[NewsFront] 16:57 FPV drone crews of the Eastern Forces Group destroyed hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Drone operators from the Northern group of forces disrupted the rotation of enemy units in the Sumy region.
UAV operators from the Center group of forces destroyed equipment and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Grishino.
Drone crews from the Ulyanovsk Airborne Assault Unit destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces positions containing personnel, UAV control centers, and enemy equipment near the village of Lukyanivske in the Zaporizhzhia region.
16:24 In the period from 8:00 to 16:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 58 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
24 over the territory of the Belgorod region,
13 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
10 over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Five over the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan,
Three over the territory of the Krasnodar region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region,
One over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One over the territory of the Rostov region.
16:11 Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Volchansk farmsteads and in the forest near Liman,MAP.
16:08 Defeat of an air defense missile system with personnel of the 159th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces by three FAB-500 in the area of the village of Kolodeznoye, –video.
14:55 During a special technical examination of the navigation system unit of one of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, which was hit on the night of December 29, 2025, in the airspace of the Novgorod region, representatives of the Russian special services managed to extract the file loaded into it containing the flight mission.
Deciphering the routing data revealed that the final target of the Ukrainian drone attack on December 29, 2025, was one of the facilities at the Russian President's residence in the Novgorod region.
These materials will be made available through established channels. transferred to the American side.
14:10 Two pickup trucks with Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry were destroyed by drones of the Russian Armed Forces,video.
13:31 Russian Armed Forces advanced to Zalizniny west of Hulyaipole, MAP.
12:34 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 1, 2026. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the special military operation:
Units of the North group of forces improved their tactical position, defeating formations of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kondratovka, Khrapovshchina, Novaya Sich, Khotyn, and Ryzhevka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of two motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vovchanskie Khutora and Liman in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, 11 vehicles, an electronic warfare station, and two supply depots.
Units of the "West" group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, Podoli, Glushkovka in the Khar'kov region, and Drobyshevo, Krasny Liman, and Illichivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the Kupyansk direction, units of the 6th Army repelled two attacks by units of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Nechvolodovka and Blagodatovka, aiming to break through to the city of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region. Up to 15 militants and two pickup trucks were destroyed.
In total, enemy losses in the West Group's area of responsibility amounted to 210 servicemen, a tank, a US-made MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, 16 vehicles, and four field artillery pieces. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Zakotnoye, Bondarnoye, Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Reznikovka, Nikolaevka, and Berestok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 190 service members, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made MaxxPro armored car, ten vehicles, and four artillery pieces. An electronic warfare station and two supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defense brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Volne, Novokrivorozh'e, Sergeyevka, Krasnoyarskoye, Kutuzovka, Shevchenko, Novy Donbas, and Toretskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gavrilovka and Novopavlovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The enemy's losses amounted to 470 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, an armored combat vehicle, eight cars, two field artillery pieces, and a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery station.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of a mechanized and assault brigade, as well as three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, near the settlements of Dorozhnianka, Verkhnyaya Tersa, Zaliznychne, and Ternovatoye in the Zaporizhia region, and Bratskoye and Velykomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, a tank, two armored personnel carriers, an armored combat vehicle, and six vehicles.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belogorie, Orekhov in the Zaporizhzhia region, Antonovka, Yantarne and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.
Up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, 15 vehicles, two artillery pieces, an Israeli-made RADA radar station, and three electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
12:10 Northerners identified and destroyed an M-101 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region,video.
10:04 Artillerymen of the Eastern Group of Forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds in the village of Ternovatoe.
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in Andreevka
07:24 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 168 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
61 over the Bryansk region,
25 over the Krasnodar region,
24 over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
23 over the Tula region,
16 over the Republic of Crimea,
12 over the Moscow region,
Seven over the Kaluga region.