[Korrespondent] 22.30 Launches of "Shaheeds" were noted from all directions. There is information that there could be up to 1000 drones tonight
22.00 Threat of Tu-95MS, Tu-160, Tu-22M3 bombers taking off during the night, – monitors.
21.30 The Energia plant is on fire in the city of Yelts, Lipetsk region. According to Russian publications, unknown drones visited it. Energia is a key enterprise in the Russian military-industrial complex. The plant produces chemical power sources for missiles (including Iskander), UAVs and other special equipment for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Roscosmos and other law enforcement agencies.
21:00 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that our country will prepare for two options for the development of events regarding the peace process: diplomacy or further active defense.
"Ukraine will prepare for both options for further developments: diplomacy, which we provide, or further active defense if pressure from partners on Russia proves insufficient. Ukraine seeks peace. But Ukraine will not give its strength to anyone," the president said.
20:30 Ukrainian paratroopers eliminated a Russian column of ATVs in the Pokrovsk area.
19.50 Russian troops, using the example of Pokrovsk, have applied a new scheme for capturing cities. This is stated in the material for The Washington Post by the leading analyst of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Georges Barros, who analyzed the course of the battles for this city. The expert noted that despite the fact that the occupation of Pokrovsk will bring Moscow minor tactical advantages, the campaign to capture the city shows that Russian troops are learning and adapting.
19.00 The Russian army has made attempts to "probe" the border in Sumy region. Some of them are located "quite far" from the recently occupied Grabovske, said Viktor Tregubov, head of the Communications Department of the Joint Forces Group, on the air of Suspilny .
In addition, according to Tregubov, the enemy is remotely mining Grabovske to prevent Ukrainian counterattacks. The Russian army also uses mainly FPV drones.
18.20 Fragments of the body of another person killed in an enemy ballistic attack on January 2 were discovered in Kharkiv - the number of victims has increased to six, the head of the Kharkiv OVA, Oleg Synegubov, reported on Sunday evening.
17:00 Defense forces control Rodynske, the enemy has not taken control of Pokrovsk, Myrnograd, and Hulyaipole, heavy fighting continues, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the NSDC's Center for Countering Disinformation, reported on Sunday.
In turn, the head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, Viktor Tregubov, added that the Russian army continues its attempts to infiltrate Liman, while simultaneously trying to bypass Ukrainian positions around the city. Both sides face serious difficulties: a wide so-called "gray zone" and the active use of UAVs.
15.40 The head of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDC), Denis Kapustin, for the first time publicly commented on the information about his "death" during the GUR special operation. Kapustin thanked for the support, confirmed his service in the GUR, and emphasized that the operation was successful.
He also announced the preparation of new actions in 2026, calling the coming year "very interesting."
15.04 In the city of Korenovsk, Krasnodar Territory, an explosion occurred near the location of the 47th Missile Brigade of the 8th Army of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. It is known that there are casualties among Russian servicemen, the Ministry of Defense's GUR reports.
14.45 The death toll in Kharkiv from the Russian missile strike on the city on January 2 has risen to five. This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov, on Telegram.
Debris removal and search operations are still ongoing at the site of the missile strike. In total, more than 4,500 tons of concrete and metal structures have been removed.
14.22 The head of the State Border Service of Ukraine (SBSU), Serhiy Deineko, has been appointed advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs. He will also be appointed commander of a combat unit of the SBSU after a short rehabilitation.
14.00 A serviceman was injured in an SUV explosion in Obolon, Kyiv. The incident has been classified as a terrorist attack, the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office reported.
13.41 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on the implementation of the NSDC decision to impose sanctions against 95 individuals and 70 legal entities. Most of them are citizens and residents of the Russian Federation, the presidential press service reported.
13.09 Germany has signed a contract for the large-scale production of Taurus Neo cruise missiles. This was announced by MBDA. For this purpose, it is planned to invest 2.4 billion euros.
12.40 Ukrainian military is holding the defense of the city of Rodynske in the Donetsk region. The Russian occupiers are suffering significant losses in manpower and equipment, the 1st Corps of the Azov National Guard reported. The enemy is using fabricated materials and manipulative messages to create a false impression of the alleged capture of the city.
11.33 This week, the aggressor country Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 1,070 guided bombs, almost 1,000 drones, and six missiles. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
09.22 Over the past 24 hours, 211 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders were recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in its morning briefing . The invaders continue to concentrate their main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction, where our defenders stopped 40 assaults.
09.00 In the Donetsk region, in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, the Russian occupiers have sharply increased the tariff for heating and water , which local residents already receive once every two days. This was reported by the Mariupol City Council.
08.39 On Sunday night, Russian aggressors launched 52 drones of various types over Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare units shot down/suppressed most of the enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. The attack by Russian drones is currently ongoing. An air alert has been declared in Kyiv and a number of regions.
07.31 Over the past 24 hours, the Russian occupation army has lost 900 soldiers killed and wounded on the front in Ukraine. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational update . The Ukrainian military has destroyed almost 400 units of Russian equipment, including one air defense system and 12 artillery systems.
04.35 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has scheduled a meeting with US President Donald Trump, which could take place by the end of January. The main topics of the talks will include security guarantees, reconstruction, as well as cooperation with representatives of the military sector.
02.23 On the night of Sunday, January 4, fragments of the body of another person were discovered at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, bringing the number of victims of the tragedy to four. This was reported by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov.
00.51 Moscow's Vnukovo Airport is experiencing delays of about a hundred flights due to the appearance of unknown drones in the airspace on Saturday evening, December 3. Russia has reported the "shooting down" of more than a hundred drones, including 19 over the territory of the Moscow region.