Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 211 combat clashes on Jan. 3, with the heaviest fighting centered on the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
- Operational Command East said Ukrainian forces hold the northern part of Pokrovsk and are conducting active operations, while logistics to nearby Myrnohrad remain strained.
- Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces denied Russia’s claim of capturing Rodynske near Pokrovsk, saying units continue to defend positions in the town and its outskirts.
- Ukraine said it downed or suppressed 39 of 52 Russian strike drones launched the night of Jan. 3, as Russia reported shooting down large numbers of Ukrainian drones over multiple regions including near Moscow.
- Temporary shutdowns at Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports followed reported drone interceptions, with Russian media citing widespread delays, while recent strikes damaged 32 buildings in Kharkiv and killed civilians in Kherson and Sumy regions.