6/ "Evacuation for small groups is unlikely to be organized. It's difficult to imagine a situation where an evacuation team would advance into an area under enemy fire to evacuate one or two wounded. Losses in this case could be even greater.
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@chriso_wiki — 2026-01-21
2/ This change of approach since 2024 has enabled Russia to advance slowly, though still generating heavy losses along the way. 'Archangel Spetsnaz' writes: "Indeed, assault tactics have changed dramatically."
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Modern Systems Render Old Offensive Tactics Obsolete
3/ "The wide range of detection and engagement systems and means has, figuratively speaking, "brought to its knees the old tactics," whereby company/battalion-sized offensives were carried out at the frontier.
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Russian army adopts infiltration tactics
The Russian army has adopted infiltration tactics to bypass Ukrainian defenses, splitting platoons into small groups of a few men who advance as far as possible, dig in, and await reinforcements. A Russian military blogger has commented on the limitations of this tactic.
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Russian strikes hit Zelensky’s hometown, kill two
Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes hit President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, killing two civilians.
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Explosions reported on Revutskoho Street; emergency teams respond
Russia's Oryol Oblast Governor Andrey Klychkov reported minor damage to the region's fuel and energy infrastructure following overnight attacks. Meanwhile, local residents mentioned power outages. Several houses and private vehicles were damaged, but no casualties were reported.
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Ukraine thanks countries for winter energy support, Azerbaijan announced new aid
As Russia continues to target civilian energy infrastructure during winter, energy support remains critacally important for Ukrainian civilians. We thank the countries that have announced new energy assistance helping to bring heat and light to Ukrainian homes. Azerbaijan has
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Russian military losses as of Jan. 21, 2026
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian forces destroy two Russian Buk systems
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian military personnel from the 8th Air Assault Corps struck two 🇷🇺Russian Buk air defense systems (M-2 and M-3) on the Northern Slobozhanskyi direction. pic.twitter.com/xVj9BlxR48
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 21 janvier 2026Ukrainian military personnel from the 8th Air Assault Corps destroyed two Russian Buk air defense systems (M-2 and M-3) in the Northern Slobozhanskyi direction.
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Training of Khartia brigade battalion with Spys-Syntez module
In the photos, training exercises of one of the battalions of the #Khartia brigade – infantry and armored vehicle crews work with the updated Ukrainian combat module 'Spys-Syntez'. Photo: Pavlo Itkin and Vlad Klymenko for Khartia.