Armed Forces of Ukraine

The meeting discussed plans to purchase drones and weapons for the Defense Forces. The President instructed to increase the order of drones and increase the production of Ukrainian weapons.

The SBU reported details about two captured North Korean soldiers who fought against Ukraine in the Kursk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces and paratroopers captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. The prisoners were taken to Kyiv, are receiving medical care and are talking to SBU investigators.

Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold their positions within the town of Kurakhove in Donetsk region, so it is impossible to say that the Russian occupation forces have completely taken the town, said Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Khortytsia military unit.

Over the last day, 213 combat engagements were registered in the frontline, most of them in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka sectors. The enemy lost 1,570 troops, 10 tanks and other equipment.

Edgar Platonov, 41, from Latvia, died on December 25, 2024, in Novoyehorivka, Luhansk region. He voluntarily fought as a member of the International Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

An air alert has been issued in Kyiv due to the detection of enemy UAVs in the Kyiv region. The alert spread to 12 regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Zhytomyr and other regions.

There were 198 combat engagements on the frontline, with the most difficult situation in the Pokrovsk region, where 13 combat engagements are ongoing. The occupants lost 276 troops and equipment, carried out 10 air strikes and launched 576 drones.

Paratroopers of the 78th Separate Regiment captured Italian Gianni Cenni, who fought for Russia in the area of Kupyansk. The 51-year-old man worked in Samara and voluntarily joined the Russian army in November 2024.

Zelensky spoke about Ukraine's preventive steps to protect Kharkiv and Sumy from the Russian offensive. Thanks to these actions, 60,000 Russian troops were pulled back to the Kursk region.

In 2024, FAVBET doubled tax payments to the state budget of Ukraine, paying UAH 5. 7 billion. The company has also become a patron of a project to combat gambling addiction and continues to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian military attacked the command post of the 3rd Army Corps of the Russian Federation in the occupied Svitlodarsk, Donetsk region. During the week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a series of attacks on occupiers' facilities in the region.

There were 166 combat engagements in the frontline, most of them in the Liman, Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk sectors. The most active enemy attacks were registered near Petropavlivka, Makiivka and Novopoltavka.

The Ministry of Defense is introducing kits with adaptive clothing and hygiene products for wounded soldiers. The kits will include special clothing with quick access to wounds and will take into account the needs of both men and women.

Over the last day, 161 combat engagements took place, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 42 attacks. The enemy launched 55 air strikes and fired over 6,000 times at Ukrainian positions.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has released the enemy's losses over the past day: 1,830 soldiers, 10 tanks and 32 armored personnel carriers. Total Russian losses since the beginning of the war have reached almost 805,000 personnel.

On January 9, 144 combat engagements took place, the enemy launched 38 air strikes and 884 kamikaze drone strikes. The most intense attacks were recorded in the Pokrovske, Kurakhove and Kursk sectors.

U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized the importance of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, but declined to comment on its future after the change of administration. At the last Ramstein meeting, the US announced a $500 million aid package.

The nominal owner of the PIN-UP online casino, Ihor Zotko, was detained for aiding the aggressor state. It was established that the real owners were Russians who collected data on users and financed the LNR.

There were 101 combat engagements registered in the frontline, with most attacks in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors. Ukrainian defenders repelled dozens of enemy assaults, and some battles are still ongoing.

In December, the DobroDiy Charitable Foundation helped 14 children to the tune of UAH 419,303. The funds were spent on rehabilitation, medical food, medicines and hearing aids for seriously ill children.

Poroshenko, who caused 60% of Ukraine's entire ammunition stockpile to explode, has no right to teach us how to fight,” said an Armed Forces fighter.

The President of Ukraine said that the DPRK lost 4,000 soldiers in the war on the side of Russia. North Korean troops are currently operating in the Kursk region of Russia.

The state is ready to offer Ukrainians abroad jobs at defense companies with the possibility of reservations from mobilization. There are plans to create special job centers in Ukraine and abroad.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 70 Shahed drones and imitator drones from different directions. The defense forces destroyed 46 attack UAVs, while 24 imitator drones were lost without consequences.

Russian troops successfully attacked Ukrainian positions in Bilohorivka in the Siversky sector. The enemy is also conducting assault operations at the Lyman, Kupyansk, Pokrovske and Kurakhove directions.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has announced the losses of the Russian occupiers over the past day. 1430 soldiers, 17 tanks, 16 armored combat vehicles and other enemy equipment were destroyed.

Russian occupants launched attack UAVs from the southern and northern directions. Drones were spotted over Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Poltava, and Cherkasy regions.

In Engels, Russia, a fire at the Kombinat Kristall oil depot has been raging for almost a day after a drone attack. Two rescuers were killed and one was injured in the emergency.

Explosions are heard again at the oil depot of Rosrezerv's Kristal plant in Engels and another tank has caught fire. The facility, which supplied fuel to the Engels-2 air base, was attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.