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The Chief of Defence Staff has advocated for the use of the non-kinetic approach in the ongoing fight against criminality in the country.

Ukrainian security services continued their special explosive operations on the territory of the Russian Federation during the night of 20-21 January. Source: Ukrainska Pravda (UP) sources in Ukraine's security services Details: UP's sources said Defence Intelligence of Ukraine UAVs had attacked Russian military facilities in Smolensk, Tula, and Orel.

UK Defence Intelligence notes that Russian forces have increased offensive activity along the entire front line in Ukraine, increasing their losses. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 21 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: The agency cites data from the Ukrainian General Staff from 19 January, which show that the number of Russian attacks on the front lines had increased by 27% over the previous day.

The war-ridden frontlines of Russia's war in Ukraine are grappling with a nightmarish resurgence of rats and mice, echoing the haunting conditions of World War I trench warfare, CNN reported.

"Blackjack," a Ukrainian hacking group linked to the SBU, mined construction data on top Russian military sites, Ukraine's military intelligence said.

UK Defence Intelligence has analysed the current situation on Kherson Oblast's left bank, where Russian occupying forces are failing to drive out Ukrainian units even though the latter are outnumbered.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has cautioned the media against creating ‘seamless enmity’ among the various security agencies.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine conducted another special operation in Russia with Ukrainian drones on the night of 18-19 January. Source: Ukrainian Pravda's source in Defence Intelligence Details: The drones attacked the Tambov Gunpowder Plant in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast, and an oil depot in Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast.

UK Defence Intelligence has stated that Russia uses a different A-50 more cautiously now that it recently lost another such long-range radar detection aircraft. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 19 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: "On 17 January 2024, the Russian Air Force appears to have begun operating another A-50 MAINSTAY, but this time over land within Russian territory near the Krasnodar region, farther eastwards from Ukraine," the review sta...

The exercises come as Russia’s war on Ukraine bogs down.