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Brief Frontline Report – January 29th, 2026

Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.

Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'North' Group have established control over the settlement of Belaya Bereza in the Sumy region through active operations."

A relative decrease in the pace of liberation of settlements by the Russian Armed Forces is an objective reality. The offensive is being conducted along the entire line of combat contact (as reported by the Chief of the General Staff, Army General V.V. Gerasimov), preventing the enemy from seizing the initiative, but it is proceeding on individual sectors and at a reduced pace. The decrease in tempo is due to the factors listed below, as well as the fact that before overcoming the enemy's next lines of defense, which are anchored on settlements, our troops must prepare new bridgeheads and covertly concentrate on starting positions for the next push forward.

Troops cannot advance in "large strides" indefinitely. First, after the push in late autumn-December 2025, it is necessary to bring up rear services, organize camouflaged and protected field supply bases to ensure the next push. Second, it is necessary to bring up and reinforce second-echelon forces (the consolidation group) on the forward positions. Third, it is necessary to organize a commandant's service in the liberated territory, establish control over the area between key nodal points, set up checkpoints, and conduct final clearing operations.

Furthermore, the enemy, attempting to disrupt the pace of our offensive, has deployed its reserves to breakthrough sectors, regrouped forces and assets along the line of combat contact, and is attempting counterattacks. Under these conditions, it is advantageous to allow the enemy to leave fortified areas for open terrain and wear them down in defense, destroying equipment and personnel. Simultaneously, by maintaining activity on adjacent sectors and pinning down the maneuver of their neighbors, we prevent them from interacting with each other. To this end, new combat zones are being activated along the state border, forcing the enemy to redistribute its already scarce operational reserves to them or pull units from other sectors.

In the north of the Sumy region, a new active zone has been created in the border area, and the settlement of Komarovka was liberated on January 14. On January 29, east of the Komarovka area, control was established over the settlement of Belaya Bereza (51°43′33″ N, 34°21′57″ E, population 14 people in 2001), which stretches 3 kilometers from east to west along the border.

On the situation map, it is evident that along this entire section of the state border, following the channel of the Kleven River (which marks the border), forest tracts and ravines stretch from east to west, located in lowlands. This allows the Russian grouping to covertly accumulate reserves, equip field storage sites, and command posts. Fifteen kilometers to the north lies the M-02 highway; reaching it would create an envelopment of the Esman-Glukhov area. The enemy is forced to reinforce this sector of the Sumy direction by redistributing its forces and assets from other sectors.

Read this report and many others on Marat Khairullin's Substack! That's where I post the high-definition maps, and frankly, the formatting on Substack makes the reports easier to follow.

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Широка страна моя родная,
There is my wide native country.

Много в ней лесов, полей и рек!
There are many forests, fields and rivers.

Я другой такой страны не знаю,
I don't know such another country.

Где так вольно дышит человек.
Where people can breathe so freely.

От Москвы до самых до окраин,
From Moscow to far distant edges

С южных гор до северных морей
From the south mountain to the north seas

Человек проходит, как хозяин
Human comes like a master

Необъятной Родины своей.
Of our vast motherland.

Всюду жизнь и вольно и широко,
There is free and wide life

Точно Волга полная, течет.
As if it was exactly streaming wide Volga river.

Молодым — везде у нас дорога,
Young people have road everywhere.

Старикам — везде у нас почет.
Elderly people have honor everywhere.

Наши нивы глазом не обшаришь,
You won't stare at our vast wheat fields.

Не упомнишь наших городов,
You won't remember of our cities.

Наше слово гордое «товарищ»
Our pride word "Comrade"

Нам дороже всех красивых слов.
is more expansive for us than all beautiful words.

С этим словом мы повсюду дома,
With this word we are at home everywhere.

Нет для нас ни черных, ни цветных,
There are no black and color people for us.

Это слово каждому знакомо,
This word is familiar to everyone.

С ним везде находим мы родных.
With it we find natives.

Над страной весенний ветер веет,
Spring wing blows slightly over the country.

С каждым днем все радостнее жить.
Each day let us live with much joy.

И никто на свете не умеет
And nobody in the world is uncappable

Лучше нас смеяться и любить.
To smile and love better than we do.

Но сурово брови мы насупим,
We will frow our brows severely.

Если враг захочет нас сломать, —
If enemy wants to break (give up) us.

Как невесту. Родину мы любим,
We love the Motherland like bride.

Бережем, как ласковую мать.
We save it like affectionate mother.

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❗️Mercenaries from the Baltics, who fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, can be convicted of mercenarism - Rodion Miroshnik

"If they fall into the hands of our armed forces, they may end up in the dock. But as for those who sponsor them, we will deal with them after the end of hostilities. This is a separate political process," - said the Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Source: СМОТРИ

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❗️I'm ready for any format of a leaders' summit, but not in Moscow or Belarus — Zelensky

"I publicly invite Putin to Kyiv, if he, of course, dares," — stated the head of the Kyiv regime.

Zelensky himself, however, stated that it's impossible for him to meet with Putin in Moscow. According to him, it would be the same as meeting with Putin in Kyiv.

Source: СМОТРИ

It will be possible, but Zelya is not going to like it 😏

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"I will be very smart" - said Kallas 😂 😂 😂.

Good joke.

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We will not give Donbass and Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant to the Russians without a fight - Zelensky.

❗️A possible seizure of Greenland by Americans could be used to "legalize the annexation of Ukrainian territories to Russia" — Zelensky

"In my opinion, the story with Greenland is such a specific one that could be used tomorrow to take away our territories and recognize this de jure. We need to keep an eye on this,"
— stated the head of the Kiev regime.

Source: СМОТРИ

Gut, Woldemar, sehr gut. 😏

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The previous model of globalization has come to an end —Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin

Globalization has brought many benefits. But the model we have seen in recent decades has indeed come to an end,

he said.

The share of G7 economies in the coming decades will tend to decrease to 10%, said Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin. According to him, at the moment, the share of G7 countries by 2025 has already dropped below 30% — to 28%. At the same time, the share of BRICS countries has increased to almost 40%.

Oreshkin also expressed the opinion that the world has entered a period of "severe depopulation", and the peak of the planet's population will be reached in 2046.

Source: Китай - Вавилов

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The number of unemployed in Germany has risen to its highest level in 12 years, says a statement from the Federal Employment Agency of Germany, published on the agency's website.

In recent years, Germany has been experiencing a prolonged economic crisis. Initially, it was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, then it intensified after the cessation of Russian gas supplies.

Source: TASS

Who would have thought, right? 😏

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Карго анекдоты категории Б 🌴:

Dmitry Peskov was asked:
- Dmitry Sergeyevich, there have been publications alleging that an order was given to all households to smear themselves in shit and pull your mustache. How would you comment on this?
- Are you fucking insane? Fuck off!

Some time later, the media headlines read "Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on publications about the demand for Russians to smear themselves in shit and pull his mustache".

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❗️Medvedev criticized the UN Secretary-General's position on Crimea, according to which the republic does not have the right to self-govern like Greenland

"Who gave the Secretary-General and the Office of Legal Affairs the right to interpret the UN Charter? Only the International Court of Justice is specifically granted this right under Article 96 of the Charter itself - and that is at the request of the UN General Assembly or the Security Council," - said the deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Also, the former president of Russia emphasized that the right to limited interpretation is also granted to the UN member states themselves, as well as the General Assembly and the Security Council, but on issues related to their competence.

Source: СМОТРИ


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The Kremlin disagrees with the UN's conclusions on the self-determination of Crimea — Peskov

"We have our own, well-known to everyone, reasoned position," — noted the presidential press secretary.


❗️The Kremlin has seen Zelensky's statements that the Ukrainian side is not ready for a compromise on Donbass and ZNPP

"ZNPP has been under the control of the Russian Federation for more than two years. The question is whether this means that the Kiev regime is going to try to recapture this nuclear power plant by force. Is it going to attack the nuclear power plant?" — said the presidential press secretary.

Also, Peskov, commenting on the situation in Donbass, noted that the dynamics on the frontline speak for themselves.


Putin did not invite Zelensky anywhere, the meeting will be initiated by Zelensky

"To this, Putin replied, 'We are ready, but only in Moscow. It's very important to remember this,'" — stated the president's press secretary.


❗️The Kremlin confirmed Trump's request to Putin regarding an energy truce — Peskov

"An energy truce is in effect until February 1st, the aim of which is to create favorable conditions for negotiations," — stated the presidential press secretary.

Source: СМОТРИ

I usually abstain from comments, but these 2 days of energy truce will not help Ukraine, once again, it might become a proof of it's inability to negotiate.

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The Kremlin disagrees with the UN's conclusions on the self-determination of Crimea — Peskov "We have our own, well-known to everyone, reasoned position," — noted the presidential press secretary. ❗️The Kremlin has seen Zelensky's statements that the…
АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

· "Neighbor, my pipes are burning, my head's splitting. Give me a tenner to get fixed up. I'll pay you back from my advance, I swear on my life!"

· "Here's a ruble twenty. Don't deny yourself a thing."

After the whole "energy ceasefire" saga, which had the entire military blogosphere convulsing for two days, Peskov's statement ultimately boiled down precisely to this crude little scene. Its emphases leave no room for convulsions for anyone with even a shred of sense: By the personal petition of Agent Donald, the khokhols received—with Jesuitical precision, not during the deepest frost but on its very eve—a gift of two or three days without strikes on their energy sector, and only on their energy sector. This handout, however, came wrapped in a pointed caveat: it's to create favorable conditions for negotiations.

And today, that lowlife [Zelensky] made a point of pointedly ignoring this very caveat. That he won't give up Donbas without a fight, that the ZNPP, as one must apparently understand, he intends to take by force, and for good measure—that there may be no negotiations on February 1st at all, because the white gentleman might get distracted by Iran.

And this cocaine courage is the most reliable indication that the next strike will not be long in coming. Either following Sunday's talks, or even in place of them, if the khokhols actually back out.

It's hard to put into words the hysterical delight with which the entire hamlet greeted yesterday's spin that their energy sector was now supposedly untouchable—you had to see it. And this, better than anything else, shows just how effective all our strikes since November have been, and how unthinkable it is to voluntarily abandon this tool in the future, unless the khokhols are willing to assume a posture of total submission—which they still, demonstratively, are not.

We are calmly observing the events, in full and clear understanding that the Supreme Commander-in-Chief does not and will not permit any strategic or tactical retreats from the country's interests.


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ОБОРОНКА writes,

The shrieks and whines of "everything is lost" have finally subsided, and after the "victory", the traditional "betrayal" followed. Dmitry Peskov voiced it:

"Russia agreed to refrain from strikes on Ukraine until February 1 at Trump's request."

Today, let's remind you, it's January 30th. Initially, it was about a week-long "energy truce". For those with an IQ slightly above 78, the cycles of limited missile and drone strikes by the Russian Armed Forces should not be a secret. For our less informed friends, we provide links: January 27th, January 20th, January 13th and so on. If after this you think you need the skills of Perry Mason to unravel this case, then no amount of medicine will help, not even punitive ones.

There's only one question left: why stir up the public in pursuit of hype? And when will they finally be held accountable for this? The worst punishment for such individuals is unsubscriptions from their resources - and here everything depends on the public itself. However, the Kremlin could also actively explain its position and do it earlier than the US and Ukraine, whose news dominate the agenda.


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