[UPDATE – Jan 31st, 2026] Ukraine – Russia WAR: Situation on the Ground – January 2026, 2/2

💥D1426-Jan 20th 00:00Z: Russian troops are collapsing the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine west of Gulyaypole The Russian Armed Forces are confidently advancing west of Gulyaypole and destroying the AFU’s defenses, and the forward units have seized the village of Svyatopetrovka. The troops have reached the outskirts of Zalishchnyk and Staroukrainka, and a storming of the settlements is being prepared. After their capture, the Russian army is likely to strike in the direction of Verkhnyaya Tersa – the soldiers will be able to get behind the Ukrainian’s fortifications. Russian troops launched a series of strikes against energy, military,…