[NewsFront] 21:47 The Russian army entered Pryluky north of Hulyaipole, MAP.
20:27 Izyum direction. Advance of the Russian army in the Aleksandrovka area, –MAP.
20:21 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Five over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region
19:19 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Center force group inflicted an attack on the concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Tula paratroopers from the Sever group of forces fired from BM-21 Grad MLRS at Ukrainian infantry in the Sumy region.
17:00 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction, –MAP.
16:40 FPV drone calculations at the Rubicon Center struck personnel, vehicles, an American-made HMMWV Humvee armored vehicle, a tank, ground-based robotic systems, a dugout, and an enemy shelter in the SVO zone.
15:41 A crew of the North group of forces destroys the electronic equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
15:03 Operator of the Zala UAV of the Dnepr group discovered an enemy artillery piece operating from a forest belt on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
A Skat-350M UAV crew from the Center group of forces identified an area where Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment were concentrated in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
14:03 Units of the 394th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces tookThe village of Zelenoye in the Zaporizhzhia region is under control.
Attack aircraft occupied an enemy defensive zone covering over eight square kilometers. Aerial reconnaissance discovered hidden enemy positions and approaching reserves.
The enemy, using separate assault groups, launched five counterattacks in an attempt to recapture lost positions. Thanks to the skillful actions of the units, all attacks were repelled. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost a significant number of personnel and equipment.
13:04 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation from January 3 to January 9, 2026.
Within a week, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the North military group, the village of Grabovskoye in the Sumy region was taken under control.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
In the Khar'kov direction, four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated.
In total, the enemy lost over 1,285 service members, 12 tanks and armored combat vehicles, 82 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces in the North Forces Group's area of responsibility. Six electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, as well as 18 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots, were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, units of the West group of forces advanced deep into enemy defenses in the Khar'kov region and took control of the village of Podoli in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, an airmobile, an airborne assault, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three National Guard brigades were damaged.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses in this area amounting to over 1,330 servicemen, 20 armored combat vehicles, 90 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and 28 ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the village of Bondarnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
Formations of five mechanized, motorized infantry, assault, mountain assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades were defeated.
In total, the enemy lost over 1,355 service members, four tanks, and 43 armored combat vehicles, including three Western-made, in the Southern Group's area of responsibility. 110 vehicles, 14 artillery pieces, and 20 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces continued active offensive operations in the Donetsk People's Republic and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, two territorial defense brigades, and three National Guard brigades.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost over 2,805 servicemen, five tanks, including a German-made Leopard tank, 54 armored combat vehicles, 68 cars, and 12 field artillery pieces in this direction.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into enemy defenses. Within a week, the villages of Zelenoye in the Zaporizhzhia region and Bratskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region were liberated.
Defeat was inflicted on the formations of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the East group of forces amounted to more than 1,680 servicemen, 31 combat armored vehicles, 58 cars, 10 field artillery pieces and two warehouses of materiel.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defense brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In just one week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 325 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 75 automobiles, six field artillery guns, six electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and six supply depots in this area.
13:02 Konstantinovskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward Ilyinovka and Berestok. Fighting is ongoing within the settlements themselves. MAP.
12:52 From January 3 to 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted massive damage on four group strikes, which resulted in the following being damaged:
Military industry enterprises,
Energy, transport, airfield and port infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
Ammunition and fuel depots,
Production workshops and storage areas for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles,
Drone operator training centers,
Temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
12:13 According to operational information, our troops took the roundabout on the Berestok highway in the direction of Konstantinovka is under control.
12:04 Konstantinovka direction. Assault units entered Novodmitrovka northeast of Konstantinovka, MAP.
11:26 Konstantinovka. Assault units continue to advance in the southeastern part of the city. Advance groups have reached Bratyev Kotelnikovykh Street. MAP.
11:25 Operators of a separate regiment of Burevestnik unmanned systems and mobile fire teams daily knocked down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs.
10:31 Military personnel of the Vostok group told details of the liberation of the village of Bratskoye.
09:01 Tonight, in response to the terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime on the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod region, undertaken on the night of December 29, 2025, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted a massive strike with long-range precision weapons, land- and sea-based, including the Oreshnik medium-range mobile ground-based missile system, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against critically important targets on the territory of Ukraine.
The strike's objectives were achieved. The targets included production facilities for the unmanned aerial vehicles used in the terrorist attack, as well as energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine's military-industrial complex.
07:43 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One - over the territory of the Rostov region,
One - over the territory of the Oryol region
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Bratsk was liberated
Expansion of the control zone in the area in the village of Podoli
Advance in Konstantinovka
Expansion of the control zone in the village of Redkodub
Russian Armed Forces reached the eastern outskirts of Svyatogorsk.
Russian Armed Forces control Andreevka
06:18 152mm Msta-S crews of the Vostok group destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velykymykhaylovka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Zala UAV operator discovered that the enemy had established positions in a residential area. The target coordinates were transmitted to artillery, who engaged them with fire.