Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in Velyka Novosilka, capturing part of the town.

It's very difficult to determine the situation here. Some are saying that Ukraine withdrew, some are saying that Ukraine maintains a presence in the north, some are saying that their presence is in the central part.

Piecing things together and taking into account the different levels of reliabilities that I've observed from different sources, I can say that the most likely situation there is that Ukraine withdrew north over the Shaitanka River and are holding positions in the central part of the town, while the rest of the forces are attempting to withdraw over the Mokri Yaly river.

At the same time, Russian forces advanced and captured the vocational school north of the Kashlahach river, pushing Ukraine to the southern bank for the most part, although it's possible that there are still some scattered groupings in the residential area there.

+ ~4.09km² in favour of Russia.

1 MiG-31K departed from Savasleyka air base in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. The MiG-31K can carry a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Russian forces have reportedly consolidated their new positions on the southern outskirts of Nikolskii. The next step is to resupply the troops there, which will be difficult with the open fields. Ukrainian drone activity is very high here, so it's possible that they will just pick off the Russian soldiers there.

The MiG-31K conducted training. Additionally, an Il-76MD military cargo plane landed in Rostov Oblast.

Two more MiG-31Ks are airborne, along with an Il-78M tanker for refueling training. Russia has been significantly increasing their training lately, and is expected to continue until January 24.

There's no news right now, so here's a new cope that just dropped.

We won't talk about Russia's actual recruitment rates (estimated 30,000 per month using financial incentives).

Meanwhile, Ukrainians are being beat up, dragged into vans, sent to training for a few weeks, put in a brand-new brigade rather than reinforcing older ones, and send to Kursk or Pokrovsk.

A Russian KAB glide bomb struck Kostyantynivka a short while ago

Explosions were reported in Kramatorsk. Reportedly MLRS attacks.

Explosions were also reported in Slovyansk

While news from Kursk has been much slower, the fighting has picked up in recent days. Russian forces completely dismantled the Ukrainian buffer-zone on the tactical heights west of the stronghold village of Malaya Loknya. Additionally, part of Viktorovka is now in the grey zone.

Russian forces are suffering vehicles losses due to high activity of Ukrainian drones but are managing to capture important positions.

Future Russian advances in Kursk will continue to be costly due to the introduction of further Ukrainian reserves into the salient, but that will come at the cost of further advances in Donetsk Oblast.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇵🇱⚡- "For President Zelenskyi, Ukraine is the priority. For me, it’s Poland. But our shared goal is to ensure Russia does not win," - Andrzej Duda, President of Poland.

Immediately after the withdrawal of Palestinian Authority (PA) forces from the West Bank city of Jenin following the ceasefire agreement between the PA and the Jenin battalion, Israeli special forces launched an incursion into the city.

The Jenin battalion reported that they are engaged in small-arms battles with Israeli special forces. Additionally, what was probably an artillery shell was fired at a reportedly empty car.

The IDF has announced the beginning of a "counterterrorism operation" in Jenin.

Remember what I said?

Sirens are currently sounding across Jenin.

An Israeli helicopter is opening fire on the Jenin Refugee Camp.

Scenes from Jenin

The Israeli helicopter in question

Multiple explosions are reported in Jenin

⚡️According to Israeli media, the Shin Bet has shut down all internet access in the Jenin refugee camp.

#BREAKING: Operation "Iron Walls" has been launched by Israel in Jenin

Reports of one dead in the shelling of Jenin. Meanwhile, more military reinforcements moving in the direction of the city.