—❗️🇺🇸/🇱🇧/🇮🇱 NEW: The United States and the Lebanese Government announce that the ceasefire will be extended by 3 weeks, until February 18th, and that all Israeli forces must withdraw from Lebanon before this deadline

@Middle_East_Spectator

A lot of misinformation is being spread about Goma right now. There are claims of M23 forces patrolling the city. That is false, these are pro-government forces.

Additionally, the surrender of hundreds of possible government forces in the city centre does not mean that M23 has captured the city. They have simply given up fighting and laid down their arms to Uruguayan peacekeepers.

Gunfire can still be heard across most of Goma. It appears that the city has not fallen yet, despite claims by M23 that they captured it.

Consequences of a 6 FAB (all equipped with UMPKs) strikes on a reported Ukrainian air defence post in Beryslav, Kherson Oblast.

Map of approximate locations of explosions reported in Ukraine on January 26-27, 2025.

Notable events:
- An Iskander-M ballistic missile struck an open area
in Sumy Oblast
- Decrease in glide bomb strikes on Donetsk Oblast,
but one was reported on Kupyansk.
- Increase in glide bomb strikes on border areas of
Sumy Oblast.
- More Geran-2 drones targeted western regions of
Ukraine, primarily Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil and
Khmelnytskyi Oblasts. Power outages were
reported in Ivano-Frankivsk City.

This map does not include artillery shelling and MLRS related explosions, hence the lack of icons near the frontline.

Depending on how much information is available, I'm gonna try to make one of these each day

The IDF has - for the most part - withdrawn from the Netzarim corridor that previously separated northern Gaza from the rest of the strip.

Thousands of Gazans are flocking to what's left of their homes in the northern part of the strip.

^^ I wish I could cover this too, I just don't have the time or sources lol

Former Israeli national security minister Ben Gvir: "The reopening of the Netzarim road this morning and the entry of tens of thousands of Gazans into the northern Gaza Strip are images of victory for Hamas and an additional and humiliating part of the deal… This is what absolute surrender looks like, our soldiers did not sacrifice their lives to allow these images to appear.”

Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in western Donetsk Oblast and completed the capture of Novoandriivka.

Russian forces advanced from positions in the southern houses of Novoandriivka, and moved north, clearing Ukrainian positions as they went. Ukrainian forces put up a decent amount of resistance here, especially considering the small size of it. This is likely because of its strategic position in holding back the frontline from reaching Sribne.

Once the village fell, Russian forces went on to capture the treeline west of it, establishing a small buffer zone, while simultaneously laying the ground works for a future assault operation on Sribne from the east.

+ ~3.61km² in favour of Russia.

Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces made a small advance in western Donetsk Oblast, completing the capture of two treelines.

This advance was first reported by a Russian source about 4 days ago, but was confirmed by a Ukrainian source yesterday. After establishing control over the southern part of these two treelines, Russian forces advanced north up them, reaching the southern outskirts of Udachne.

If they can advance one more treeline over, they will be able to completely outflank Udachne from the south, and possible begin a pincer movement into the western houses of the village while simultaneously pushing from positions near the centre of the village.

This would require infantry or armoured vehicles to cross approximately 800 metres of open fields, making them susceptible to Ukrainian FPV drones and artillery, however Russian forces have demonstrated their ability to advance across large open fields in this area before, so I expect it shouldn't be too difficult for them, although of course this does depend on a number of uncontrollable variables.

+ ~0.69km² in favour of Russia.

Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in the Chasiv Yar direction, and captured the fortified bunker system.

Russian forces advanced from the newly captured positions in the children's camp slightly southeast of the bunkers. They consolidated their positions here and then advanced on the bunkers. Nothing is really known about the process of clearing it, but shortly afterwards it was confirmed that it was captured.

This, combined with attacks over the pipeline section of the Siversky Donets-Donbas canal which resulted in marginal advances into the forests, forced the Ukrainian command to withdraw any remaining forces in the forests to positions in the southwestern part of Chasiv Yar. Notably, they couldn't be brought into the city centre where the most intense fighting is ongoing due to it being in an operational encirclement.

+ ~2.44km² in favour of Russia.

A strong explosion is heard in Rostov. The source is currently unknown.