Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of January 28, 2026.
Today is the 1,435th day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Update as of 08:00 AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Overall, during the past day, 105 combat engagements were recorded.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out 92 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine and dropped 275 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they employed 7,915 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,903 shelling attacks against the positions of our troops and populated areas, including 61 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.
The russian aggressor carried out air strikes with guided bombs on the settlements of Velykomykhailivka and Orly in Dnipropetrovsk region; and Zirnytsia, Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Nizhenka, Rozivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Charivne, Odarivka, Tavriiske, and Zhovta Krucha in Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of enemy manpower concentration and four enemy command posts.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: over the past day the enemy conducted 77 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy assaulted the positions of our units three times in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka and Vovchanski Khutory.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: three enemy attacks took place yesterday. The Defense Forces repelled the enemy’s assault actions toward Kupianskand Petropavlivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked four times, attempting to advance in the areas of the settlements of Drobysheve, Torske, and toward Novoserhiivka.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: near the settlement of Fedorivka and toward Platonivka, the russian enemy attacked the positions of our troops three times.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: one combat engagement was recorded toward Bondarne.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 11 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbynivka, Sofiivka, and toward Stepanivka and Novopavlivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 32 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Pokrovsk, Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Filiia, Bilytske, and Hryshyne.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attacked our positions six times in the areas of Verbove and Zlahoda, and toward Nove Zaporizhzhia.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled one russian attack in the area of Plavni.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy attempted 22 times to advance on the positions of our defenders in the areas of Solodke, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, and toward Dobropillia and Zelene.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: over the past day, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian warriors continue to inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Overall, during the past day, Russian invaders lost 690 personnel. Ukrainian forces also neutralized four armored combat vehicles, 22 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 1,012 operational-tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, 77 units of automotive equipment, and two units of special equipment of the occupiers.
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