Ukraine's Luhansk Group of Forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Dmytro Zaporozhets said on Saturday that Kyiv's forces had repelled Russian small and medium-sized assaults on the grounds of the Refractory Plant.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that he is ready to hold talks with the United States over the war in Ukraine but has put forward an ultimatum demand – Ukraine's complete surrender. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Putin reportedly called a meeting of the Russian Security Council on 20 January,

Russia has had battlefield momentum but its recent territorial gains have been at the expense of high personnel losses.

The president of the aggressor country russia, vladimir putin, expressed his readiness for negotiations with the United States regarding the war in Ukraine,

ISW analysts confirmed that Russian troops recently moved south of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast. Geolocated footage published on Jan. 18 shows Russian advances in the eastern part of Kurylivka. The report also indicated that Russian forces pushed further along the Russia-Ukraine border northeast of Kupyansk.

Russia and Iran have signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, which includes enhanced military cooperation that could help russia in waging a war against

Senior Russian security and military officials are pushing for an escalation of hostilities in Ukraine, opposing any prospects of negotiations. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: ISW analysts note that Russian security forces deem it crucial to escalate military operations in Ukraine,

Patrushev reaffirmed that Russia’s objectives in Ukraine remain unchanged and that the Kremlin is committed to achieving all the goals Russian leader Vladimir Putin cited to justify the full-scale invasion. Quote from the ISW: "Putin identified the ...

High-ranking Russian security officials seem to assess that Russia needs to escalate the war against Ukraine rather than seek a way out through negotiations. They are not ready to give up the war because of heavy losses. This is reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Russia said it opened criminal investigations into the alleged “cannibalistic massacre” of at least seven civilians in the western Russian village of Russkoe Porechnoye, which Ukraine has occupied since last August. Bodies were reportedly found by Russian soldiers inside the basement of a residential building.

According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the estimated 12,000 North Korean troops deployed in the Russian region could all be either dead or wounded by April.

Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. A further 14 drone simulators were lost in location, the statement said.