Overview
- Regional governors said Ukrainian drones killed one person in Russia’s Belgorod region and one in Kursk, with two others wounded in Belgorod including a young child.
- Moscow introduced temporary flight restrictions at Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky before reopening, and the mayor reported at least 27 drones downed near the capital with no casualties.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed large numbers of Ukrainian drones were shot down across multiple regions and Crimea, figures that could not be independently verified.
- Ukraine’s Air Forces reported intercepting 39 of 52 Russian attack drones launched the evening of Jan. 3, with strikes recorded across northern and eastern areas.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia used nearly 1,000 attack drones and over 1,070 guided bombs in the past week as he urged faster air-defense deliveries and advanced security proposals for Paris.