In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces continued their assault operations and have made new advances in the direction of the village of Kindrashivka.

Firstly, Russian forces advanced west from their positions in the forest northeast of Kindrashivka and east of the R-79 highway, and capturing positions in the next forest over, before expanding their zone of control to include most of the forest. These positions are in the low-lying ground.

They then attacked down the R-79 highway, capturing treeline positions and branching off onto nearby treelines, capturing positions there too. After securing their positions on the northern approaches to Kindarshivka, Russian forces crossed into the fields directly north of the village, entering and clearing out a Ukrainian stronghold, seizing the positions there. These positions, plus the treelines, are on the tactical heights.

This puts Russian forces right next to and above Kindrashivka, meaning that the main Ukrainian forces are likely not in Kindrashivka itself, but rather in the treelines and forests on the tactical heights to the west of the village, as Russian forces now have full fire control and surveillance over the settlement.

+ ~1.44km² in favour of Russia.

The IDF has just issued evacuation orders for the entire city of Rafah in southern Gaza, urging Palestinians to move north to the Al-Mawasi area.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued their advances in the salient southwest of Toretsk, making slow progress.

Russian forces advanced northwest from newly captured positions in the village of Panteleimonivka, crossing the fields in the low-lying ground, and taking up new positions at the intersection of two treelines. They advanced north down one of them, and west down the other, capturing further positions. The grey zone now extends to the southern outskirts of the village of Sukha Balka.

+ ~0.71km² in favour of Russia.

On the western flank of Pokrovsk, both Russian and Ukrainian forces are making progress in and around the village of Uspenivka.

Following yet another Ukrainian counterattack, Russian forces began attacking to recapture their lost positions. They advanced down the southern street connecting the central and western streets of the village, capturing the houses there. They then moved to the intersection with the western street, capturing it, and further houses there. Russian forces then attacked from a second direction, crossing through the open fields from the southern end of the central street, entering the southern end of the western street, capturing the houses there, before pushing north, linking up with the assault groups who came from the centre.

Around 2 days after this advance, Ukrainian forces mounted yet another counterattack, but this time from a new direction. Ukrainian armoured vehicles advanced to the treeline directly south of Uspenivka, dropping off soldiers there who cleared the positions. They then advanced north, up the treeline, before entering the southern houses of the central street - the same houses in which Russian forces previously advanced from to reach the southern end of the western street. They were able to clear the houses and take up positions in the basements. Additionally, the southern houses of the eastern street are now in the grey zone.

+ ~1.06km² in favour of Ukraine
+ ~0.07km² in favour of Russia

In the Novopavlivka direction, Russian forces made a small advance and captured positions east of Preobrazhenka.

Russian forces advanced north from the village of Zaporizhzhya, and south from the orchards near the village of Nadiivka, and occupied a treeline which was previously in the grey zone.

+ ~1.78km² in favour of Russia.

In western Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces continued to clear the village of Rozlyv and have captured the majority of the settlement.

After entering the centre of the village, Russian forces began panning out to the nearby houses. They faced minimal resistance as they reached the western streets, and occupied the agricultural buildings on the southern outskirts. They also captured positions in the southern, central and eastern parts of the village.

For now, the southwestern and westernmost parts of Rozlyv remain in the grey zone, while Ukrainian forces control the agricultural buildings on the western outskirts.

+ ~1.15km² in favour of Russia.

Russian air defence intercepted two unknown drones over the city of Jableh, near the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia governorate, Syria.

A person in a bus recorded the moment several U.S. airstrikes impacted the Yemeni capital of Sana'a.

The Houthis shot down another American MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the Marib governorate of Yemen.

This is the 17th of its type to be destroyed by the Houthis since October 7, 2023, and the 3rd since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on January 20.

Initial reports of an Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut

Dahiye, Beirut

Likely an assassination strike as no evacuation orders were issued beforehand

The targeted residential building has collapsed.

edit: old photo

IDF: "IDF fighter jets, under Shin Bet guidance, recently attacked a Hezbollah terrorist in the Dahiyya area of ​​Beirut who had recently been directing Hamas operatives and had assisted them in attempting to carry out a serious attack against Israeli civilians in the immediate future."

Initial reports suggest that at least 3 people have been killed.

Russian soldier fighting near Chasiv Yar:

"According to incoming information, the enemy is actively bringing up fresh forces in the direction. Armored vehicles are moving from Slavyansk. Personnel and equipment are accumulating in the area of ​​the settlements of Minkovka (Minkovsky Forest), Golubovka and Fedorovka 2-ya. The activity of enemy UAV groups and units has also increased many times over, of which there are currently about 11; some of them appeared in this area recently.

In addition to the already classic FPV drones and hexacopters, the enemy has begun to have FPV drones on fiber optics. In addition, the enemy is actively hunting our reconnaissance wings, communication antennas and repeaters, especially in the above-mentioned area. In the area of ​​the villages of Stupochki and Chasov Yar, the enemy has again begun to actively use armored vehicles, including those with tactical signs applied.

Against the backdrop of the deteriorating situation for the enemy in the settlement of Chasov Yar, the loss of which will actually lead to the start of battles for Konstantinovka (since it is located in a lowland relative to Chasov Yar, which will allow our drones to operate without any problems both in the city itself and take control of the main supply routes), the enemy may undertake a number of offensive actions. Attacks are possible both from Konstantinovka and Verolyubovka, and in the Orekhovo-Vasilevka - Grigorovka area with the goal of reaching the settlements of Kalinina and Bogdanovka and the subsequent "cutting off" of supplies in Chasov Yar with an attempt to regain control of the city.

In addition, the enemy may try to advance along the Slavyansk-Bakhmut highway in order to further tie down our forces and thereby slow down our pressure on Chasov Yar and Konstantinovka."