Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment

Putin and Lukashenko approved three agreements on the implementation of the Union State Treaty, joint scientific and technological development, and the coordination of both countries’ foreign policies during a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State in St. [...] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that elements of the Russian Western Grouping of Forces captured Tabaivka, and many Russian milbloggers amplified this claim.[25] ISW has not yet observed visual confirmation of the purported Russian capture of Tabaivka, and Ukrainian Ground Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Fityo reported on January 29 that fighting is ongoing in the ar. [...] Geolocated footage posted on January 28 shows that Russian forces made a marginal gain in a forest strip just east of Yampolivka (west of Kreminna).[30] Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces advanced towards Torske and Yampolivka.[31] Ukrainian and Russian sources reported continued positional engagements west of Kreminna near Terny and Yampolivka; southwest of Kreminna in the Sereb. [...] Geolocated footage published on January 29 indicates that Russian forces recently marginally advanced on the southeastern outskirts of Avdiivka.[38] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced northwest of Avdiivka near Stepove and south of Novokalynove and along Voroshylova Street in Pervomaiske (southwest of Avdiivka), although ISW has not observed visual confirmation of Russian gai. [...] Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces advanced near Heorhiivka (west of Donetsk City) and Novomykhailivka (southwest of Donetsk City).[42] Russian and Ukrainian sources stated that positional fighting continued near Heorhiivka, Pobieda (southwest of Donetsk City), and Novomykhailivka.[43] Elements of the Russian 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade (1st DNR Army Corps) and the 238th Artillery Bri.