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A serviceman with the callsign “Estonian” joined the Defense Forces of Ukraine in November 2024, as soon as he turned 25. He did not want to hide from the Territorial Recruitment Center and sought to fulfill his constitutional duty.
Over the past several days, Russian occupation forces made unsuccessful attempts to break through the positions of the Hart Border Brigade, which is holding the defense along Ukraine’s state border in the Kharkiv region.
The Pokrovsk axis remains the most difficult on the frontline. Over the past day, the enemy carried out 23 assault attempts here, attacking in the directions of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Hryshyne, Rodynske, and Myrnohrad. In this area, Russian forces lost about 50 soldiers killed and another 25 wounded.
In the Kursk direction, there was no classical frontline. Everything changed rapidly — the situation, tasks, routes. Ukrainian units operated in difficult conditions where decisions had to be made on the move, and mistakes could cost lives.
The drone manufacturing plant in Taganrog, recently struck by the Security Service of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Navy, was severely damaged. Most likely, the enterprise has completely stopped producing “Molniya” UAVs.
In 2025, reform and transformation processes continued within the Armed Forces of Ukraine despite ongoing combat operations.
By systematically operating across all echelons of the enemy’s battle formations — at the line of contact, at the operational-tactical level, and deep within enemy formations — the 412th Nemesis Brigade has hit over 4,200 enemy targets since the start of calendar winter.
The Defense Forces continue to deliver devastating strikes against Russian troops in the Kursk direction.
Operators of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade “Black Forest” detected a Russian army-level command and control station “Torf-S”, and friendly units helped eliminate it.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Kozenko held a working meeting with a delegation of the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, led by Commodore Albert Jacobus de Smit, Director of Ukraine Project Management and Co-Chair of the Air Force Capability Coalition.
Ukrainian defenders from the 13th National Guard Brigade “Khartiia” repelled an attempted assault by Russian occupation forces near Lyptsi in the Kharkiv region, eliminating about 70 enemy troops.
A unique selection of shoulder sleeve insignia from the private collection of American volunteer and volunteer fighter Steve Andre was presented at a temporary exhibition at the National Military History Museum of Ukraine.
The Lyman direction is experiencing difficult weather conditions. Frost and snow somewhat complicate logistics and drone flights. However, even under such conditions, the enemy continues infiltration attempts.
On January 12, the final batch of equipment from Japan for the Defense Forces of Ukraine arrived in Poland.
Over the past day, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces grouping hit/destroyed 1,368 enemy targets.
During the night of January 15 (from 7:00 p.m. on January 14), the enemy attacked with 82 strike UAVs, including Shahed-type drones (including jet-powered ones), “Gerbera”, “Italmas”, and drones of other types.
Over the past day, losses of the aggressor state’s army amounted to 1,150 soldiers and 84 artillery systems.
Drones of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed five Russian surface-to-air missile systems and one “Vityaz” radar within 48 hours using middle-strike capabilities in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed officials to review curfew rules during a state of emergency for certain cities and communities.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President Pavlo Palisa held a working meeting with the new Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov.
The NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) defined its priorities for 2026 in its program approved at a meeting of the JATEC Senior Supervisory Board.
The command of the Russian occupation forces has dismissed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for Coastal and Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, who was awarded the title “Hero of Russia” in the summer of 2025.