It has been the 1413 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:
Since the beginning of this day, 200 combat engagements have taken place. Today, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 54 air strikes, using one missile and dropping 139 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the russians employed 4,073 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,552 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
Towards Northern Slobozhanske and Kursk directions, two combat engagements occurred. The enemy carried out three air strikes, dropped eight guided aerial bombs, and conducted 62 shelling attacks.
Towards Southern Slobozhanske, our troops repelled 11 enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, and Prylipky; three combat engagements are ongoing.
Towards Kupiansk, since the beginning of the day the enemy attempted to advance four times toward Pishchane, Petropavlivka, and Kurylivka. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.
Towards Lyman, over the course of the day Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions 12 times near Myrne, Zarichne, Derylove, and in the directions of the settlements of Drobyshcheve, Stavky, Cherneshchyna, Novoserhiivka, and Ozerne. Three combat engagements are ongoing.
Towards Sloviansk, the Defense Forces repelled three enemy attacks toward Riznykivka.
Towards Kramatorsk, Ukrainian soldiers repelled five attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vasiukivka, Chasiv Yar, and toward Bondarne. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
Towards Kostiantynivka, the russians attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 16 times. The occupiers concentrated their main offensive efforts in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, and toward Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Mykolaipillia, and Sofiivka.
Towards Pokrovsk, enemy units attempted to break through our defenses 41 times in the areas of the settlements of Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, Filiia, and toward the settlements of Kucheriv Yar, Nove Shakhove, Hryshyne, and Sukhetske. In some locations, combat engagements are still ongoing.
Today in this direction, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized 84 occupiers, including 53 irrecoverable losses. Additionally, 26 unmanned aerial vehicles, one quad bike, 15 units of automotive equipment, and seven units of special equipment were destroyed. Ukrainian forces also struck two UAV control points, one artillery system, five units of automotive equipment, two units of special equipment, and 12 personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the enemy attacked ten times in the areas of the settlements of Oleksandrohrad, Verbove, Solodke, Zlahoda, and toward Oleksiivka and Ivanivka. One combat engagement is still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole direction, the Defense Forces repelled 46 Russian attacks in the area of Huliaipole and toward Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zelene, and Pryluky. Two more combat engagements are ongoing. The settlement of Verkhniа Tersa came under enemy air strikes.
Towards Orikhiv, no enemy offensive actions were recorded.
Towards Kherson, no enemy offensive actions have occurred so far.
In other directions, the situation has not undergone significant changes.
The State Emergency Service reported that in 2025, rescuers freed more than 7,500 people from under the rubble and extinguished nearly 93,000 fires.
Ukraine has launched an open database of dead and wounded russian soldiers called “Want to Bring Them Back”. It contains personal information about the losses of the russian army in the war against Ukraine.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Over the past day, 191 combat engagements were recorded.
▪️ In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders five times in the areas of Vovchansk, Prylipky, and toward Kutkivka.
▪️ In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders three times toward Petropavlivka, Kurylivka, and Kupiansk.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the site of the enemy strike in Kharkiv on January 2.
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and four settlements in the Kharkiv region came under enemy attacks.
As a result of shelling in the city of Kharkiv, a 58-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman were injured.
The enemy attacked the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv with five missiles.
The enemy actively used various types of weapons against the Kharkiv region:
▪️ five MLRS missiles;
▪️ one “Geran-2” UAV;
▪️ one “Molniya” UAV;
▪️ four UAVs (type being determined).
Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed:
▪️ in the city of Kharkiv, an energy facility and an apartment building were damaged;
▪️ in the Kupiansk district, three private houses were damaged (the settlement of Velykyi Burluk).
The enemy carried out five strikes with Tornado-S MLRS missiles against one of Kharkiv’s energy facilities, causing significant damage to the equipment. Emergency and scheduled power outage regimes are in effect in the region. Approximately 350,000 consumers are without electricity at the same time.
Over the past day, 33 people left dangerous areas. The evacuation of the civilian population is complicated by constant enemy strikes on evacuation teams, units of the State Emergency Service, and the National Police. According to available information, about 450 people remain in the city of Kupiansk, with more than 1,100 residents in the community overall. About 800 people remain in the Borova direction.
Donetsk oblast
Near Kostiantynivka, the Defense Forces repelled 21 attacks by Russian occupying troops over the past day. Russian forces launched assaults near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Kostiantynivka, Berestok, and Sofiivka, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
A total of 43 battles were recorded on the Pokrovsk sector of the front, while Ukrainian troops repelled another 14 attacks in the Oleksandrivka direction.
Fighters of the 7th Air Assault Corps and the 14th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Chervona Kalyna” are focusing their efforts on controlling the northern part of Myrnohrad in Donetsk region. The Defense Forces are holding back the occupiers’ advance in the city center and preventing them from bringing equipment into the southern part of the city.
Russian officers near Pokrovsk are submitting reports requesting transfer to rear areas or to “calmer” sections of the front due to demotivation and threats from the Defense Forces of Ukraine and partisans. According to agents of the ATESH resistance movement, this trend has been observed in the occupying 39th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade.
The Russian army has also increased the number of air strikes on the Pokrovsk agglomeration and intensified pressure on the Defense Forces on its flanks, in the areas of Hryshyne and Rodynske.
This was reported by Serhii Okishev, an officer of the communications unit of the 7th Air Assault Corps.
In the morning, Russian forces dropped two aerial bombs on the industrial zone of Sloviansk, reported the head of the Military Administration, Viacheslav Liakh. There is no information about casualties or injuries.
On January 5, police recorded 1,592 enemy shelling attacks along the frontline and against residential areas.
Six settlements came under fire: the cities of Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, and the settlement of Novodonetske.
Twelve civilian objects were damaged, including six residential buildings.
Donetsk Regional Emergency Service reported that the russians dropped two KAB-250 guided aerial bombs on Dobropillia, killing one civilian and damaging five private houses. In order to evacuate the body of the deceased, rescuers dismantled about two tons of destroyed structures.
As a result of drone attacks, a business center was damaged in Kramatorsk, an apartment building in Druzhkivka, and an infrastructure facility in Mykolaivka.
In the evening of the previous day, at approximately 9:36pm, the russian army attacked the Kramatorsk community with three FAB-250 aerial bombs. According to Honcharenko, Head of the Military Administration, three private houses were damaged.
Luhansk oblast
The RMA reported that the russians attempted to advance near Nadiia. They also carried out four mortar attacks in this area, striking three times with barrel artillery and three more times with FPV drones. The occupiers attempted to target the fortifications of Ukrainian soldiers near Novoiehorivka with multiple launch rocket systems. They used barrel artillery five times and automatic grenade launchers three times. Two drone strikes were recorded. The enemy fired five times at Hreivka with mortars, three times with barrel artillery, and twice attempted to hit it with drone strikes.
Due to the emergency condition of the power grids, a significant part of the so-called “lpr” was left without electricity. Pumping stations were also de-energised, which led to a lack of drinking water. The occupiers blame the problems with electricity and water on the January weather, concealing the long-standing fact that the russians have been carrying out major and routine repairs to power grids and substations exclusively “on paper”.
In yet another attack by stray animals on locals, the occupation administration of Siverskodonetsk blamed the city’s residents. Instead of taking appropriate measures, the invaders responded with a counterproposal: to refrain from feeding dogs and cats in public places and near houses. They claim that ‘it is this practice that leads to aggressive behaviour in animals and the risk of conflict.’ In other words, they are trying to avoid responsibility.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
The head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, Mykola Kalashnyk, reported that as of the morning of 6 January, electricity supply had been partially restored to residential consumers in Slavutych who had been left without power as a result of a massive attack by the russian federation the night before. Scheduled power cuts in the city are not in effect. All critical infrastructure has been switched to backup sources. Points of invincibility are operating in the city, and State Emergency Service tents have been set up. Residents are provided with water and heat. Communication and internet are available in the city.
The Regional Military Administration reported that since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 30,000 objects have been damaged or destroyed in Kyiv oblast, with most of them being residential buildings. More than 25,000 private houses were damaged, of which 17,000 have already been restored. In total, more than 22,000 families have already had their homes restored or are currently undergoing restoration at public expense.
The city council reported that last week, families in the Irpin territorial community were handed the keys to 11 completely rebuilt private houses on Bagirova Street and Gostomel Highway. These houses were destroyed in 2022 by the russian military. The homeowners were able to celebrate the New Year in their own homes.
Kyiv mourned the loss of military officer, artist and journalist Lana Chornogorska. From the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Lana was a volunteer, and in 2024 she joined the ‘Udachniki’ unit of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army. On 1 January 2026, the defender was killed by an enemy drone strike in the southern direction.
More than 10,000 civilians in Kyiv oblast have been trained at the Kyiv Regional Centre for Training the Population for National Resistance since it began working in January 2024. The centre conducts one-day and basic courses, organises training for work collectives and teams, as well as sporting events. Special attention is paid to educational projects for children, high school students, university students, and teachers.
According to the Regional State Administration, there are currently 39 mental health centres operating in the oblast, with another 30 in the process of being set up. Seventy-four specialists are involved in the work, and more than 23,000 schoolchildren have already received the necessary psychological assistance.
The Byshivska territorial community received an electric generator set with the support of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society..
Zhytomyr oblast
According to the RMA,there are 12 Resilience Centres operating in Zhytomyr oblast – safe and barrier-free spaces created to provide free psychological and social support to community residents. Visitors have the opportunity to receive individual consultations, join group classes, training sessions for parents, and other forms of support depending on their needs.
Sumy oblast
The Eastern Regional Directorate of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported that over the past day, fighters of the 5th Border Guard Detachment in Sumy oblast destroyed 22 russian drones. They shot down one Herbera, one Orlan-30, two ZALA drones, and 18 FPV drones, 10 of which were fiber-optic guided.
The Northern Forestry Office informed that on the night of 6 January, russian forces shelled Soldatske Forestry of the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine”, located 10 km from the border. The enemy struck by three Shahed drones. As a result of the attack, the forestry office was damaged—windows were blown out and utility buildings were destroyed. Garages where equipment was stored were also destroyed. The forestry’s vehicle fleet was damaged, including a new tractor.
According to Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office, in Myropillia community, the body of a 61-year-old woman was found. According to preliminary information, she was killed as a result of russian shelling. Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the incident.
Sumy City Military Administration reported that in Bytytsia starosta district, a drone strike was recorded on 5 January, damaging a private household and a civilian vehicle. No casualties were reported.
Over the past day, from the morning of 5 January to the morning of 6 January, russian forces carried out more than 90 attacks on 29 settlements across 18 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy, Shostka, and Konotop regions. The enemy used artillery, MLRS, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs. During the day, the air raid alert in the region lasted 21 hours and 4 minutes.
Civilian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed:
- In Nova Slobidka community, a vehicle was damaged;
- In Krasnopillia community, one private vehicle was destroyed and another damaged;
- In Sumy community, a private residential building, an outbuilding, and vehicles were damaged;
- In Konotop community, a non-residential building was damaged;
- In Seredyna-Buda community, a civilian infrastructure facility, an apartment building, and private houses were damaged;
- In Putyvl community, an apartment building was damaged;
- In Druzhba community, a civilian infrastructure facility and a private house were damaged;
- In Bezdrik community, a passenger car was damaged;
- In Trostianets community, administrative and non-residential buildings and agricultural machinery were damaged;
- In Esman community, a private residential house was destroyed;
- In Shostka community, a medical facility, an apartment building, a church, a non-residential building, and vehicles were damaged.
Over the past day, 11 people were evacuated from border communities by local authorities together with units of the State Emergency Service, National Police, and public organizations.
Novyi Channel’s Press Service informed that several days ago, Yurii Mihashko, a director at Novyi Channel, was killed in combat towards Sumy. Yurii worked at Novyi Channel and other projects of the Starlight Production media group for about 10 years. He joined the Defense Forces in March 2022.
According to the Regional Military Administration, fifteen defenders from Sumy oblast received financial certificates to purchase housing. These are veterans from Shostka and Konotop regions who were wounded while defending Ukraine. Among the recipients is Vitalii Shumei from Shostka regions, who sustained a severe injury in August 2022 while carrying out combat missions in Donetsk oblast and has been undergoing treatment and rehabilitation for more than three years.
Chernihiv oblast
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, said that on 5 January, a russian Heran-type UAV exploded on the premises of a food industry enterprise in Chernihiv region.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, reported that over the course of 5 January, the enemy carried out an attack on a hangar in Novhorod-Siverskyi using three Heran-2 strike UAVs. It also struck two private houses in one of the community’s villages, where a fire broke out and windows and doors were damaged.
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment informed that on 4 January, russian forces attacked four border communities in Chernihiv oblast over the course of the day: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia and Liubets. The enemy conducted shelling by mortars (three explosions) and tube artillery (six explosions), carried out strikes by Shahed-type UAVs (one explosion) and FPV drones (17 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (two explosions). Ten settlements came under enemy fire.
Department of Information Activity and Public Communications of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration announced that in Chernihiv oblast, residents have already left three villages that are included in the list of 14 settlements where mandatory evacuation has been announced.
According to the Regional Military Administration, another 57 veterans in Chernihiv oblast received the opportunity to purchase housing with state funds in 2025. Twenty-six of them welcomed the New Year in their new homes. Local housing programmes are also in place in two communities: in Chernihiv community, 21 veterans received funds for housing, and one more in Bakhmat community.
In 2025, four new veterans’ spaces were added across the oblast. In total, there are eight such hubs in the oblast. Veteran care spaces have been launched at the premises of two medical institutions in Chernihiv and Nizhyn.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Nikopol District. The enemy continued attacking the district center as well as the Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka communities. Emergency responders rescued an 84-year-old man and an 82-year-old woman. Three private houses, a car, and a power line were damaged. According to updated information, an outbuilding was destroyed as a result of an evening shelling in the Pokrovske community. Three private homes, an outbuilding, a garage, and a car were damaged.
Synelnykove District. As a result of a UAV attack in the Vasylkivka community, a fire broke out. A private house, an outbuilding, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
Air defense forces destroyed two enemy UAVs.
Kryvyi Rih District. The enemy carried out a missile strike on the district.
Nikopol District. The occupiers continued shelling the district center and the Marhanets, Myrivka, Pokrovske, and Chervonohryhorivka communities. They attacked with drones and artillery. Seven private houses, an enterprise, trucks, trailers, a bus, two outbuildings, a gas pipeline, and power lines were damaged.
Synelnykove District. The enemy struck the Pokrovske community with a drone. A 38-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man were injured.
Vinnytsia oblast
Another shipment from Vinnytsia residents has been sent to the front line. It includes Matrice 4T reconnaissance drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras for nighttime operations. FPV drones remain the primary means of striking enemy forces. This is already the 32nd transfer to the 14th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Chervona Kalyna” since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Vinnytsia Mayor Serhii Morhunov reported.
Poltava oblast
During the fighting in Donetsk region, servicemen from Poltava region, Volodymyr Zahorulko and Vladyslav Usenko, were killed. The men were natives of the Hlobyno and Hadiach communities.
Volodymyr Zahorulko was killed on January 22, 2025, as a result of Russian artillery shelling near the settlement of Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk region.
Vladyslav Usenko was killed on January 3, 2026, while carrying out a combat mission near the settlement of Svitle in Donetsk region.
Cherkasy oblast
Servicemen from Cherkasy District, Kostiantyn Ratushnyi and Vitalii Manin, were killed in the war.
Kostiantyn Ratushnyi served as a rifleman–sniper in an airmobile battalion. He was killed on December 17, 2025, during an artillery shelling in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Vitalii Manin, a native of Smila, was killed on December 26, 2025, on the Pokrovsk axis of the front in Donetsk region.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that as a result of a russian strike on the private sector of Zaporizhzhia, several private houses were damaged, with windows shattered and facades affected.
3 police officers, two men aged 46 and 29 and a 41-year-old woman, were injured after a russian FPV drone struck a service vehicle traveling along a road in Vozdvyzhivka.
On 5 January, russian forces carried out more than 850 strikes on 26 cities and villages in Zaporizhzhia oblast. As a result of the shelling, a 34-year-old man was killed.
According to Zaporizhzhia RMA, on 5 January, russian troops attacked the frontline settlement of Tavriiske by KABs. 3 houses were destroyed and several others were damaged.
Mykolaiv oblast
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that in the morning and during the day, UAVs were recorded over Mykolaiv oblast, passing near Ochakiv and heading north.
Based on the information provided by Mykolaiv RMA, on 5 January, russian forces attacked Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities 4 times by FPV drones. There were no casualties reported. 4 UAVs were destroyed over the oblast.
Odesa oblast
Referring to Odesa RMA, in Podilsk, Odesa oblast, a memorial ceremony was held for 50-year-old fallen serviceman Serhii Lunhul. He took part in combat operations in Donetsk and Kharkiv oblasts, as well as in kursk region.
Kherson oblast
The RMA reported that at approximately 3pm, russian forces shelled Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. A 77-year-old woman who was outdoors at the time sustained a concussion, shrapnel wounds to her leg, blast injuries and a closed traumatic brain injury. She was taken to hospital for medical assistance.
As a result of russian shelling, some areas of Kherson are without electricity.
A 58-year-old woman who had been injured in a russian shelling of Kherson earlier that morning later sought medical assistance. She was diagnosed with blast injuries and a concussion. Medical aid was provided and she was released for outpatient treatment.
Also, a 69-year-old woman who was injured the previous day during a russian shelling of Dniprovskyi district of Kherson was admitted to hospital. She was diagnosed with a mine-blast injury. Doctors are conducting further examinations and providing medical care.
An additional 500 gas heaters and liquefied gas cylinders were delivered to Kherson by Naftogaz of Ukraine. These kits are intended to provide heating to residents who were left without heating following russian strikes on a heat generation facility. Given the security situation, part of the heaters were sent to Korabel microdistrict, where they will be distributed to residents living in one of the most dangerous areas of the city.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
The RMA reported that in the oblast, 5 more war veterans who are disabled as a result of hostilities have received certificates to purchase their own housing within the framework of the state program to support defenders.
Zakarpattia oblast
A holiday was held today at the humanitarian center Owl’s Nest – Secret Santa from Austria greeted over a hundred migrant children aged 3-10, who currently live in Uzhhorod. Guests were gathered by both Austrians and Ukrainians living abroad. The initiative was implemented in cooperation with Uzhhorod City Council and Shakhtar Pro School Vienna Football.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
The RMA held a meeting with Lorenzo Cremonesi, Italian military journalist. The correspondent for the Corriere della Sera newspaper has been working in Ukraine and covering events since the 1st days of the full-scale invasion.
Lviv oblast
The Honorary Consulate of Romania opened in Lviv. The consulate was headed by Rostyslav Vovk, Lviv entrepreneur, co-owner of Kormotekh and Enzym companies.
The RMA reported that medics Hnat Herych and Hryhoriy Moroz were awarded the Honored Medic of Ukraine honorary title.
Rivne oblast
The Ministry of Economy, together with FAO, with the support of the Government of Canada, is launching a program to provide modular grain storage facilities for farmers. Applications will be accepted from 5 January. Agricultural producers in Rivne oblast, registered with the Agricultural Development Agency (DAR), who cultivate 200-1,000 hectares of farmland, can participate.
Ternopil oblast
39 soldiers from Ternopil community will receive a one-time cash grant to provide them with equipment and technical means. 2,822 defenders have already received such assistance in 2025.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi City Council reported that this year, the community sent over 120 electronic warfare and electronic warfare systems to the military, some of them with vehicles.
Chernivtsi oblast
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, awarded soldiers who were killed in battles for Ukraine. The III degree For Courage Order (posthumously) was awarded to soldier Serhii Sahaidak.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
The 1st fully automated industrial line in Europe for the production of Ukrainian drones will be launched in Germany. Ukrainian Frontline Robotics and German Quantum Systems are creating a joint defense venture, Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI). The companies announced that they plan to produce more than 10,000 drones per year.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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