(C) Daily Kos
This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered.
. . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,066: 6 unarmed UKR prisoners of war executed in Donetsk Oblast [1]
['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.']
Date: 2025-01-23
Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 22 to 23.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from Voronezh Oblast against Zaporizhzhia City and 92 Shahed and decoy drones from Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; and Oryol, Kursk, and Bryansk oblasts. [51] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 57 drones over Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporizhia, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts; that 27 drones were "lost," likely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW) interference; and that three drones remained in Ukrainian airspace as of 0930. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that drone debris damaged infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian strikes killed one and injured 51 civilians in Zaporizhzhia City and that drone debris damaged residential buildings but no critical or residential infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast.[52]
Russian forces recently executed at least six unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian sources circulated footage on January 23 of Russian soldiers shooting unarmed Ukrainian POWs in an unspecified area of Ukraine.[7] Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lyubinets and the Ukrainian Attorney General's Office reported on January 23 that Ukrainian officials are investigating social media footage of Russian forces executing six captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemembers in an unspecified area of Donetsk Oblast.[8] Lyubinets noted that the footage shows a seventh Ukrainian POW in this group but that it is unclear what happened to the seventh POW based on the footage. ISW has frequently reported that Russian forces are conducting frontline executions of Ukrainian POWs and continues to assess that Russian military commanders are either complicit in or enabling their subordinates to conduct these executions.[9]
Russia is reportedly planning to deploy additional North Korean forces, missiles, artillery systems, and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Kursk Oblast to support Russian long-range fire operations. Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Head Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov told The War Zone in an article published on January 22 that North Korea will deploy an unspecified number of additional missile and artillery troops to Kursk Oblast at an unspecified future time.[1] Budanov reported that North Korea is unlikely to deploy a large number of additional ground combat troops, however. Budanov stated that North Korea has provided Russia with roughly 120 M-1989 Koksan 170mm self-propelled artillery systems and 120 M-1991 240mm MLRS since November 2024 and will likely send at least 120 more of each system in the future. The GUR previously reported in November 2024 that North Korea had provided Russia with roughly 100 of each of these systems as of October 2024.[2] Budanov stated that North Korea plans to provide Russia with 150 additional KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles in 2025 and sent Russia 148 KN-23 missiles in 2024. Budanov noted that North Korean troops typically operate North Korean-provided weapons in Kursk Oblast and are also training Russian forces on these systems. A US senior defense official recently told the New York Times (NYT) that additional North Korean forces will arrive in Russian "within the next two months (roughly mid-March 2025)."[3]
Russian forces recently advanced in the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast amid continued fighting in the area on January 23. Geolocated footage published on January 22 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Tolstiy Lug (northwest of Sudzha).[10] Russian milbloggers claimed on January 23 that Russian forces entered Guyevo (south of Sudzha) and Viktorovka (northwest of Sudzha).[11] ISW has not observed confirmation of these claims, however. Russian forces reportedly continued attacks northwest of Sudzha near Pogrebki, Nikolskiy, and Krugkenkoye; and south of Sudzha near Kurilovka and Guyevo.[12] A Ukrainian reconnaissance group commander operating in Kursk Oblast reported on January 22 that Russian forces only attack during the day in this direction and usually conduct infantry assaults without equipment.[13] Elements of the Russian 34th Motorized Rifle Brigade (49th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) are reportedly operating near Pogrebki, and elements of the Chechen "Khokhla" Detachment of the 204th "Akhmat" Spetsnaz Regiment are reportedly operating in the Sudzha direction.[14]
A Ukrainian drone battalion posted footage on January 22 of the battalion striking a Russian Tor air defense system in Belgorod Oblast.[15]
[END]
---
[1] Url:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/23/2298813/-Ukraine-Invasion-Day-1-066-6-unarmed-UKR-prisoners-of-war-executed-in-Donetsk-Oblast?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web
Published and (C) by Daily Kos
Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified.
via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds:
gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/
