Sitrep for Jan. 24-26, 2026 (as of 10 a.m. UTC+3)
For approximately one month, a noticeable operational pause has persisted along the frontline. In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have made little to no territorial gains. The most significant developments have occurred in the Kharkiv region in the Vovchansk direction. According to available reports, Russian forces have seized the village of Starytsia, located west of the town of Vovchansk. Earlier reports also indicated advances southwest of Vovchansk toward Symynivka, which the Russian Ministry of Defense has already claimed as captured, as well as limited movement eastward near the village of Vovchanski Khutory.
Sitrep for Jan. 19-24, 2026 (as of 11 a.m. UTC+3)
In the Kharkiv region, fighting continues in the Vovchansk direction. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed the capture of the village of Symynivka, south of Vovchansk. There are reports of advances there, but no confirmation of the village’s capture has appeared. According to DeepState, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of the village of Synelnykove.
Sitrep for Jan. 16-19, 2026 (as of 10:30 a.m. UTC+3)
The Russian Group of Troops “North” continues to enter Ukraine’s border areas in order to seize small villages located in the contested area. After advancing into Hrabovske and Komarivka in the Sumy region, the group attempted to move into the village of Dehtyarnе in the Kharkiv region, east of the town of Vovchansk. This time, however, Ukrainian border guards detected the advancing Russian infantry under cover of artillery and drones early on and repelled the attack.
Sitrep for Jan. 12-16, 2026 (as of 10:30 a.m. UTC+3)
This week, the Russian Armed Forces seized another small area in the border part of Ukraine’s Sumy region—the village of Komarivka, located north of the main Russian bridgehead. As we have repeatedly noted, the border area effectively constitutes a contested zone, so crossing the border and entering the village evidently posed little difficulty. At the same time, Komarivka is located far from the main Russian bridgehead, and its capture is militarily impractical. Advancing deeper into Ukrainian territory and opening up a new direction of attack would clearly require additional resources, which the RuAF already lack. The reason for announcing the capture of Komarivka became more or less clear after a statement by General Valery...
Sitrep for Jan. 12, 2026 (as of 10 a.m. UTC+3)
Jan. 12 marks the 1,419th day of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. Today, the war has become one day longer than the Great Patriotic War.
Sitrep for Dec. 26-29, 2025 (as of 10:30 a.m. UTC+3)
The next sitrep will be released on Jan. 12, the 1,419th day of the war. On that day, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine will surpass the Great Patriotic War in duration.
Sitrep for Dec. 22-26, 2025 (as of 9 a.m. UTC+3)
In the Siversk direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue their offensive. They have captured the town of Siversk—the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced a withdrawal from the town on Dec. 23—and are advancing further west. The Russian Ministry of Defense has already claimed the capture of the village of Sviato-Pokrovske, southwest of Siversk, though on the DeepState map it remains marked as contested.
Sitrep for Dec. 19-22, 2025 (as of 9:30 a.m. UTC+3)
In the Kupiansk direction, the situation has become extremely unfavorable for the Russian army. Although the town of Kupiansk is officially listed as captured, even pro-Russian mil-bloggers acknowledge that this is not the case. Pro-Russian military correspondent Vladimir Romanov marked what is effectively an encirclement of Russian forces in the town on his map, while the Slivochny Kapriz [Creamy Caprice] project showed a salient with a very narrow base, meaning that troops in the center are almost completely surrounded. Meanwhile, there have been no official statements claiming that the current fighting is aimed at relieving the encircled Russian units in central Kupiansk.
Sitrep for Dec. 15-19, 2025 (as of 10 a.m. UTC+3)
In the Dobropillia direction, as noted by the Playfra researcher, Russian forces are advancing toward the village of Sofiivka, and have also expanded their presence on the western bank of the Kazenyi Torets River in the area of the villages of Maiak, Pankivka and Shakhove. The pressure of the Russian Armed Forces in this area has noticeably increased—in addition to Sofiivka, they are attempting to advance around the former Dobropillia salient in order to retake positions there.
Sitrep for Dec. 13-15, 2025 (as of 10:30 a.m. UTC+3)
Over the past two days, there have been no significant changes to the frontline. However, new information has emerged from several events described in the previous sitrep.