207 prisoners of war returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity.

 An explosion rang out in Kharkiv during an air raid. The Russian occupiers struck the Kharkiv region. Previously, there were no casualties.

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On the evening of January 29, the Russians launched another massive air attack - several groups of "shaheed" entered the territory of Ukraine from the south and east. As a result, one of the drones hit a civil infrastructure object in the Dnipropetrovsk region

This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

         At 20:29, the military announced the threat of using attack drones in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. At 21:10 it became known that they were flying in the direction of Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Then - to Cherkasy.

           Around 10:00 p.m., the military said that "the second group of attack drones is moving through the territory of the Mykolayiv region in the north-western direction. A threat to Odesa."

         At around 11:00 p.m., "shahedy" were found in Kharkiv region (in the direction of Chuguyev) and Poltava region (on the way to Myrhorod).

         At 11:11 p.m., a new group of enemy drones was reported "in the south of Mykolaiv region and in the north of Kherson region! The direction of movement is north." A little later they were discovered "in the suburbs of Kryvyi Rih".

   ****After midnight, the air defence of the Armed Forces updated information on the large-scale air attack on Ukraine:

-- The "Shakhediv" group in the north of Mykolaiv Oblast is moving to Kirovohrad Oblast.

-- Several groups of enemy attack drones in Cherkasy region are moving in the direction of Vinnytsia and Kyiv regions.

-- A group of strike drones in the Poltava region - heading northeast.

-- A group of "shaheeds" in Vinnytsia region - moving to the northeast.

-- A group of "shaheeds" in Sumy Oblast is moving north.

-- At 00:36, the Kyiv OVA reported the movement of enemy UAVs: "Air defense forces are operating in the region." Around 01:00, it became known that a group of "shaheeds" in Cherkasy region is moving in the direction of Kyiv region.

At 01:47 a.m., the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the repulse of the threat of attack drones.

 

In Russia, an engineer of the "Kupol" defense plant shot himself after a Russian missile hit Kharkiv. The man worked at an enterprise that is part of the Azmaz-Antey concern. His body was found by a friend, who was concerned about the absence of a man at work.

       In the chest pocket of the deceased was a suicide note with the following text:
"I am, Anton Igorevich Gorobets, worked as an engineer at the Main System Design Bureau, the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern named after Academician A.A. Raspletin." A few days ago, a rocket to which I had a hand flew to Kharkov to the building where my grandmother lived, mother's line, she died. I couldn't live with this. What's happening now is horror and a nightmare. I refuse to take part in it anymore, but you can't bring my grandmother back. Please forgive me, but I can't do this anymore."

 More than 1,736 children suffered in Ukraine as a result of Russia's full-scale armed aggression. As of the morning of January 27, 2024, according to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 521 children died and more than 1,215 were injured of varying degrees of severity,” the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine said in a statement.

The most children suffered in the following regions, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine clarifies: Donetsk - 505, Kharkov - 326, Kherson - 146, Kiev - 130, Dnepropetrovsk - 111, Nikolaev - 101, Zaporozhye - 100, Chernigov - 72, Lugansk - 67.

On January 26, as a result of Russian shelling of the city of Mirnograd, Donetsk region, two girls, 8 and 16 years old, were injured, reports the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

The data on dead and injured children is not final, the department adds, work continues to identify them in places of hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories.

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Around 8 pm in Kremenchuk, there was a double rocket attack by ballistic missiles on an industrial facility. There is no information about the dead and injured yet.

 A Russian IL-76 military transport plane fell and crashed near Belgorod. The Russians report that there were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on board who were flying for exchange.

There is a lot of conflicting information about the plane crash. Perhaps the exact picture will appear in a few days. 

In the morning, the Russians launched a powerful missile attack on Ukraine. Of the 41 missiles launched, 21 were shot down. The Russians launched 4 rockets from the Belgorod region into Kharkiv. 15 cruise missiles were launched from 6 TU-95 strategic bombers from the Engels region (Russia), 8 missiles from TU-22 bombers from the Bryansk and Oryol regions. 12 Iskander ballistic missiles from the Belgorod and Voronezh regions. 2 aviation guided missiles from aircraft, from the Belgorod Region.

       6 people had been killed, - 4 in Kharkiv, 1 in Kyiv, 1 in Dnipro, more than fifty people were injured.

        In Kyiv, a rocket hit an apartment in a 5-story building and did not explode. People are being evacuated from this and neighboring houses.

ThTheKyiv POst informs:

 Six people were killed, and more than 50 were injured due to the Russian attack on Ukraine on the morning of January 23, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

▪️Kyiv: One person was killed, and 18 others were injured, Mayor Klitschko said. Several fires broke out in several areas of the capital. Two multi-story buildings, a private building, and vehicles were damaged.

▪️Kyiv region: Two people were injured. Two multi-story buildings, a private house, outbuildings, and vehicles were damaged.
▪️Kharkiv: Four people died, and at least 42 others were injured. The Russians attacked two multi-story residential buildings.
▪️Dnipropetrovsk region: As a result of the attack on Pavlohrad, one person was killed, and another person was injured.

 On Sunday, 27 people died and at least 25 were injured as a result of explosions at the Donetsk market "Mercury". Two children were among the dead. Two children were also injured. The Russians accused the Ukrainian military of shelling the market. The command of the Ukrainian army stated that they did not shoot at the market in Donetsk and in this case they did not conduct combat operations with means of destruction.

 Explosions were reported in several regions of Russia - Tula, Smolensk, Oryol and Leningrad regions. The most devastating were the explosions at the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region, from where natural gas is transported. Local residents reported on social networks that they heard the sounds of drones flying over. The local press reported that two drones were headed to St. Petersburg, but then changed course and went to the port. 

     On January 18, there were already explosions at an oil depot in the Leningrad region. And then Ukraine admitted that it was an attack on its drones. The distance from Ukraine to St. Petersburg is 1,250 km.

 The Russians have again mined the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant around the perimeter, said IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi. He noted that the perimeter is a closed area inaccessible to operational personnel of the station. The presence of mines along the perimeter does not meet safety standards.

 After the destruction of the A-50 by Ukraine, Russia began to use another one. Another airplane A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft was recorded in the waters of the Sea of Azov. British intelligence has confirmed the renewed use of the A-50. As of January 17, the plane was over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory of Russia.

 At night, the Russians struck Kharkiv and Odesa, as a result of which houses were destroyed and dozens of civilians were injured. Kharkiv was attacked with S-300 missiles from the Belgorod region. 17 civilians were injured - 16 women and a 31-year-old man. 

 Kharkiv

The facades of 20 apartment buildings were damaged.

Odesa

 Odessa was attacked by drones. Out of 20 launched drones, 19 were shot down.

 A message appeared in a Russian Telegram channel that Ukrainians were dropping postcards on Russian positions with the image of a naked woman and the inscription: "Russian soldier. Go home. Your love is waiting for you."

The message quickly spread and became viral. Russian soldiers commented on the report that the photo depicted some Ukrainian prostitute.

But now a scandal has arisen. It turned out that the message is the fake and was spread by Russian hackers. The photo shows the wife of the Russian general, commander of the airborne division Mikhail Teplinsky, who is fighting in Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian hackers reported that they stole a photo of a general's wife from her chat with the general's brother.

       In war, not only bullets and rockets are fired.

 In the evening of January 14, Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Russian A-50 and Il-22 aircraft were shot down over the Sea of Azov. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhnyi, said that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down both planes. The Russian authorities did not comment on these reports, but Russian military correspondents write that the A-50 was shot down by so-called "friendly fire", that is, by their own, and the second Il-22 aircraft flew to Anapa.

   Il-22 aircraft, a command post from which troops can be controlled during hostilities.

Damaged IL-22 

    A-50 is a long-range radar detection aircraft.

 A large exchange of prisoners of war. 230 prisoners were returned to Ukraine, including 48 who were considered missing.

 Massive missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv. Ours shot down 10 Kinzhal missiles, and 59 out of 70 cruise missiles, three Kalibr cruise missiles. 35 Shaheds were also shot down. 5 dead and 120 wounded are reported.