It has been the 1412 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:
The invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders.
In total, there have been 80 combat clashes since the beginning of the day.
Border settlements, in particular Ryzivka, Budky, Bezsalivka, Stara Huta in the Sumy region, and Khrinivka in Chernihiv oblast, have been affected by artillery shelling from the territory of the russian Federation.
Towards North Slobozhanske and Kursk, the enemy carried out 31 shellings, including two with multiple launch rocket systems.
Towards South Slobozhanske, Ukrainian soldiers stopped one enemy attack in Vovchansk.
Towards Kupiansk, since the beginning of the day, the enemy has twice attempted to advance towards Kurylivka and Kupiansk.
Towards Lyman, the invading army attacked eight times near Nadiia, Zarichne, and in the directions of the settlements of Drobysheve, Stavky, and Lyman. One battle is currently ongoing.
Towards Sloviansk, the Defence Forces repelled two enemy attacks near Zakytne, and one battle is still ongoing.
Towards Kramatorsk, the enemy did not conduct any offensive actions.
Towards Kostiantynivka, our troops stopped 12 enemy attacks near the towns of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, and towards Kostiantynivka, Berestok, and Sofiivka. Another battle is still going on.
Towards Pokrovsk, the occupiers have made 27 attempts to dislodge our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Chervonyi Lyman, Sukhetske, Zatyshok, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetsk, Filiia, and towards the settlements of Hryshyne and Ivanivka. The defence forces are holding back the enemy’s advance and have already stopped 20 attacks.
Towards Oleksandrivka, the enemy attacked five times in the areas of the settlements of Vyshneve and Zlahoda.
Towards Huliaipole, the defence forces repelled 16 russian attacks in the areas of Uspenivka, Huliaipole and towards Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zelenyi and Pryluky. Five more clashes are still ongoing. Zaliznychne and Rizdvyanka were hit by KAB air strikes.
No enemy offensive actions have been recorded towards Orikhiv at this time.
Towards Kherson, the enemy attacked once in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
The situation on other fronts has not changed significantly.
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on individuals and companies that provide the occupiers with communications, electronic warfare, and microelectronics. It is noted that the new restrictions apply to 95 individuals and 70 legal entities, most of whom are citizens and residents of the russian Federation. These are individuals and companies involved in servicing russia’s state defence orders and the activities of its defence-industrial complex. Among them are enterprises and their managers who manufacture and supply products in the fields of communications, electronic warfare and microelectronics for the Russian military-industrial complex and security forces. Sanctions have been imposed on industrial enterprises in the chemical, mining, metallurgical and fuel and energy sectors of the russian Federation.
Oksana Hryhorieva, advisor on gender issues at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, reported that over the past two years, the number of female officers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increased from 4% to 21%. Since 2019, there have been female officers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine who, after receiving their initial rank, served in their speciality and already hold the rank of major or captain. At the same time, there are still problems in terms of career growth for women in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In particular, there are no female combat generals in the Ukrainian army.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
Since the beginning of the day, the Defense Forces have repelled four Russian attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Prylipky, and toward Kutkivka. Two more assaults were launched toward Kurylivka and Kupiansk, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
Over the past day, 229 combat engagements were recorded.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, Ukrainian troops stopped eight enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipky, Fyholivka, and toward Izbytske and Kutkivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, three attacks by the invaders took place yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy assault actions in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Pershotravneve, and toward Petropavlivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, Russian forces attempted to use the “Soyuz” gas pipeline to amass forces and advance, the press service of the 7th Air Assault Corps reported. They operated north of Novoplatonivka—toward Nova Kruhliakivka and Zahryzove. Ukrainian troops halted the assault and eliminated at least 40 Russian servicemen, the corps’ press service added.
Last week, 1,074 combat engagements occurred along the front line.
In 2025, the main directions of Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region were the Kupiansk, Lyman, and Vovchansk axes; however, the enemy did not achieve its primary objectives. In the Kupiansk direction, the Russian army’s main goal was to occupy Kupiansk itself. Despite advances and attempts to infiltrate the city in small groups, the Defense Forces conducted a clearing operation, cut logistics routes, and blocked Russian units. In the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced several kilometers, entered parts of villages, and intensified fire pressure, including on Izium, prompting enhanced defenses in the city and the installation of anti-drone nets. Meanwhile, continuous assaults continue in the Vovchansk direction: Russians are using aerial bombs, artillery, and small-group tactics, but have failed to fully capture the city. Along the border, the enemy periodically attempts to enter individual villages to stretch Ukrainian defenses; however, there has been no sustained breakthrough, and the frontline near Kharkiv remains relatively stable.
Five missile strikes carried out by Russian forces on Kharkiv during the day on January 5 targeted energy infrastructure, Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported. According to him, there is significant damage. The type of missiles will be determined after expert examinations, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said.
A 58-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Kharkiv. He was taken to hospital, where medics are providing all necessary assistance.
A 19-year-old man sustained injuries from glass shards due to a Russian drone attack on Zlatopil on the night of January 5, the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported.
Preliminarily, a Geran-2 UAV struck the ground in front of a private house.
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and seven settlements in the Kharkiv region came under enemy strikes.
As a result of shelling in the settlement of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi of the Kupiansk community, a 67-year-old woman was injured.
Fragments of human bodies were discovered under the rubble following an enemy strike on Kharkiv on January 2.
The enemy attacked the Kholodnohirskyi district of Kharkiv with UAVs.
In the Kharkiv region, the enemy actively used various types of weapons:
▪️ 2 missiles (type to be determined);
▪️ 4 Geran-2 UAVs;
▪️ 3 Molniya UAVs;
▪️ 1 FPV drone;
▪️ 8 UAVs (type to be determined).
Civilian infrastructure was damaged and destroyed:
▪️ in the Kupiansk district—one vehicle (village of Malyi Burluk), a cultural facility, and two non-residential buildings (settlement of Velykyi Burluk);
▪️ in the Kharkiv district—a warehouse building and a gas station (settlement of Korotych);
▪️ in the Lozova district—two private houses (city of Zlatopil).
Vehicles belonging to Kharkivoblenergo and the police were damaged by Russian drone strikes in the Kupiansk district on January 4, reported Andrii Kanashevych, head of the District Military Administration. Energy workers’ vehicles were attacked in Malyi Burluk, and police vehicles in Hrushivka.
At least 12 people were killed as a result of Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region from December 29 to January 4. Information is being уточнено regarding two pensioners who may have been killed in Podoly on December 30. A search-and-rescue operation continues at the site of the explosion in Kharkiv on January 2. Five people are being searched for under the rubble—emergency services are recovering body parts of the deceased. Over the week, 40 people were injured or suffered acute shock due to Russian strikes. Information on deaths and injuries of residents of Kharkiv and the region from December 29 to January 4 was reported by the press services of the police, prosecutor’s office, State Emergency Service of the Kharkiv region, and local administrations.
In the Kharkiv region, the enemy actively used various types of weapons:
▪️ 2 Iskander-M missiles;
▪️ 2 missiles (type to be determined);
▪️ 7 guided aerial bombs (KABs);
▪️ 25 Geran-2 UAVs;
▪️ 6 Molniya UAVs;
▪️ 7 FPV drones;
▪️ 26 UAVs (type to be determined).
The civilian infrastructure of the Kupiansk district suffered the most damage: 15 private houses, a cultural facility, two non-residential buildings, outbuildings, power lines, and three vehicles were damaged.
Significant damage was recorded in the Chuhuiv district: an apartment building, four private houses, a shop, power lines, a car repair shop, and four vehicles.
In the city of Kharkiv, the enemy destroyed a commercial-office building and part of an entrance of a four-storey apartment building, damaged 25 buildings, a hospital, an educational institution, and 33 vehicles.
After the explosions on January 2 in central Kharkiv, canine handler Alona Silenko and her dog Mriia have been working at the rubble-clearing site, helping to locate the remains of the deceased. Alona says Mriia is resilient: the day before, they worked for almost a full day, took a short break, and returned to the search. She adds that what helps them endure is the understanding that their work brings closer the moment when all the deceased can be found and identified.
During the explosions in central Kharkiv on January 2, a hospital was damaged. The building housing the ophthalmology department is more than 100 years old, said Medical Director Svitlana Saienko. According to her, since the start of the full-scale invasion the building has been damaged for the fourth time; this time, the blast wave blew out about 100 windows and damaged doors, the roof, and the heating system.
The day before, the transit evacuation point in Lozova received 12 people within 24 hours. In total, since the start of its operation, 16,107 people have been registered at the point.
Last week, State Emergency Service (SES) units were involved in extinguishing 10 fires caused by enemy shelling. They also neutralized 78 enemy munitions.
In Zlatopil, on January 5, the commemorative action “Set the Table…” took place on Hope Alley to support the families of servicemen who are in Russian captivity or considered missing, the city council reported. A symbolic table was set up at the center of the event: one half was laid with Christmas dishes—as a sign of a home awaiting its defenders—while the other was empty, with metal tableware symbolizing the conditions of captivity. On the boundary between these “two worlds,” relatives lit a flame—as a beacon for those whose fates remain unknown.
For the third consecutive year in Kharkiv, children are receiving New Year’s gifts from volunteers from Germany. This year, Sofia Hnatiuk—a 14-year-old girl from Kharkiv who lost her mother after evacuation and now lives under the guardianship of German volunteer Andreas Porschke—brought about 1,000 gift packages together with him. The gifts are collected by caring people in Germany based on lists of children from dormitories and places of compact residence for internally displaced persons (IDPs), and in Kharkiv volunteers distribute them over several days so that, despite the war, children can still feel a sense of celebration and care.
During the full-scale war in Ukraine, the number of patients requiring cardiac surgery has increased by approximately 20% due to constant stress, injuries, and the exacerbation of chronic diseases, representatives of the Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery in Kharkiv report. The institute performs open-heart surgeries, removes shrapnel from the hearts of wounded soldiers, and carries out minimally invasive procedures without general anesthesia. Some services are provided free of charge, while certain expensive implants must be purchased by patients themselves. Despite the constant shelling of Kharkiv and damage to one of the institute’s buildings, doctors work around the clock and perform up to ten surgeries a day.
During the full-scale war in Ukraine, the number of patients requiring cardiac surgery has increased by approximately 20% due to constant stress, injuries, and the exacerbation of chronic diseases, representatives of the Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery in Kharkiv report. The institute performs open-heart surgeries, removes shrapnel from the hearts of wounded soldiers, and carries out minimally invasive procedures without general anesthesia. Some services are provided free of charge, while certain expensive implants must be purchased by patients themselves. Despite the constant shelling of Kharkiv and damage to one of the institute’s buildings, doctors work around the clock and perform up to ten surgeries a day.
Donetsk oblast
Russian forces increased the number of attacks in the Pokrovsk direction to 54 over the past day, the General Staff reported. Fighting took place in the areas of the settlements of Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russian troops carried out 18 attacks; in the Lyman direction, 10.
Russian forces failed in an attempt to cross the Siverskyi Donets River. Russia is trying to take control of the river’s shoreline by advancing small groups and deploying artillery and UAV launch points near Dronivka and Zakitne. However, every attempt to gain a foothold on the bank ends in failure—the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade detects the occupiers in advance and destroys them before they can deploy, the brigade reported.
Ukrainian troops are focusing efforts on controlling the northern part of the city of Myrnohrad, containing Russian forces in the center and preventing the movement of Russian equipment from the southern direction. On the eastern outskirts of Myrnohrad, Russian troops are attempting to entrench themselves, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russian troops continue to operate in small infantry groups, using poor weather to bypass Ukrainian positions. They attack in groups of three to five people to slip past Ukrainian defenders. Kostiantynivka is one of the key cities that the Defense Forces are holding under constant shelling. The frontline is more than seven kilometers from the city, and civilians remain there.
In Chasiv Yar, the Russian army is trying to advance under the cover of snow, using artillery and motorcycles. The Defense Forces are inflicting significant losses on Russian troops in manpower, equipment, and drones. The battle for the city continues, the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after King Danylo reported.
Russian troops are attempting to operate in small groups of six to eight fighters, moving north of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces reported. Russia is trying to bypass the agglomeration via Hryshyne and Rodynske. For the past two days, Russian forces have been continuously assaulting the area around the settlement of Hryshyne. Over the last two days, Ukrainian troops have eliminated more than 30 Russian servicemen and hit up to ten units of motorcycles and buggies on the approaches to Hryshyne.
In the Lyman direction, Russian occupation forces are actively using small “infiltration” group tactics and mass employment of FPV drones, including so-called “waiting” drones, which allows them to operate covertly and create extensive “gray zones” without clear territorial control, said Maksym Bilousov, Head of the Communications Section of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade.
On January 4, police recorded 1,709 enemy attacks along the frontline and against residential areas.
Four settlements came under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk, the settlement of Krasnotorka, and the village of Malynivka.
Twenty-three civilian objects were damaged, including 20 residential houses.
Russians struck Kramatorsk and Krasnotorka with four KAB-250 guided aerial bombs and drones, killing a 29-year-old man and injuring a 29-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man. A shop and private houses were damaged.
As a result of Russian strikes on Kramatorsk at 22:15 on January 4 using Geran-2 UAVs and a FAB-250 with a UMPK guidance kit, a man born in 1953 was wounded and is in serious condition. A medical facility and 14 private households were damaged, the City Military Administration reported.
In Druzhkivka, an FPV drone strike damaged a vehicle.
The enemy dropped five KABs on Malynivka of the Mykolaivka Territorial Community and its outskirts, damaging a private house and a farm.
Dobropillia has been living without electricity, heating, and water since the autumn of 2025.
Under constant shelling, about a thousand people remain in the city without power, centralized heating, or water supply. People heat their homes with firewood, carry water from wells, charge phones using generators, and spend nights at a volunteer “Point of Invincibility.” There are almost no shops—only a few operate on generators. The city lacks cash, nearby buildings are destroyed, and explosive remnants are present. Roads around Dobropillia are controlled by Russian drones, and the frontline is approximately 10 km away.
Due to the cold snap, the number of people agreeing to evacuate is increasing, said Yevhen Tkachov, head of the humanitarian mission “Proliska” in Donetsk region. About 10,000 residents remain in the Druzhkivka community; all children from Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka have already been evacuated. Psychologists and Proliska volunteers, together with local authorities, visit families with children—offering concrete relocation options and showing photos and videos of places where they can evacuate, so that people are not left alone with the decision.
Luhansk Oblast
According to the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Russian forces continue shelling in this sector of the front. They used tube artillery, conducted four mortar attacks, fired automatic grenade launchers three times, and directed seven drones at Ukrainian positions. Toward Lyman, Russian forces attacked ten times, with six more assaults recorded toward Sloviansk—fighting took place near six settlements.
Despite loud statements by the occupation authorities, for the fourth winter in a row residents of Lysychansk remain without centralized heating. Parts of the residential sector are still without drinking water and electricity, and the city is deteriorating under the so-called “patronage” of Tatarstan. Bad weather is exposing the poor quality of Russia’s “showcase” repairs in Sievierodonetsk: during winter, roofs in multi-storey buildings have begun to leak, flooding attics and upper floors, while most contractors responsible for these works have already disappeared from the city.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
According to Kirill Fesyk, Head of Obolonskyi District Military Administration, on the night of 5 January, a russian drone struck a private medical clinic in Obolonskyi district of Kyiv. About 70 people were in the clinic at the time of the attack. As a result of the strike, a man born in 1995, who was undergoing inpatient treatment, was killed; four people were injured, two of whom are in critical condition. Sixteen patients from the private clinic were transferred to municipal hospitals in the capital.
The State Emergency Service reported that the strike hit the second floor of the four-storey medical facility. The fire, which covered an area of 20 sq m, was localised at 3:34am and extinguished within 10 minutes.
Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of the Regional Military Administration, stated that on the night of 5 January, russian forces shelled Kyiv oblast. The consequences were recorded in four districts of the region, with nearly three dozen objects damaged, including residential buildings, transport, industrial premises, and energy facilities. One person was killed
In Slavutych, Vyshhorod region, a five-storey residential building was damaged. Residents were quickly evacuated and temporarily housed in a warming centre at the city hospital. Due to the attack, the city was left without centralised power supply, leaving nearly 8,500 families without electricity. Critical infrastructure was switched to backup power, heat and water are being supplied, and social institutions are operating on generators.
Fastiv region suffered the most damage. Fourteen private houses and one apartment building, six garages, industrial and storage facilities, and four cars were damaged. A local resident was killed in Kozhukhivka village as a result of the attack. State Emergency Service rescuers worked in the community throughout the night, fires were extinguished, and emergency services are restoring power supply in populated areas.
In Obukhiv region, a private house was damaged by a blast wave.
In Brovary region, a residential building and a car were damaged.
Ukrzaliznytsia JSC reported that in Kyiv oblast suburban trains are delayed due to enemy shelling.
Zhytomyr oblast
Soldiers of Zhytomyr 95th Separate Airborne Assault Polissya Brigade of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received departmental awards and distinctions. The servicemen were awarded the ‘For Assault’ distinction and special patches with the inscription “Nulla spes hosti”. The awards were presented by the commander of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine, Brigadier General Oleh Apostol.
According to the founder of the photo school, Valerii Melnikov, in Berdychiv, the “F/5.6” photography school organised New Year’s family and individual photo sessions for donations to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The charity initiative will continue until mid-January. During previous meetings, it was possible to collect UAH 16-20,000 for drones and antennas for the military.
Sumy oblast
The State Border Guard Service reported that towards Northern Sloboda, a russian D-30 artillery gun, vehicles, communications equipment, and enemy shelters were destroyed. In addition, the occupiers suffered significant personnel losses.
At around 3:30pm on 5 January, russian forces struck a civilian vehicle by a drone in Shevchenkove village, Sumy region, the regional prosecutor’s office reported. The roof, doors, windows, bumper, and seats of the car were damaged.
Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said that at about 12pm on 5 January, a Lancet-type UAV hit an industrial facility in Sumy community. Windows of a nearby building were also damaged.
On 5 January, russian forces struck a passenger car in Nova Slobidka community. The driver survived. Local authorities advised residents to refrain from traveling on roads within the community and toward Putyvl.
On 4 January, in Stetskivka starostat, a russian drone deliberately attacked a civilian car in a private yard. The vehicle and household property were damaged, with no casualties, the regional administration reported. Later, russian forces attacked Putyvl community by drones, wounding a 54-year-old civilian man. Residential and outbuildings were damaged.
From the morning of 4 January to the morning of 5 January, russian troops carried out more than 20 attacks on 16 settlements in 10 territorial communities of the oblast. The most shelling was recorded in Sumy, Shostka, and Konotop regions. The enemy used artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, FPV drones, and UAVs. Air raid alerts in the oblast lasted 16 hours and 40 minutes.
Damage to civilian infrastructure:
- Seredyna-Buda community: private houses was damaged;
- Krasnopillia community: a private car, a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged;
- Bilopillia community: a private house was damaged;
- Sumy community: civilian infrastructure facilities, private houses, and a passenger car were damaged;
- Velyka Pysarivka community: an administrative building was damaged;
- Putyvl community: a passenger car and a truck trailer were damaged;
- Shostka community: a civilian infrastructure facility, a non-residential building, four residential buildings and private cars were damaged;
- Znob-Novhorodske community: a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged.
During the day, five people were evacuated from border communities by local authorities together with emergency services, police, and public organizations.
Sumy Regional Military Administration informed that in Sumy oblast, the “White Angels” police unit rescued two elderly people from a border village near russia. A 66-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man walked out of the dangerous area on foot and were transported to a safe location.
Chernihiv oblast
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that over the past week, Ukrainian defenders shot down 148 attack drones in the skies over Chernihiv oblast. Dozens of UAVs were also recorded as being lost from radar.
Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, Head of Chernihiv City Military Administration, said that on the night of 5 January, russian forces attacked Chernihiv by ballistic missiles and drones. The enemy struck one of the city’s enterprises. As a result of the russian attack, fires broke out in a garage cooperative within the city and in a private house near Chernihiv. In total, eight garages were destroyed and 96 garage units damaged. Buildings used for storage and utility purposes on the premises of a municipal institution were destroyed, as well as a utility building belonging to one of the city’s enterprises. According to the City Council, two apartment buildings, a medical facility, and 15 private houses were also damaged.
Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the Regional Military Administration, informed that on 4 January, 15 russian attack drones struck a critical infrastructure facility in Nizhyn region. One explosion occurred on the territory of a farm, damaging equipment.
On the evening of 4 January, at least four russian attack drones hit a food business in Snovsk. As a result, a warehouse and an administrative building caught fire. The blaze was extinguished.
During the day on 4 January, FPV drones struck an agricultural enterprise in Semenivka, damaging an administrative building and a truck. Another production facility was also hit, damaging the roof of a warehouse.
According to Viacheslav Chaus, Head of the RMA, in a settlement in Chernihiv region, on the morning of 4 January, an attack UAV struck the premises of a food production enterprise, damaging a hangar. In another village, a drone attack damaged an administrative building and utility facilities.
In addition, in a neighboring oblast, russian forces struck an energy facility, leaving some consumers in Chernihiv region without electricity. Power engineers are working to restore supply.
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment reported that during the past day on 4 January, russian forces attacked four border communities in Chernihiv oblast: Novhorod-Siverskyi, Semenivka, Horodnia, and Snovsk. The enemy carried out mortar shelling (6 explosions), struck by Shahed-type UAVs (4 explosions), FPV drones (27 explosions), and dropped explosive devices from UAVs (8 explosions). A total of 13 settlements came under fire.
The Regional Police informed that in Chernihiv region, police bomb disposal experts neutralized unexploded warheads from russian attack drones that had been shot down by Ukraine’s Defense Forces. The UAVs fell in open areas.
According to the State Emergency Service, in Pryluky region, a pyrotechnic unit of the State Emergency Service of Chernihiv oblast neutralized a fragment of a russian Iskander-K cruise missile that fell in an open area and did not detonate.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
3 enemy UAVs were shot down by air defenders over the oblast.
Nikopol region. The russian forces attacked the regional centre, Marhanets, Myrove, Pokrovske and Chervonohryhorivka communities by drones and artillery. In Chervonohryhorivka community, a 9-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman were injured and received necessary medical care. Damage was reported to 2 private houses, 2 utility buildings, a cultural centre, a gas pipeline, 3 trucks, 2 cars, a moped and 3 greenhouses.
Dnipro. A UAV attack in Dnipro damaged an industrial enterprise, vehicles and a power line.
Synelnykove region. The russian forces struck Vasylkivka, Mykolaivka and Bohynivka communities by UAVs. A 41-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman were injured. Fires broke out and 3 private houses and vehicles were damaged.
Kryvyi Rih region. The russian forces attacked Zelenodolsk community by an FPV drone.
4 enemy UAVs were shot down over the oblast by air defenders.
Dnipro Mayor Borys Filatov reported that russian forces struck an American factory in Dnipro, causing 300 tonnes of oil to spill onto the roads. Municipal services are containing the spill with sand and a special mixture. Riverside traffic is expected to be closed for approximately 2–3 days.
Kirovohrad oblast
In Inhulets, Petrove community, Oleksandriia region, a memorial ceremony was held for fallen soldier Ihor Honcharov. At the military cemetery in Oleksandriia, defenders Maksym Trush and Yurii Shchetko were buried.
Ihor Honcharov was killed on 30 December 2025 during duty near Kherson due to artillery shelling. Maksym Trush was killed on 1 January 2026. Yurii Shchetko was killed on 24 April 2025 while performing a combat mission in Kupiansk region, Kharkiv oblast.
Poltava oblast
Volodymyr Kohut, Acting Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that on the night of 5 January, russian forces attacked Poltava oblast. Air defence systems were engaged. Falling debris damaged the roof of a building and a warehouse of an enterprise in Poltava oblast. There were no injuries reported.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of Cherkasy RMA, said that air defence forces destroyed 9 attack UAVs during a night attack on Cherkasy oblast. There were no infrastructure damage or casualties reported.
In Chornobai community, 5 January was declared a day of mourning due to the death of defender Oleksandr Shmyh in the russian–Ukrainian war. Oleksandr was killed in combat near Poniativka settlement, Kherson oblast, as a result of an attack by an enemy FPV drone while performing military service duties.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
Ivan Fedorov,, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported that today, 5 January, russian troops attacked one of the districts of Zaporizhzhia with a drone. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed.
Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported that yesterday, 4 January, the occupiers carried out 709 strikes on 25 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast. russian forces conducted 10 airstrikes on Ternuvate, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Varvarivka, Pryluhy, Zelene, Preobrazhenka, and Kosivtseve. 401 UAVs of various types (mostly FPV) attacked Zaporizhzhia, Bilenke, Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Dorozhnianka, Varvarivka, Zelene, Dobropillia, Sviatopetrivka, and Chervona Krynytsia. Eight MLRS attacks were carried out on Stepove, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, and Dobropillia. 290 artillery strikes hit Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Dorozhnianka, Varvarivka, Zelene, and Dobropillia. Eighteen reports of damage to homes and vehicles were received. A 69-year-old woman was injured as a result of an enemy attack on Polohy region.
According to the General Staff, as of 4pm on 5 January, the Defense Forces repelled 16 russian attacks in the areas of Uspenivka, Huliaipole, Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zelene, and Pryluhy towards Huliaipole. Five more clashes are still ongoing. Over the past day, 4 January, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled 65 russian attacks towards Huliaipole and eight towards Orikhiv.
Mykolaiv oblast
Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration reported that yesterday, 4 January, the enemy attacked Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities twice with FPV drones. A private house in the village of Parutyne was damaged. There were no casualties.
Kherson oblast
Kherson Regional Military Administration reported that russian terrorists attacked a humanitarian aid distribution center with drones in one of the settlements of Dariivka community. One person was killed, and two others were wounded.
At around 11am, russian forces shelled one of the hospitals in Kherson. As a result of the strike, two people sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds.
At about 7:20am, russians attacked a man with a drone on a highway in Beryslav region. A 64-year-old resident suffered a blast injury and multiple shrapnel wounds to his legs and face.
A 10-year-old girl was wounded as a result of yesterday’s russian shelling of Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. She was diagnosed with a mine-blast injury and acoustic barotrauma and is currently receiving the necessary medical care.
A resident of Tomyna Balka in Bilozerka community was taken to the hospital after russians attacked her with a drone on the evening of 2 January. Preliminary reports indicate that the 52-year-old woman sustained a blast injury.
Police of Kherson oblast reported that yesterday, 4 January, the russian forces attacked Kherson, Antonivka, Prydniprovske, Veletynske, Kizomys, Sadove, Yantarne, Berehove, Bilozerka, Oleksandrivka, Stanislav, Zelenivka, Mykilske, Molodizhne, Nezlamne, Novodmytrivka, Romashkove, Beryslav, Osokorivka, Novoraisk, Novooleksandrivka, Stepne, Kozatske, and Vesele. 19 objects were damaged: six apartment buildings, seven private houses, a medical facility, an administrative building, a gas station, a gas pipeline, a summer kitchen, and a vehicle. Three people were wounded as a result of the russian attacks.
According to the General Staff, as of 4pm on 5 January, the enemy carried out one attack in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge towards Kherson.
Pavlo Drohal, Spokesperson of the 30th Marine Corps, said that last week, Ukrainian units destroyed 2,242 enemy drones, 1,306 of them within Kherson territorial community. From 29 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, Ukrainian fighters repelled 12 russian assaults in the defensive zone of the 30th Marine Corps. During the reporting period, 117 russian soldiers were eliminated or wounded, and 151 units of enemy weapons and military equipment destroyed.
Four more mobile shelters were installed in Kherson with the support of the Ukrainian Red Cross. Each shelter is designed to accommodate 10–15 people at a time and can protect against shrapnel and blast waves. In total, 77 such mobile structures were installed in the region over the past year.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
Lutsk community, over the past 2 weeks, sent 5 A8 electronic warfare systems, 8 DJI Mavic 3 PRO, 3 Starlink, 2 charging stations, 4 Lenovo tablets, 2 antennas, 13 Motorola radios, 2 Motorola repeaters, 3 Motorola charging stations, 6 Motorola batteries, 30 Bandera AKB batteries, 1,000 m of cable, a MT-BNV-PRO-40G binoculars and an Epson multifunction inkjet printer to the military.
Zakarpattia oblast
The RMA was awarded the For the Defense of Ukraine Presidential Medal of Honor. The award was received by Lyubov Mykhailiuk.
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Quadcopters worth over UAH 2.7m were donated to the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Valeryi Hudzys from Ivano-Frankivsk community.
Lviv oblast
A charity fair was held in the Horodotsky school Barvinok in support of Defenders of Ukraine. Children, parents and teachers actively participated in the event. They raised UAH 77,000.
48,000 UAH for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was raised at the fair by the team of the Chyzhykivskyi school of the I-III degrees of Pidberiztsivska community.
Kamianka-Buzka community sent a car to a military serviceman from the community.
Rivne oblast
The 1000th air raid alert since the beginning of the war was sounded in Rivne oblast. It happened yesterday evening. In total, including night alerts, sirens have been sounded in the region 1,002 times.
Ternopil oblast
A master class in paddle boarding and kayaking was held in Ternopil for veterans and their family members. Participants had the opportunity to try out adaptive paddle boarding and kayaking and discover a new sport.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Khmelnytskyi community sent a car, carriages and special equipment worth almost UAH 4m for the Defense Forces.
Chernivtsi oblast
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, awarded soldiers who were killed in battles for Ukraine. In particular, the III degree For Courage Order (posthumously) was awarded to soldier Serhii Devyatkin.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
In the Czech Republic, 30,000 people signed a letter apologizing for the anti-Ukrainian statements of the speaker of the parliament. Antonin Kolarz, teacher and village elder of Semnevice, initiated an open letter apologizing for the anti-Ukrainian statements of Tomio Okamura, Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies. The letter is addressed to Vasyl Zvarych, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Czech Republic. The text notes that Okamura’s statements criticizing Ukraine and its leadership contradict the facts and principles of solidarity. Okamura represents only a minority of society, and his voice does not correspond to the actual sentiments of the majority of the population of the Czech Republic.
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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