I'm pleased to announce that I now have my first local source from Ukraine! This person (who will remain anonymous for obvious reasons) lives in Kostyantynivka. Because of this, I will now be able to get more reliable reports and potentially photos from the city.

Note: They have given me permission to say what I'm saying in this post.

I'm looking forward to expanding my coverage in the future, and if anyone else is local from Ukraine or Russia and wants to help with my reporting journey, DM me here on Telegram (@AMK_Mapping1), but DO NOT leave a comment under this post saying that you're interested. We can discuss anonymity terms in DMs.

1 Russian Tu-95 aircraft departed from Olenya air base in Murmansk Oblast. It is flying south to Engels-2 air base in Saratov Oblast for the purpose of being equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles. From there, as usual, it will return to Olenya.

Israel has deployed large forces to the west bank city of Tulkarm in an apparent raid. Gunfire was reported inside the Tulkarm Refugee Camp.

Map of approximate locations of explosions reported in Ukraine on January 27-28, 2025.

Notable events:
- Increased Geran-2 attacks on Kyiv Oblast
- Decrease in MLRS shelling across the frontline
- A lot of glide bomb strikes on Sumy Oblast
- More Geran-2 drone attacks on Kharkiv Oblast than
usual

This map does not include artillery shelling and FPV drone related explosions.

Fighting continues in central Goma in eastern DRC between remnants of the government forces still trapped there and the advancing M23 rebels.

The last Ukrainian stronghold before Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has been breached. Russian forces will now just have to clear the rest of Udachne, and clear the railway line to Molodetske.

Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces made a small advance in the Dachne area.

Russian forces advanced from positions southwest of Dachne, advancing along a treeline, taking up positions near the end of it. Ukrainian forces are holding a defence near the intersection with another treeline.

It appears that due to difficulties in advancing in southwestern Dachne, Russian forces are trying to bypass the village from the south.

+ ~0.15km² in favour of Russia.

Recent map updates by the Ukrainian source "Deepstate" indicate that Russian forces advanced on a wide front in the Andriivka direction.

Moving from north to south, Russian forces advanced from positions southeast of Yasenove, down a treeline, reaching the low-lying ground. They also advanced west from positions at the northern end of a treeline, through the low-lying ground along the forest plantations.

Further south near Andriivka, the small salient was eliminated, with Russian forces levelling out the frontline. The main push came from positions in and around southern Petropavlivka, where Russian forces moved west along a treeline, reaching the main Ukrainian positions in the forests and orchards. It's possible that there was a supporting attack that came from the north along the other treeline that links up at the forests.

Russian forces were able to swiftly capture the forests, and then moved west along a treeline, approaching what used to be an agricultural building on the northern outskirts of Andriivka.

+ ~9.76km² in favour of Russia.

A recent report from a reliable Ukrainian source indicates that Russian forces advanced in Udachne, gaining a foothold at the railway station.

Russian forces advanced west from positions in the southern part of the village, capturing new positions in residential buildings. However, the most important advance occurred slightly north towards the centre of the village, where Russian forces were able to capture the first buildings of the railway station, which is the last Ukrainian stronghold before Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

+ ~0.08km² in favour of russia.

A recent report from a reliable Ukrainian source indicates that Russian forces advanced on the western flank of Pokrovsk, and are moving towards the city.

Russian forces advanced from positions in the treeline north of the Kotlyne mines, and the windbreaks on either side of the railway line. They moved northeast along the tactical heights, utilising the windbreaks for cover from Ukrainian artillery and FPV drones.

+ ~0.55km² in favour of Russia.

Recent reports from multiple reliable sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in the centre of Chasiv Yar.

Russian forces advanced from positions in the refractory plant, capturing part of the private residential sector. They are beginning to separate the remaining Ukrainian formations in the city centre by pushing through the middle. This is likely because of difficulties in advancing from the flanks.

+ ~0.12km² in favour of Russia.

A recent report from a reliable Russian source indicates that Ukrainian forces advanced in northwestern Chasiv Yar, re-entering the city.

Ukrainian forces advanced from positions west of the Sievernyi micro-district, entering the territory of the graveyard and capturing positions in the first two streets of residential homes. Depending on how big Ukraine's presence is here, this may alleviate some pressure on the cover groups in the city centre.

+ ~0.30km² in favour of Ukraine.

Recent reports from multiple sources indicate that Russian forces advanced in Dvorichna, capturing most of the town.

In the south, Russian forces captured the rest of the Palistina micro-district, which was previously in the grey zone. In the central part of the town, Russian forces captured the rest of the residential area south of the Nyzhnya Dvorichna River, and in the north, they advanced from the Dibrivka neighborhood, capturing most of the Pidarky neighborhood. The westernmost street is still in the grey zone.

+ ~2.18km² in favour of Russia.

🇿🇦🇨🇩🇷🇼⚡- 13 South African soldiers have been killed fighting M23 in Goma, eastern DR Congo, so far.

Russian forces reportedly advanced north of Sribne, taking up new positions in the orchards and treelines north and northeast of the village.

This suggests that they are trying to take Sribne into a pincer movement.