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Ukraine Invasion Day 1,049: Increased UKR offensive operations in Kursk Oblast [1]

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Date: 2025-01-06

Russia uses less armor on frontlines as Ukraine reports 13,000 armored units destroyed. Russian forces are modifying their assault tactics, reducing armored vehicle deployment after sustaining significant losses throughout 2024.

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on January 5 to 6.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Kh-59/69 cruise missiles from the south and 128 Shahed and other drones from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Oryol and Kursk oblasts.[78] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed both Kh-59 missiles and 79 drones over Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia oblasts and that 49 drones became "lost."[79] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that the drones and missiles did not hit any targets but that falling debris damaged enterprises, institutions, and residential areas in Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy, Poltava, and Kyiv oblasts. Ukrainian train operator Ukrzaliznytsia reported that the strikes damaged the railway network and temporarily stopped operations in Kyiv Oblast on January 6, but that Ukrzaliznytsia has since restored operations.[80] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed both Kh-59 missiles and 79 drones over Mykolaiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad and Vinnytsia oblasts

x x YouTube Video Ukrainian forces recently made tactical advances amid continued intensified offensive operations in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on January 6. Geolocated footage published on January 5 and 6 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in southern Berdin, central Russkoye Porechnoye, and central Novosotnitsky (all northeast of Sudzha).[1] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD)... Increased Ukrainian offensive operations in Kursk Oblast may be the beginning stages of a concerted Ukrainian operation in Kursk Oblast or elsewhere in the theater, though ISW is unprepared to offer any specific forecast. Russian forces attempted to leverage Ukrainian attacks northeast of Sudzha to attack elsewhere in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast on January 6. Geolocated footage published on January 5 indicates that Russian forces advanced west of Malaya Loknya (northwest of Sudzha).[5] ... The Russian MoD claimed that "Caspian naval infantry" drone units, likely referring to drone units of the 177th Naval Infantry Regiment (Caspian Flotilla), are operating in Kursk Oblast, indicating that the Russian military command likely redeployed elements of the 177th Naval Infantry Regiment from western Zaporizhia Oblast to Kursk Oblast.[9] www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video www.understandingwar.org/... x x YouTube Video Ukrainian forces may be continuing to conduct long-range strikes against Russian rear areas in Kursk Oblast as part of efforts to use integrated strike capabilities to support ground operations. Geolocated footage published on January 5 indicates that there were audible explosions near the Russian 3754th Central Aviation Technical Base (military unit 13830) in Kursk City.[10] ISW cannot independently confirm if Ukrainian forces successfully struck the base. ... The Russian Kursk Oblast Operational Headquarters claimed on January 6 that Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian missiles over Kursk Oblast.[12] ISW previously assessed that Ukrainian forces may be attempting to integrate longer-range precision strike capabilities and electronic warfare (EW) systems activity to support ground operations.[13] www.understandingwar.org/...

The Ukrainian Navy targeted two Russian $15 million “Pantsir-S1” and OSA-AKM air defense systems in the Kherson region using FPV drones, according to the Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Oleksiy Neizhpapa on January 6. Russian media reported that the drones were launched from Ukraine’s naval drones equipped with UAVs, first revealed by the Ukrainian Navy in December. The systems were on active duty at a firing position, evidenced by its onboard radar operating at the rear of the vehicles. Although it is unlikely that the drone’s impact immediately destroyed the systems, critical damage or a subsequent fire may have rendered them inoperable. As the drone strikes specifically targeted the cabin housing the system’s operators. While the operator compartment of the “Pantsir-S1” is designed to protect against shrapnel and light firearms, it is vulnerable to cumulative munitions carried by FPV drones. united24media.com/...

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