in Rostov Oblast on the night of January 9 to 10.
- The Kremlin reiterated that it is ready to hold talks with US President-elect Donald Trump without any "preconditions" but noted that its negotiating position remains unchanged.
- The United States, United Kingdom, and Japan announced new sanctions against Russia on January 10.
- The EU recently transferred three billion euros (about $3.07 billion) to Ukraine, the first tranche of EU funding from the profits of frozen Russian assets.
- Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Kupyansk, Chasiv Yar, Toretsk, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove.
- The BBC Russian Service reported on January 10 that a joint investigation conducted with Russian opposition outlet Medizona using open-source data has confirmed that at least 88,055 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since February 2022.
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Russian forces advanced amid continued offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on January 10. Geolocated footage published on January 9 and 10 shows that Russian forces marginally advanced within southern Makhnovka (east of Sudzha) and advanced in southern Russkoye Porechnoye and northern Kositsa (both northeast of Sudzha).[13] ...Russian forces continued attacking throughout the salient, including near Sudzha itself; northwest of Sudzha near Novaya Sorochina, Staraya Sorochina, Nikolayevka, Viktorovka, and Nikolskiy; northeast of Sudzha near Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Russkoye Porechnoye; and east of Sudzha near Zamoste and Makhnovka on January 9 and 10.[17] ... Drone elements of the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade (Black Sea Fleet [BSF], SMD) reportedly continue to operate in the Kursk direction.[20]
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Russian forces recently advanced southwest of Pokrovsk amid ongoing offensive operations in the Pokrovsk direction on January 10. Geolocated footage published on January 9 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced northeast of and in western Solone (southwest of Pokrovsk).[48] Ukraine's Khortytsia Group of Forces reported that Russian forces recently conducted a reinforced platoon-sized mechanized assault near Yelyzavetivka (northeast of Pokrovsk) and that Ukrainian forces destroyed one tank and four armored vehicles during the assault.[49] The commander of a Ukrainian battalion operating in the Pokrovsk direction stated that Russian forces recently intensified shelling and glide bomb strikes against Ukrainian positions near Pokrovsk.[50] A Ukrainian intelligence officer supporting a brigade operating near Pokrovsk stated that Russian forces are using armored vehicles to transport infantry and support infantry assaults more frequently in the area.[51] ...Russian forces continued assaults near Pokrovsk itself; northeast of Pokrovsk near Novooleksandrivka, Baranivka, Myrolyubivka, and Yelyzavetivka; east of Pokrovsk near Promin and Myrnohrad; southeast of Pokrovsk near Sukhyi Yar and Lysivka; south of Pokrovsk near Dachenske, Novyi Trud, and Zelene; and southwest of Pokrovsk near Zvirove, Vovkove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novovasylivka, Novoandriivka, Novoyelyzavetivka, and Yasenove on January 9 and 10.[54] Elements of the Russian "Vega" Spetsnaz detachment (24th Spetsnaz Brigade, Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian General Staff [GRU]) are reportedly operating near Pokrovsk.[55]
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