The Battle of Ukraine, Special Issue 273, from 29 January 2026, 11:00 to 5 February 2026, 12:00 Kyiv Time
Author: David Batashvili
This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without major territorial changes.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Ukrainians advanced within the city of Kupyansk, further shrinking the area of the surrounded Russian troops.
Russians advanced within Petropavlivka.
In the south, Russians advanced in the area east of Lyman towards this city.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. The Kupyansk city area by the noon, 5 February 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Kramatorsk-Slovyansk Area
East of Kramatorsk, Russians reached village Pryvillya.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major territorial changes.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
In the north, Russians advanced in Zatyshok, and northwest of Rodynske.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Russians completed the capture of village Nove Zaporizhzhya, and advanced west of it taking villages Ternuvate and Prydorozhnje. A little to the south, they completed the capture of village Varvarivka.
In the west, Russians likely completed the capture of village Lukyanivske.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.
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