Friday, January 2, 2026

97 C-Clashes in F-Line: 23 in Pokrovsk Dir, 15 in Lyman Dir, 14 in Huliaipole Dir; Z Says Peace Deal is ‘90% ready’; UKR Deploys 2 More Patriot Air-Def Systems; UKR Blocks RU Advance in Pokrovsk, Dozen RU Sites Hit on NY's Eve; Strikes on RU Oil, Shahed Depot, Command Post in Krasnodar and Tatarstan; RU Samara attacked: 2 Oil-Refs Hit, LIVE UPDATES, DETAILS, and LOTS MORE

General Staff Summary: 97 combat engagements took place at the front during the day, with the most difficult fighting on four fronts:
On January 1, 97 combat engagements were recorded at the front, the enemy used 92 guided aerial bombs and over 4,000 kamikaze drone strikes. The greatest enemy activity was observed in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole directions.
As of 10:00 PM on January 1, 2026, the situation on the contact line remains tense. 97 combat engagements were recorded during the day. The enemy actively used aviation, launching 92 guided aerial bombs, and carried out over 4,000 kamikaze drone strikes. This was reported by the General Staff, writes UNN .
Details
The greatest enemy activity was observed in the Pokrovsk, Lyman, Kostiantynivka, and Huliaipole directions.
Situation in key directions 
  • Pokrovsk direction: The Defense Forces repelled 23 assaults in the areas of Pokrovsk, Udachne, and Rodynske. The occupiers' losses here amounted to 58 personnel; artillery, MLRS, and a ground robotic complex were destroyed. 
  • Lyman and Kostiantynivka directions: The enemy carried out 15 and 14 attacks, respectively, trying to break into the defense near a number of settlements. Battles are ongoing. 
  • Huliaipole direction: 14 combat engagements were recorded in the areas of Huliaipole and Solodke. 
  • Oleksandrivka direction: Ukrainian soldiers stopped 10 attacks, two more combat engagements are ongoing in the areas of Vyshneve and Rybne.
Defensive actions in other areas --->READ MORE HERE
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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 1:
As of 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 1, 97 combat engagements have taken place along the frontline. The Pokrovsk direction remains the most intense. Russian forces have carried out 23 attacks since the start of the day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russia launched one missile strike and carried out 30 airstrikes using 92 guided aerial bombs against the positions of Ukrainian defenders and populated areas. The Russian army also used 4,158 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,674 shelling attacks.
Situation on the fronts
In the Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out one airstrike, dropping one guided aerial bomb, and shelled the positions of the Defense Forces and populated areas 69 times.
In the Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk and Starytsia.
No Russian offensive actions were recorded in the Kupiansk direction.
In the Lyman direction, the enemy carried out 15 attacks near the settlements of Novovodiane, Myrne, Kolodiazi, Zarichne, Novoiehorivka, Novoselivka, and Yampil. Two combat engagements are still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled two enemy attacks near the settlements of Siversk and Sakko i Vantsetti.
No offensive actions were recorded in the Kramatorsk direction since the start of the day.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, Russian forces carried out 14 attacks near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, Shcherbynivka, and toward the settlement of Torske.
In the Pokrovsk direction, 23 combat engagements took place over the past day near the settlements of Nove Shakhove, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Novopavlivka. Fighting is still ongoing in one location. --->READ MORE HERE
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