Ukrainain forces stopped the Russian offensive on the Pokrovsky front in a day, while the advancing units suffered heavy losses. Footage from the assault shows that first-person-view drones (FPV) wreaking havoc against troops, there is still no answer to this technological development.
On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian forces repelled four Russian platoons in a single day, during an attack, according to a Jan. 31 statement from the Spartan National Guard brigade.
Ukrainian units repelled the attack with a coordinated action, which brought the offensive to a complete halt. According to the report, almost four platoons of Russian troops were destroyed in one day.
Pro-Ukrainian accounts have been releasing the type of footage seen throughout the war from both sides with FPV drones shown hunting down soldiers. The footage reveals that both sides lack effective means to counter these drones, which are systematically hunting down soldiers. Despite the threat of these drones, Russian forces continue sending troops on offensives, sometimes using fog as cover, but to little practical effect.
🇺🇦🫡The SBU special forces "Alpha" 🤌🏻 are hunting Russian orcs in the Pokrovsky direction and directly in the city. #UkraineWarNews #UkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/dI7XEBJWmj
— ✝ ⚔️ Hunter UA ✠ 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@UaCoins) January 31, 2026According to various reports, cited by Hungarian news outlet Magyar Nemzet, fierce fighting continues in the area.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces say 80 enemy assault soldiers were killed, two were wounded, and two more were captured. Ten ATVs, four motorcycles, and six enemy vehicles were also destroyed.
Just two months ago, this strategic logistics hub was reported to have been lost to Russian troops.
Now, the Ukrainian units participating in the fighting emphasized that concerted action and clear coordination allowed them to not only stop the attack but also inflict significant losses on the enemy.
Earlier, the 7th Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Russian forces had launched a mechanized attack on the village of Grisino in the Pokrovsky direction. The Ukrainian army repelled the attack, causing losses to the enemy, but the fighting was not over yet.
Incredible luck of the Russian Armed Forces soldiers on the Pokrovsky direction
A Ukrainian FPV drone pursued a car and managed to fly into the trunk while it was moving, and it could not be hit with small arms.
The explosion did not occur, and the men in the car quickly left… pic.twitter.com/zL5fk2AXn3
— Z.O.V Military (@WarHunter2222) January 26, 2026According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as of 10 p.m. on Jan. 31, a total of 303 combat engagements were registered on various sections of the front during the day. The most intense fighting took place in the Pokrovs’kyi, Hulyajpil, and Kostyantynivka directions.
From the Russian front, the defense ministry has stated that almost 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or seriously wounded in recent fighting. Other losses included several drone, ammunition and material-technical depots, one tank, 28 other armored combat vehicles, two guided aerial bombs, two HIMARS missiles, and 360 aircraft-type drones among the military targets and military equipment destroyed or hit.
Rogion Miroshnyk, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s ambassador, announced on his Telegram channel that 56 civilians were killed and 311 – including 11 children – were injured in Ukrainian attacks in December.
The diplomat said that over the past month, Ukrainian armed forces have fired at least 14,900 rounds of ammunition at Russian civilian targets. The majority of artillery and drone strikes have hit Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk and Kherson regions.
