Russian military operation (12–18.1.2026)

SMO RF/UA
Jan 22
2 min read

Report on actions on military targets (weekly overview)

Overview of the period (12.1.2026 – 18.1.2026)

Important: This post summarizes public reports + OSINT. Some figures are claims by parties to the war and may not be independently verified. Where something is not reliably available as one verified weekly number, I mark it as Not disclosed / not verifiable.

✅ Quick weekly summary (12–18 Jan)

🚀 Missiles / strikes: 28🛸 Attack drones launched: 880🪖 Russian soldier losses: +7,480 (UA estimate)🇺🇦 Ukrainian personnel losses: min. 6,450 (RF claim; not all days public in the same format)🗺️ Map: illustrative view of occupied territories (frontline can change daily)

🇷🇺 1) Russian attacks — what was used

🚀 Missiles / strikes (weekly)

Total reported: 28

Night 12 → 13 Jan: 25 missiles
Night 13 → 14 Jan: 3 ballistic missiles (Iskander-M)

🛸 Drones (weekly)

Total reported: 880Breakdown by night:

12 → 13 Jan: 293
13 → 14 Jan: 113
14 → 15 Jan: 82
15 → 16 Jan: 76
16 → 17 Jan: 115
17 → 18 Jan: 201

✈️ Aviation (fighters / bombers)

📌 Not disclosed as one verifiable weekly number in a single standardized public table. Reported as active/used, but not safely countable into one weekly total.

🛡️ Tanks / Armoured vehicles

📌 Not disclosed as a “weekly number of used units” in a verifiable public weekly table.

💥 Artillery

📌 Not disclosed as one verifiable weekly number across the whole front in one standardized table.

🗺️ 2) Territorial changes / reported gains (OSINT + public reports)

During the week, reports mentioned developments around:

Pryvillya (Donetsk region)
Pryluky (Zaporizhzhia region)

🧭 Note: Territorial information may change quickly. Treat maps as illustrative unless confirmed by multiple independent sources.

🪖 3) Personnel losses (claims)

🇺🇦 Russian soldier losses (UA estimate)

📌 Weekly sum (12–18 Jan): +7,480(UA estimate, based on daily reported increases.)

🇷🇺 Ukrainian personnel losses (RF claim)

📌 Minimum total available from published daily claims: min. 6,450⚠️ This is labeled as RF claim, and not all days were publicly available in the same “one-number” format.

🗺️ 4) Map (occupied territories)

The infographic includes an illustrative map showing occupied areas.📍 Frontlines can shift daily — for the most up-to-date view, follow OSINT mapping projects.