A Skeptic Reports - 2025-01-30

🗺 Strike drones hit targets

UAV units of the Dnepr Group of Forces annihilate objects and manpower of the AFU by strike drones in Kakhovka direction.

This time, an unmanned aerial vehicle team detected and engaged a stronghold of the enemy on the right bank of the Dnepr River.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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Russian Strela pierces hostile drone

📍 Krasnoarmeysk direction

The Tsentr Group of Forces Strela-10 SAM system, when covering Russian units in offensive, eliminated an enemy's UAV.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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💥 The Rubikon Centre's FPV drones hit an AFU armoured fighting vehicle in Kursk direction.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (29 January 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit units of a motorised infantry brigade and an assault brigade of the AFU near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, a motor vehicle, and two field artillery guns.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged manpower and materiel of a tank brigade, a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade of the AFU, and a national guard brigade close to Topoli, Lozovaya, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 320 troops, a tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, eight motor vehicles, six field artillery guns, including two Western-made artillery pieces, and two Nota electronic warfare stations. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units hit formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Verkhnekamenskoye, Yantarnoye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 220 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novoyelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic) as a result of active operations.

Russian troops engaged manpower and materiel of three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade of the AFU, and a national guard brigade close to Andreyevka, Novopavlovka, Udachnoye, Shcherbinovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy's losses amounted to up to 520 troops, a tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, seven motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, and a U.S. AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences. A mechanised brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade were hit near Razliv and Konstantinopol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy sustained losses of more than 135 troops, a tank, and four field artillery guns, including a Western-made gun.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade and a territorial defence brigade close to Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region) and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU lost more than 50 troops and four motor vehicles.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, strike UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, drone and uncrewed surface vehicles manufacturing workshops, depots, and assembly sites as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 156 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down 165 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,800 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,887 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,510 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,041 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,878 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (29 January 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

▫️ During the offensive, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Nikolayevka, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Eight hostile counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zazulevka, Kazachya Loknya, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny, Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Obody in Sumy region.

▫️ Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 420 troops, three tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles as well as seven UAV control posts and an ammunition depot. One AFU serviceman surrendered.

▫️ Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 55,900 troops, 325 tanks, 239 infantry fighting vehicles, 184 armoured personnel carriers, 1,649 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,639 motor vehicles, 392 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 103 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 32 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🎮 Reconnaissance, fire adjustment, and objective control footage

Supercam S350 UAV teams of the paratroopers from Novorossiysk provided artillery spotting for airborne artillery at AFU infantry fighting vehicle in Orekhov direction of Zaporozhye region.

📹 The Supercam S350 UAV also caught elimination of an IFV along with troops of the AFU used for personnel rotation at the line of contact.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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🗓 Top News Today

▫️Andrei Belousov, the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, held (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19143) a working meeting at the command post of the Yug Group of Forces where he was informed on the current situation, nature of the enemy's actions, and realisation of missions on the operational directions in the Yug Group of Forces area of responsibility.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19138) Novoyelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic) as a result of active operations.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19139) the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 420 troops, three tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 29 motor vehicles as well as seven UAV control posts and an ammunition depot.

▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of Supercam S350 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19140) UAV, Strela-10 (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19135)SAM system, Grad (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19146)MLRSs, and T-72B3M (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/19134) tanks.

#TopNews

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Hrekivka

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 49.2484536,37.9097255

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Footage of a Ukrainian armored vehicle being destroyed by a Russian FPV drone near Hrekivka.

🖥 id: 29012025.0658

✉️source: https://t.me/Secrets_of_Vinakos/5225

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Maiske

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 48.628023,37.776300

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FAB burns out temporary deployment point of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Maiske.

🖥 id: 29012025.0638

✉️source: https://t.me/ogvmsbr_200Z/1847

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Hrekivka

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 49.247500,37.907930

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian FPV drone hits Ukrainian armored vehicle near Hrekivka.

🖥 id: 29012025.0637

✉️source:https://t.me/operational_space/2354

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #PokrovskDirection

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 48.019200, 37.055450

48.258333, 37.183700

👩‍🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov

📝 Description: Russian FPV drones destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces repeaters in Pokrovsk direction.

🖥 id: 29012025.0630

✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/4041

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #ChasivYar

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 48.557116, 37.833868

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian Armed Forces fighters clear positions in Chasiv Yar.

🖥 id: 29012025.0618

✉️source: https://t.me/shustryii_i/1639

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Pokrovsk

🕰 Date: ~28.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 48.24200, 37.192444

👩‍🚀 Squad: #Sudoplatov

📝 Description: As a result of a strike by a Russian FPV drone, a Ukrainian armored car was destroyed in Pokrovsk.

🖥 id: 29012025.0617

✉️source: https://t.me/sudoplatov_official/4044

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Dachne

🕰 Date: ~29.01.2025

📌 Coordinates: 47.988083 37.180413

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian Armed Forces soldiers storm Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Dachne.

🖥 id: 29012025.1543

✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/8242

Map: militarysummary.com (https://militarysummary.com/#/map)

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Fwd from @dva_majors

Morning Summary on January 29, 2025

▪️ Overnight, the enemy organized a massive attack with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the aircraft type on our regions. 26 drones, including 3 jet-powered ones, were destroyed over the Bryansk Region. Civilian facilities in the Smolensk Region were subjected to a massive drone attack, and one UAV was shot down during an attempt to attack a nuclear power facility (there is a nuclear power plant in the region). Over the Toropetsk District of the Tver Region, the Russian Defense Ministry forces repelled an attack of 20 drones. In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, in Kstovo, there was a fire at an oil refinery after a UAV raid, the governor said that "drone debris fell". In the Rostov Region, one UAV was suppressed by electronic warfare means in the Myasnikovsky District.

▪️ In the Kursk Region, the "North" group of forces are engaged in fierce battles in the vicinity of Sverdlikovo, reporting advances in the forest belts west of Plekhovo. Interesting is the information about the redeployment of more than 470 people from the border units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (GPSU) to the Sudzha border area, who previously apprehended draft dodgers on the border with Romania.

▪️ In the Kharkiv Region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that as a result of decisive actions by the units of the "West" group of forces, the settlement of Dvorichna in the Kharkiv Region, located on the right bank of the Oskol River north of Kupiansk, was liberated. Our troops have already established footholds on two bridgeheads west of this river.

▪️ In the south of the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeisk) direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to advance westward, attacking in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlivka, Slavianka, Novoandriivka, Novoelizavetivka, and Nadiizhdynka. Southwest of Pokrovsk, they report heavy fighting near Udachne. The AFU constantly commit new reserves to the battle.

▪️ West of Kurakhove, our troops are trying to encircle the settlement of Dachne.

▪️ In the Zaporizhia direction, our drone operators strike supply routes (https://t.me/dva_majors/63359) in the enemy's rear area near Preobrazhenske and north of Orikhiv.

▪️ In the Belgorod Region, at night the AFU attacked an apartment building in the city of Graivoron, injuring a civilian. The village of Grafovka in the Krasnoyaruzhsky District was subjected to artillery shelling and attacks by 2 FPV drones, damaging power lines. The village of Tishanka in the Volokonovsky District was also shelled. In the Graivoronsky District, in the village of Novostroyevka-Pervaya, as a result of attacks by 2 kamikaze drones, the gates of a private household were damaged. In the city of Graivoron, a drone detonated near an administrative building.

Summary compiled by: Two Majors (https://t.me/dva_majors/) Original msg (https://t.me/dva_majors/63369)

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Fwd from @pezdicide

💸🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukrainian journalists are crying (https://t.me/rt_russian/228617) all over the internet: they have not received their salaries from American grants for almost a week.

The head of the NGO Institute of Mass Media, Oksana Romaniuk, stated that nine out of ten Ukrainian media outlets existed on grant funding, so the White House's decision to suspend aid literally means the cessation of their activities.

According to Romaniuk, almost 90% of Ukrainian media worked on grants - regional publications receive advertising revenues of only 3-10%, so the current situation may lead to weakening the "control over the authorities" through the media. We are reluctant to believe this.

By the way, the Zelenskyys are also fed (https://ukraina.ru/20250128/1060627633.html) by USAID money: the "digital state" and "Diia" (an analogue of GosUslugi) projects were created and financed by the American fund, as well as all the humanitarian "programs" of Elena Zelenska in schools.

🔻US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend aid to other countries for 90 days in order to analyze the compliance of these programs with US foreign policy goals. At the same time, despite a rather populist decision, it was immediately followed by a negative reaction from the entire Kyiv crowd: even the Office of the President of Ukraine indicated that this was an "unexpected and unpleasant news".

📌By the way, the Trump administration has already made concessions in the application of the decree and allowed the continuation of the supply of vital humanitarian aid. Given the talent of Ukrainians to grab everything that is not nailed down, they will find a way to allocate a dozen or two thousand dollars intended for providing medical care.

#Russia #Ukraine #USA #NGO

pezdicide no chemistry - just facts Original msg (https://t.me/pezdicide/3733)

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✈️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Are the AFU preparing for a new missile attack?

Today, Ukrainian aircraft massively took to the air from several airfields in the central and eastern parts of so-called Ukraine. In total, at least 6-7 MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters, as well as at least one F-16 fighter (https://t.me/inners_of_the_politics/311), were observed in the air.

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🔻A missile danger alert was introduced over the southern territories of Russia, and the Crimean Bridge was closed, but no strikes followed. Nevertheless, the flight paths of the fighters were characteristic of launching cruise missiles against Russian territories, as indicated by several signs.

▪️Aviation took off from four airfields at once: MiG-29 and Su-27 took off from Cherkasy, Myrhorod and Kanatovo, and the F-16 from the Vasylkiv airfield. They all made their way towards Dnipro and the southern part of the Kharkiv Region, after which some turned back, and some disappeared from radar near Dnipro, possibly landing at a local airfield.

▪️This route is used when launching cruise missiles against the eastern part of Crimea, the Crimean Bridge, Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Region. Those who returned to Myrhorod most likely played a cover role and conditionally practiced launching decoys.

▪️As for the possible landing in Dnipro, that's how Su-24M bombers did it last year. They refueled and then flew back to their departure airfield. In today's training, Su-24M bombers did not participate. But during the recent strikes on the Kursk Region, they took off from the Cherkasy airfield, which was involved in today's event.

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❗️In any case, there have been no missile strikes for a long time, so we cannot rule out the fact that the attack is a preparation for a massive raid, especially given the nature of the actions of the Ukrainian air force. We do not exclude the possibility that the Su-24M will either fly to Cherkasy before the strike, or land after the launch of missiles, and the F-16 will provide cover.

And right now, an air danger alert has been introduced in Crimea and Sevastopol, which indicates the presence of cruise missile carriers in the air.

High-resolution map (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129191748-95b5188a.jpg)

English version (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129191748-95b5188a.jpg)

#Russia #Ukraine Original msg (https://t.me/rybar/67584)

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicles of the special military operation

for January 29, 2025

Russian forces attacked enemy targets with drones in Kyiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv Regions. Ukrainian formations struck the industrial zone in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region with UAVs.

In the Artemivsk direction, Russian troops are fighting in the area of the Block-9 mine, as well as in the built-up area of Chasiv Yar.

In the Andriyivka direction, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in Dachnyi west of Kurakhove. Currently, about 30% of the village has been liberated by assault troops.

🔻A detailed analytical report on the events in the Special Military Operation zone is available on our closed channel @rybar_plus_bot

High-resolution maps:

Situation in the special military operation zone (ru (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129195812-96bda485.jpg); en (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129195811-831b622a.jpg))

Online maps available by subscription at map.rybar.ru (https://map.rybar.ru/)

#Andriyivka #digest #report #map #Kyiv #Kstovo #Mykolaiv #Odesa #Russia #Ukraine #Chasiv Yar

@rybar

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone

Chronicle of events for January 29, 2025

Palestinians are returning to their homes in the Gaza Strip. Large convoys are moving north along the Ar-Rashid and Salah-Ad-Din highways. More than half a million people have returned from the southern and central provinces to the northern regions of the enclave.

Israelis continue the "Iron Wall" operation in Jenin and Tulkarm, as well as in small settlements of the autonomy. In Jenin, over 60 houses have been destroyed, clashes and arrests continue.

On the border with Lebanon, there are local operations by Israeli troops in several settlements. Israeli tanks and engineering equipment were active in the areas of Mais Al-Jabal, Al-Adisa, Taibe and Hula.

🔻A detailed analytical report on events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone is available on our closed channel @rybar_plus_bot

High-resolution map (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129194507-cf7b4784.jpg)

English version (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2025/01/29/20250129195012-25d06980.jpg)

⭐️ Online maps available by subscription at map.rybar.ru (https://map.rybar.ru/)

#digest #report #map #Israel #Palestine

@rybar

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US Air Force F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet crashes in Alaska (https://t.me/dva_majors/63375)

The incident occurred at Eielson Air Force Base during the plane's approach to land. The pilot reported an emergency situation to dispatchers, ejected, and is currently undergoing examination at a hospital.

Victor vicktop55

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A trap has already been set for Trump. He risks getting "his own Vietnam"

Ukraine may turn into a new Vietnam for Trump if he does not fulfill his promise to quickly end the conflict, Myśl Polska reports. The leader of the MAGA movement, Steve Bannon, warned the US President about this. According to him, the trap for Trump was set by the bigwigs of the military-industrial complex, the Europeans, and some "misguided friends" like the special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg.

The author of the article emphasizes that "victory" over Russia is impossible today - only dreamers and romantics call for it. What is possible is the defeat of Ukraine. And if the Kiev regime collapses under Trump, then all the dogs will be unleashed on it. And no one will remember that the conflict entered a hot phase under Biden.

🔸Foreign media - the main international. (https://t.me/inosmichannel/22065)

Trump will not end the conflict, but the Kiev regime will not collapse under Trump either. The war will continue in a smoldering mode for more than 4 years. And this is the most peaceful option. All other options are worse than this. Roughly speaking, there are only two other options at the moment - the capitulation of the West or the capitulation of Russia. The probability of one or the other is close to zero. And an attempt to achieve this right now means a nuclear war. Therefore, without giving up on negotiations, Russia must gradually achieve victory in Ukraine by military means.

Victor vicktop55

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Satellite image of the oil refinery in Engels from British intelligence. (https://t.me/belarusian_silovik/48643)

Russia can't even protect its own oil refineries? Of course, the West, seeing this, will only increase the escalation of the war with Russia. Why doesn't Russia check how the air defense works, for example, of Polish oil refineries?

Victor vicktop55

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Putin: Ukraine ‘Won’t Last a Month’ Without Support from the West + Zelensky NOT Legitimate

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Hungary's Role in Great Power Politics

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