Overview
- The Ukrainian General Staff reported 211 combat engagements in the past day, with the fiercest fighting on the Pokrovsk axis and active assaults near Huliaipole, Lyman and Oleksandrivka.
- The report counted one rocket strike, 67 airstrikes using 174 guided bombs, 2,702 shellings including 45 from MLRS, and 4,812 kamikaze drones employed.
- Ukraine estimated about 900 Russian personnel killed in the last 24 hours and listed additional equipment losses, while total Russian losses since 2022 were put at roughly 1,211,530.
- Moscow said air defenses downed 19 drones targeting the capital on Jan. 3 as aviation authorities temporarily closed Vnukovo, Zhukovsky, Yaroslavl and Ivanovo airports, and the Defense Ministry claimed 104 drones shot down across several regions and Crimea.
- Local officials in Kharkiv confirmed five deaths from the Jan. 2 strike that prosecutors say involved Iskander missiles, and Ukraine reported shooting down 39 of 52 drones launched that evening.