Russia on Tuesday claimed that its forces have captured another settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past day the village of Dachne came under Russian control following an operation by the Yug (South) group of forces Russian forces also conducted a group strike using precision weapons and drones this week targeting Ukraine’s military aerodromes Air defense systems shot down two Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guided aerial bombs two US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers a Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher Ukraine has yet to comment on these claims and independent verification remains challenging due to the ongoing conflict The reported attack comes just days before Russia's Victory Day parade and three-day "truce." Vice President Mike Pence said Putin "only understands power." About 800 million euros ($905 million) will be allocated for the acquisition and installation of anti-tank mines to deter potential aggression  (Updated:  May 6, 2025 9:36 am)War analysisFrance is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs — here's what they can do Polish President Andrzej Duda said the United States has tools that can effectively influence the Kremlin arguing that only President Donald Trump has real leverage over Russian President Vladimir Putin The number includes 1,430 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement" by Benjamin Nathans which covers dissent in the Soviet Union and Russia today Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on May 5 announced they had facilitated Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash's escape from Russia to France after she fled house arrest on April 21 A Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast on May 5 killed one and caused damage to local infrastructure "We appreciate that Germany plays a pivotal role in supporting Ukraine throughout the years of war Ukraine is also grateful for your personal commitment," President Volodymyr Zelensky said MPs will be able to ask questions and learn more about the details of the agreement in meetings with Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko May 6-7 MP Serhii Sobolev told the news outlet Suspilne The ratification vote is scheduled for May 8 Attacks against the border villages of Bilopillia and Vorozhba damaged civilian infrastructure and triggered emergency evacuations the regional military administration reported "I look forward to working with President Erdogan on getting the ridiculous war between Russia and Ukraine ended — now!" U.S Putin's Victory Day truce "doesn't sound like much if you know where we started from," Trump told reporters at the White House on May 5 by Martin FornusekUkrainian soldiers prepare the BM-21 artillery in their fighting position (Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images)Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Jan 6 that its forces had fully captured Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces reported on Jan. 6 that battles are ongoing in the Kurakhove sector as Russia "conducts assault operations in the urban area of Kurakhove in the direction of Petropavlivka and Dachne." The reports come amid heavy Russian offensive operations in Donetsk Oblast that took a long-unseen pace in the fall of 2024 "Measures are underway to identify and destroy Russian assault groups trying to infiltrate our battle formations," the Khortytsia group said The Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims Russian forces have focused their effort at Kurakhove in southwestern Donetsk Oblast over the past few months turning it into one of the hottest sectors of the front The town lies over 20 kilometers (over 10 miles) north of Russian-occupied Vuhledar and over 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) south of the key front-line town of Pokrovsk The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Jan Ukrainian forces repelled 27 ground assaults near Kurakhove The Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState shows Kurakhove almost completely in Russian hands with Moscow's forces apparently advancing west toward Dachne If confirmed, this would make Kurakhove the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025 after capturing Avdiivka and Vuhledar last year. Moscow's troops now focus their efforts at Pokrovsk as part of their overall goal to capture the entire Donetsk Oblast Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The number of combat engagements on the frontline decreased from almost 200 to 140 over the day of January 1. Russia continues to attack the Pokrovsk sector the most, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian occupants attacked the Pokrovsk sector the most Ukrainian defenders stopped 38 Russian assaults and offensive actions,” the statement said Russian invaders stormed the areas of Vozdvyzhenka 7 Russian attacks took place in the Kupiansk sector yesterday Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled Russia's assault near Kolisnykivka Russians attacked 16 times in the Lyman sector Russia attacked Ukrainian positions near Serebrianka 14 firefights were registered in the vicinity of Chasiv Yar the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 26 Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions near Ukrainka Russia carried out 19 offensives against the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Dachne Despite Russia's active use of bomber aircraft in the Orikhiv sector the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repelled a Russian attack near Novoandriivka Russian invaders stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Zabych Island twice without success In the operational zone in the Kursk region Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 5 Russian attacks over the past day Russia launched one missile and 24 air strikes using 7 missiles and 32 guided aerial bombs and fired 356 artillery shells at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements Russia did not conduct any assault operations in the Kharkiv and Huliaipole sectors yesterday no signs of Russian offensive groups were detected On the border with Chernihiv and Sumy regions Russians are using artillery and aviation in the areas of Ukrainian settlements from the territory of Russia Over the past day, January 1, Russia lost 1,370 troops at the front Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized 4 Russian tanks missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit four areas of concentration of personnel and equipment as well as 2 Russian air defense facilities Over the past day, January 6, 218 combat engagements took place on the frontline. In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 94 Russian attacks, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit 12 areas of concentration of personnel and equipment as well as another important object of the Russian invaders,” Ukraine's General Staff writes Ukrainian troops repelled 3 Russian attacks near Vovchansk 4 battles took place near the settlements of Synkivka Russia attacked Ukrainian troops' positions twice near Bilohorivka 5 firefights took place in the areas of Chasiv Yar Russian troops conducted eight attacks near Shcherbynivka and Toretsk 41 Russian assaults and offensive actions were stopped in the areas of Myroliubivka 26 Russian attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops near Slovianka Russians conducted 3 offensives against the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Kostyantynopol a Russian attack was repelled near Novodanylivka Russia attacked twice in the Prydniprovskyi sector the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 94 Russian attacks Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian losses have exceeded 800,000 manpower units As of 16:00, December 29, 133 combat engagements were recorded at the front since the beginning of the day. The enemy keeps trying to advance into the depths of Ukraine's territory, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sumy and Kharkiv regions continue to suffer from Russian artillery shelling the Russian troops stormed the positions of our units near Hatyshche The enemy attacked our positions in the Kupiansk direction six times Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks near Petropavlivka enemy units attacked in the vicinity of Hrekivka Ukrainian troops have repelled 15 attacks since the beginning of the day the enemy made one futile attempt to push our defenders from their positions since the beginning of the day the invaders carried out five assault actions near Chasiv Yar Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks near Shcherbynivka and Toretsk two more combat engagements are still ongoing the enemy has made 26 attempts to push our defenders from their positions near the settlements of Zelene Pole The defense forces have already repelled 22 enemy attacks in the area The enemy is suffering significant losses in manpower trying to advance in the areas of Ukrainka the invaders conducted 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops' positions near the settlements of Kostiantynopolske and enemy aircraft also struck with guided aerial bombs at Zaporizhke The enemy did not conduct any active operations in the Orikhiv Ukrainian defenders repelled 16 attacks by Russian invaders today and the enemy also fired 152 artillery rounds Over the last day, from December 28 to 29, Russia lost 1730 soldiers at the front the losses of the Russian army are approximately 785,930 soldiers there have been 130 combat engagements on the frontline Russian forces are actively attacking in the Pokrovsk direction according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the enemy launched six assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vovchansk and Starytsia the Russian forces attacked Ukrainian defenses seven times in the areas of Kutkivka the Russian army carried out seven assaults near Novoiehorivka Ukrainian defenders are holding the line and inflicting losses on the enemy and Verkhniokamianske came under attack 11 times Ukrainian forces are repelling 11 attacks near Predtechyne Ten attacks have already ended unsuccessfully for the Russian army and Shcherbynivka since the start of the day Russian forces attempted to drive back Ukrainian defenders 58 times in areas near Vodiane Druhe seven enemy attacks occurred near Kostiantynopil Russian forces did not conduct active operations Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy attacks The enemy also conducted 155 artillery strikes on Ukrainian positions and settlements in the region since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine Russia has lost more than 833,000 military personnel In particular, over the past day, the Russian forces lost 1,380 troops and 2 units of special equipment of the enemy the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions four times near Vovchansk and Vysoka Yaruha Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian Defense Forces 19 times in the areas of Petropavlivka the Russian army carried out 18 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Druzheliubivka Ukrainian troops are holding the line and inflicting losses on the enemy the enemy made one attempt to break through Ukrainian positions near Bilohorivka Defense forces repelled five Russian attacks near Chasiv Yar since the start of the day the Russian army made 11 attempts to advance on Ukrainian positions near Toretsk Russian forces attempted 45 times to push Ukrainian defenders out of their positions near Vozdvyzhenka Defense forces repelled 32 of these attacks the Russian army attacked 25 times near Petropavlivka Fifteen attempts to advance have already been repelled Ukrainian forces successfully repelled 11 enemy assault actions throughout the day in areas of Uspenivka Russian aviation dropped guided bombs on Temyrivka and Zelene Pole the enemy attempted one assault on Ukrainian positions Ukrainian forces repelled 20 attacks by the Russian troops Russia's total losses in manpower since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine amount to more than 777,000 personnel Over the past 24 hours, from December 23 to 24, the Russian army lost 1,630 soldiers and other equipment in the war against Ukraine Defense forces launched strikes on enemy command posts. Russia lost 1,460 soldiers in battles over the past day, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the rocket forces and artillery of the Defense Forces struck one area where personnel were concentrated and another important target of Russian invaders 182 combat encounters were recorded on the front line the enemy attempted twice to advance in the Vovchansk area but failed both times nine enemy attacks took place over the day The Defense Forces repelled enemy assaults near Lozova the enemy made seven attacks on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Chasiv Yar seven combat encounters took place near the settlements of Toretsk defenders stopped 35 enemy assault and offensive actions in the areas of Promen the Defense Forces repelled 42 enemy attacks near Sotsivka the enemy made 30 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Veselyi Hai the Defense Forces repelled three enemy assaults the enemy did not conduct any active operations yesterday no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected An operation continues in the Kursk region where 17 combat encounters took place over the past day Enemy artillery carried out 446 attacks on settlements and Ukrainian positions As reported by analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Ukrainian forces advanced in the Kursk region and achieved success near Velyka Novosilka For more details on what is happening on the front line and where Russia is preparing an offensive this winter, refer to the material from RBC Ukraine Russian forces have likely occupied the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. However, it may be challenging for enemy forces to advance further west from this settlement, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) informs. The report states that Russian forces have likely captured the city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region Geolocated footage released on December 24 and 25 shows that Russians have recently advanced in the western part of the city and up to a windbreak southwest of the settlement Russian forces likely advanced to the administrative boundaries and captured this settlement as well as fields south of the city and north of the village of Dalne Russian military bloggers claim that units of Russia's 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade (51st Combined Arms Army (CAA) formerly the 1st Donetsk People's Republic Army Corps (DNR AC)) raised the flag over the western part of Kurakhove units of the 110th and 114th Motorized Rifle Brigades of the 51st CAA as well as the 20th and 150th Motorized Rifle Divisions (both part of the 8th Combined Arms Army are conducting offensives along the northern and southern flanks of Kurakhove Russian sources have published contradictory claims about the scale of the Russian advance in Kurakhove Some military bloggers assert that Russian forces have moved beyond the city toward the village of Dachne (west of Kurakhove) others claim that the Russian troops are unsuccessfully attacking the Kurakhove Thermal Power Plant (TPP) to the west of the city lies outside the administrative boundaries of Kurakhove The Khortytsia Operational-Strategic Group of Forces acknowledged that Ukraine's Defense Forces recently lost unspecified positions in the direction of Kurakhove The Institute for the Study of War calculated that the Russian army spent more than two months capturing Kurakhove Russians intensified their offensive operations to capture the settlement in mid-October 2024 ISW referred to geolocated video footage confirming that Russian forces first advanced toward the city in late October 2024 the Russian military concentrated between 35,000 and 36,000 servicemen in the Kurakhove direction to capture the settlement and eliminate Ukrainian resistance to its north and south "Russian forces have likely sustained significant casualties during this period of intensified offensive operations Russian forces have also conducted a large number of armored assaults within and near Kurakhove over the last two months and have likely sustained significant armored vehicle losses during their effort to seize the settlement," the report states ISW analysts believe that Russian forces may find it difficult to advance further west from Kurakhove along the H-15 Kurakhove-Pokrovsk highway if the Defense Forces decide to defend the Kurakhove TPP and Russians fail to outflank Ukrainian positions at the TPP near Dachne or Ulakly Russian military bloggers claim that the Ukrainian Armed Forces maintain a presence near the Kurakhove TPP west of the settlement along the H-15 highway "Russian forces may struggle to advance farther westward along the H-15 highway from Kurakhove if Russian forces choose to conduct a frontal assault through the Kurakhove TPP area and if Ukrainian forces decide to allocate sufficient manpower and materiel to defend in the area," the report states advancing further south of the highway through fields west and northwest of Dalne (south of Kurakhove) toward Ulakly (west of Kurakhove) The Institute for the Study of War does not rule out that Russians may also try to advance south from the village of Stari Terny (northwest of Kurakhove and on the northwestern bank of the Kurakhove Reservoir) to Dachne (west of Kurakhove) to outflank Ukrainian positions at the TPP Russian forces may also attempt to advance north from Zelenivka (southwest of Kurakhove) toward Ulakly This would threaten Ukraine's Defense Forces' ability to supply positions at the TPP and complicate a potential future withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the plant and positions in the fields south of Dachne The primary forces involved in capturing Kurakhove were units of the 51st CAA amid ongoing efforts to centralize and formalize the units of this formation within the Russian armed forces Elements of the 51st CAA's 5th and 110th motorized rifle brigades have participated in the most tactically significant offensive operations in Kurakhove since mid-October 2024 and have been involved in offensive operations west of Donetsk as Russia intensified its activities in this area at least since the summer of 2024 ISW notes that units of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division are also operating in Kurakhove likely overseeing brigade operations in the settlement and future offensives west of it "Russian authorities have recently intensified their efforts to formalize former DNR units under the Russian military and will likely credit and praise these forces for their role in seizing Kurakhove in the coming days," the ISW report states On the frontline of the Russian-Ukrainian war the situation remains challenging and intense Ukrainian forces have advanced in the Toretsk area Russians are actively assaulting Ukrainian defenders near Kupiansk Over the past day, the Russian army has lost more than 1,600 soldiers at the frontline, as well as a large number of tanks and artillery systems. Meanwhile, the Russian military has deployed a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles in the Black Sea. by Kateryna Hodunova, The Kyiv Independent news deskArtillery crew of the 37th Marine Brigade fires with 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer on position of Russian infantry on Dec 2024 in Donetsk Oblast (Ivan Antypenko/Suspilne Ukraine/JSC "UA:PBC"/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Ukrainian troops are holding defensive lines at the Kurakhove thermal power plant despite fierce fighting in the sector Khortytsia group of forces spokesperson Viktor Trehubov said on national television on Jan "Now the Russians are trying to attack in the area of Dachne and drive Ukrainian forces out of Kurakhove Ukrainian forces are holding the thermal power plant and inflicting all the damage they can on the enemy," Trehubov said Kurakhove has become one of the focal points of the Russian offensive in Donetsk Oblast over the past few months turning the town into one of the hottest sectors of the front Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Jan. 6 that its forces had fully captured Kurakhove in a statement not confirmed at the time by Ukraine On Jan. 7, a military spokesperson said Ukrainian forces continue to hold positions in the western outskirts of Kurakhove and the power plant, but the situation in the town is "difficult." The estimated Russian advance in the Kurakhove sector of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as of Jan. 10, 2025, according to the DeepState monitoring group. (DeepState/OpenStreetMaps)Ukrainian troops are destroying large amounts of Russian military equipment in the Kurakhove sector Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 29 Russian attacks in the Kurakhove sector near Sribne, Andriivka, Petropavlivka, Kurakhove, and Dachne over the past day, the General Staff reported earlier in the day Following the capture of Mariinka in early 2024, the Russian army intensified its advance toward Kurakhove Street fighting is currently taking place in the town Russian forces had earlier blown up the dam of the Kurakhove Reservoir a hydraulic structure near the village of Stari Terny in the Kurakhove community for which the damaged reservoir was created The industrial facility has now become a fortification and the scene of intense urban fighting in Kurakhove Kurakhove would be the first significant town to fall into Russian hands in 2025 after Russia took Avdiivka and Vuhledar last year Moscow's troops are also focusing their efforts on Pokrovsk The pace of the Russian offensive is slowing down The Ukrainian army is trying to find weaknesses in the Russian defense and improve its position in the most difficult areas What is happening at the front and what Ukraine's plans for the Kursk region might be read in the RBC-Ukraine article The Ukrainian army launched cautious counterattacks on two important frontline areas for Russia the Ukrainian Defense Forces achieved tactical success and disrupted Moscow's plans The situation in Ukraine is still very difficult and there is no prospect of a strategic turnaround the dynamics of the Russian movement have decreased After the Russians occupied Velyka Novosilka, advanced in Chasiv Yar, and crossed the Chornyi Zherebets River in the Lyman direction, they have not made any dramatic changes in these areas in recent weeks. However, the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Kupiansk, and Novopavlivka (also known as Kurakhove and Kostiantynopil) directions and the Kursk region remain the centers of the heaviest fighting The main danger of this area is not even that the Russians cut Ukrainian troops on the left bank of the Oskil River - south of Kupiansk and north of Borova The fact is that the Russian troops managed to cross to the right bank of the river and gradually expand their bridgehead near Dvorichna Further expansion of Russia's zone of control here will allow them to establish their logistics through Oskil and double the threat to Kupiansk although Russia reported on the complete capture of the city Ukrainian troops are holding the line in part of the Zabalka neighborhood within the industrial zone of the Toretsk mine and on part of the waste heaps in the west of Toretsk Strongholds on the spoil heaps allow us to restrain Russia's advance as these embankments and elevations facilitate fire on them Russian units are simultaneously trying to break through to the north to the neighboring villages of Krymske and Dachne Stalling in both Chasiv Yar and Toretsk prevents the Russian occupiers from moving on to capture their next target - the town of Kostiantynivka Russians are still making efforts to eliminate Ukrainian advances in the area of Dachne (not the same as in the Toretsk direction) and Kostiantynopil The northern group of the Russian troops has been most successful so far - it has managed to break through to Andriivka The number of Russian assaults and attacks in the Pokrovsk sector has decreased The Russians had more success on the right flank of their grouping - northeast of Pokrovsk they were able to get almost close to the T0504 road on the Kostiantynivka - Pokrovsk section near Vozdvyzhenka Their attempts to expand this “tentacle” have so far been unsuccessful Russia has been focusing on offensives south and southwest of the city 1 here is to reach the T0504 - Pokrovsk - Pavlohrad road to the west of the city the Russians were able to cut off the other of the two roads going to the Dnipropetrovsk region - to Mezhova the Russian occupiers have not been able to build on their progress the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched several counterattacks regaining positions in the villages of Uspenivka and Kotlyne the forces of the 425th separate assault regiment Skala managed to recapture almost the entire village of Pishchane which is on the near outskirts of Pokrovsk there was information about a successful Ukrainian counterattack from the 68th Brigade near Dachenske the Ukrainian Defense Forces were able to regain their lost positions near Vodiane Druhe So far, this cannot be called a full-fledged counteroffensive operation - rather, it is an improvement of the tactical situation with the forces Ukraine has, in the face of Russia's numerical superiority. However, these actions - due to the unexpectedness - are forcing the Russians to slow down their pace of advance and at least postpone the start of the battle for Pokrovsk Exactly six months after the start of the Kursk operation the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched new counteroffensives on Russian territory Taking advantage of the weather conditions and the temporary absence of North Korean soldiers the Ukrainian military launched an assault southeast of Sudzha on February 6 and occupied several nearby villages with a total area of more than 10 square kilometers - Kolmakov The breakthrough in the direction of Ulanok which the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to achieve during the first day of these actions these offensives are now a tactical success Although the breakthrough of the Ukrainian military was stopped by the Russian troops they managed to gain a foothold in the occupied settlements and can develop a further breakthrough in the future It seems that the task of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in this area may be to eliminate the Russian intrusion in the area of Ulanok and Plekhovo the Ukrainian military is not planning to rest on its laurels in the Kursk region The area of assault operations of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kursk region (map: DeepState) Fiber-optic drones are becoming a big problem for Ukrainian units here as well as in other parts of the frontline as they cannot be suppressed by electronic warfare Russia managed to stop the breakthrough of our troops in the Kursk region with these drones the Russian group also became more active on the opposite side of the Kursk front - northwest of Sudzha North Korean soldiers resumed infantry attacks and began to put pressure south of Malaya Loknya The Russians began to advance on Sverdlikovo and its capture by the Russians could disrupt the logistics of our group in the Kursk region The events at the frontline in recent weeks show that the Russian army is beginning to experience problems - exhaustion Russia cannot sustain intensive operations on a dozen fronts simultaneously and must prioritize is demonstrating that it can still successfully attack where conditions allow With the assault operations near Pokrovsk or in the Kursk region the Ukrainian military was able to improve their tactical position and move the front away from Sudzha But the significance of these counterattacks may be greater Perhaps the Ukrainian Defense Forces intend to prevent the loss of Pokrovsk before possible negotiations and a temporary ceasefire Perhaps Ukraine also wants to maintain its presence in the Kursk region until negotiations on the end of the war begin all of this could strengthen Kyiv's position in possible peace talks President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated directly that he is ready to offer the aggressor a swap of Kyiv-controlled areas in the Kursk region for Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia He did not specify which Ukrainian territories he was talking about it could be an exchange of the Kursk region for Zaporizhzhia NPP which played an important role in Ukraine's power grid and generation Another option is to exchange the areas of the Kharkiv region captured by Russia the only occupied area of the Mykolaiv region Neither of these regions has been declared by the Kremlin as annexed and included in the Constitution of Russia the first option does not exclude the second this hypothetical exchange could also include a broader solution: in exchange for the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Defense Forces from the Kursk region the Russian occupation forces could withdraw from their positions by X (pre-determined) kilometers or ledges along the entire front on Ukrainian territory Ukrainian forces have engaged in 66 battles repelling 15 Russian attacks in the Pokrovsk direction Ukrainian troops repelled one assault near Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction Russian forces launched five assaults near Lozova the Russian army attacked 17 times near Zelenyi Hai Russian aviation struck Siversk and Zvanivka with two guided bombs The enemy attacked Ukrainian defenders twice in the area of Bilohorivka Ukrainian forces are currently repelling two Russian attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar in the Kramatorsk direction Russian forces also targeted Bondarne with two guided bombs Russian troops attacked nine times near Dyliivka and Toretsk Russian forces launched 17 attacks near Myroliubivka Ukrainian forces are holding back the enemy's offensive and repelled 15 attacks Novooleksandrivka was hit by two guided bombs Russian troops attacked six times near Lysivka The enemy launched airstrikes with unguided missiles on Novosilka and dropped two guided bombs near Odradne No offensive actions were reported in the Orikhiv Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attacks Russian troops have carried out 26 airstrikes dropped 40 guided bombs on Ukrainian positions and settlements According to the General Staff, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russia's losses in manpower exceed 845,000 personnel the Defense Forces eliminated another 1,240 Russian troops and destroyed 18 tanks 46 artillery systems and other enemy equipment Since the start of January 23, the total number of combat engagements along the entire frontline has risen to 82. The intense fighting continues in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Enemy aviation carried out strikes with guided bombs on Kozacha Lopan and Mali Prokhody; Krasnyi Yar was hit with unguided air-to-surface missiles Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy assaults near Dvorichna the enemy attacked three times near Zelenyi Hai and Kopanky Borivska Andriivka was struck by unguided air-to-surface missiles Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy assault near Ivano-Darivka the enemy launched two assaults on Ukrainian positions eight enemy attacks were launched near Dyliivka Enemy forces also used guided bombs to strike Kostiantynivka and Nelipivka In the Pokrovsk direction since the start of the day the enemy has launched 45 attacks in areas near Vodiane Druhe Ukrainian forces have already repelled 35 of these attacks Airstrikes were reported in Ulakly and Oleksiivka three enemy assaults have already been repelled the enemy attacked five times near Novodarivka Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy assaults and launched 275 shelling attacks on Ukrainian positions and infrastructure in Russian territory Russia has lost over 825,000 military personnel since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine In the past 24 hours alone, Russian forces' losses amounted to 1,340 people In the last 24 hours of January, 134 battles took place on the frontlines. Nearly half of them occurred in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped 61 enemy assaults towards the settlements of Mashivka two enemy attacks were recorded near the settlement of Vovchansk six attacks by the occupiers occurred within the day Defense forces repelled enemy assaults in the directions of Lozova the enemy made six assault attempts to displace the Ukrainian Armed Forces from positions in the areas of Bilohorivka five assaults took place in the areas of Chasiv Yar the enemy carried out ten attacks near the settlement of Toretsk Defense Forces repelled nine enemy assaults The enemy focused their offensive efforts in the areas of Kostiantynopil and Rozdolne With the support of assault and bomber aviation attempted to push the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in the Huliaipole direction near the settlements of Novopil and Novosilka the invaders launched one unsuccessful assault on the positions of Ukrainian troops Russian invaders attacked the Ukrainian Armed Forces four times Defense Forces repelled 12 enemy attacks and the enemy carried out 347 artillery shellings including eight from multiple rocket launchers no signs of enemy offensive groupings were detected On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions the enemy is using artillery from Russian territory to target Ukrainian settlements In the past 24 hours, Russian losses amounted to 1,430 military personnel the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 9 tanks the missile and artillery forces of the Defense Forces struck two areas where enemy personnel were concentrated Since the beginning of January 20, 64 combat engagements have occurred on the front. Most attacks by Russian occupiers were recorded in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine One enemy assault was repelled by Ukrainian soldiers near Vovchansk in the Kharkiv direction Two assault actions by the occupiers were stopped by Ukrainian defenders near Petropavlivka and Zahryzove in the Kupiansk direction seven combat engagements have been recorded in this direction and Zelena Dolyna with KABs (guided aerial bombs) the occupiers attempted to advance toward Verkhniokamianske but were repelled Defense Forces repelled seven enemy attempts to advance near the settlement of Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky Three combat engagements are currently ongoing Mykolaivka and Stupochky were hit by aerial bombings the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions eight times near Toretsk The enemy also dropped aerial bombs on Kostyantynivka and Katerynivka the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 29 times today near the settlements of Vodyane Druhe Eight combat engagements are still ongoing and Pokrovsk suffered airstrikes from KABs The occupiers are attempting to advance on Ukrainian positions near Kostyantynopol Kostyantynopol and Novopil were hit by airstrikes the enemy made one unsuccessful assault on Ukrainian defensive positions today The occupiers attacked Ukrainian defenders three times in the Kursk direction In particular, the losses of Russian occupiers yesterday amounted to 1,690 personnel Ukrainian forces also neutralized 10 tanks Since the beginning of the day on December 9, 102 combat clashes have occurred on the front line. The Russian forces are attacking most intensively in the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine three combat clashes took place near Hlyboke and Vovchansk the enemy attempted to advance towards our positions near Lozova and Zahryzove twice during the day the invaders attacked six times in the areas of Toretsk and Nelipivka Four attacks were successfully repelled by our defenders The enemy remains highly active in the Pokrovsk direction 29 clashes of varying intensity have occurred The situation remains difficult in the Kurakhove direction the aggressor attacked 14 times towards Kostiantynopol Enemy aviation launched KAB (guided aerial bombs) strikes on Kostiantynopol Russian invaders attacked our positions three times They received a strong repulse and suffered losses Ukrainian defenders are repelling six attacks from the Russian troops with a total of nine combat clashes recorded In particular, over the past day, the Defense Forces have eliminated another 1,220 soldiers 230 combat engagements took place on the frontline The situation was tense in the Kurakhove sector where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 84 attacks missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit one area of concentration of Russian invaders,” Ukraine's General Staff writes the Russians attacked 21 times near Kindrashivka 32 Russain attacks were repelled in Cherneshchyna Russia attacked 5 times in the area of Chasiv Yar and Stupochky Russians tried to break into Ukraine's defense 7 times in the areas of Dachne One battle is currently underway near Shcherbynivka the Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 22 Russia's assault and offensive actions towards the localities of Promin where 84 Russian attacks were repelled in the areas of Vovchenka Russians attacked 17 times in the areas of Trudove 6 Russian attacks were stopped in the areas of Novodanylivka Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost over 701,000 troops. Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated another 1,260 Russian occupants