Overview
- Russian strikes on the capital and Kyiv Oblast overnight killed two people, set a private medical facility ablaze in Kyiv’s Obolonskyi district, and damaged homes and infrastructure, with power outages reported in Slavutych.
- Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched nine ballistic or S-300 missiles and 165 attack drones from the evening of Jan. 4, with air defenses neutralizing 137 drones as at least 26 reached 10 locations.
- Frontline combat remained intense, with the General Staff reporting 229 clashes on Jan. 4 and the heaviest fighting in the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk sectors, followed by 80 engagements reported by late afternoon on Jan. 5.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said Ukrainian drones have targeted Moscow every day of 2026 so far, reporting 57 intercepted over the Moscow region by Sunday night and temporary closures at multiple airports.
- Regional authorities reported additional civilian casualties on both sides, including a death in Ukraine’s Sumy region after nearly 60 strikes and two deaths in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions attributed to Ukrainian drones.