Overview
- Chief of the General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov said Russian forces are pressing an offensive on almost all directions, reporting eight localities taken and more than 300 square kilometers under control since early January.
- Gerasimov cited specific sectors including fighting in Konstantinivka, the near‑completion of operations in Kupyansk‑Uzlovy, pushes toward Sloviansk, advances in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, and an expanded security zone in parts of Kharkiv and Sumy.
- The Defense Ministry reported daily Ukrainian losses of more than 400 personnel in the 'Center' sector, over 185 in the 'South' sector, and up to 50 in the 'Dnepr' sector, alongside claims of destroyed armor, artillery and electronic warfare assets.
- Russian regional authorities reported security measures and air‑defense activity, with Penza declaring a drone danger regime that limited mobile internet, Volgograd saying UAV attacks on transport and energy sites were repelled, Belgorod reporting over 30 drones downed and one civilian injured, and Kursk citing 40 artillery attacks and 15 UAVs shot down.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee charged in absentia Ukrainian brigade commander Rostislav Karpusha over alleged January 2 and 9 strikes on Belgorod, while Russian media amplified foreign commentary warning of Ukraine’s worsening position and cited a magazine claim about Su‑35 performance.