Overview
- Ukraine reported overnight attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region that killed at least two people and damaged a private medical center, with power outages and building damage in multiple districts.
- Russian authorities said repeated drone interceptions near Moscow forced temporary closures at Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports and caused widespread flight delays over the weekend.
- Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones every day of 2026 so far and said dozens were downed over the region on Sunday, a claim not immediately addressed by Kyiv.
- Regional officials in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions said Ukrainian drones killed two people and wounded others, while Ukrainian authorities reported civilian deaths and damage from Russian strikes in Kherson and Sumy.
- Ukraine’s General Staff recorded 154 combat clashes on Jan. 4, with the fiercest fighting around Pokrovsk and Huliaipole, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged faster air-defense deliveries after more than 1,000 drones and over 1,070 glide bombs were used against Ukraine in a week.