Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of January 3, 2026.
Today is the 1,410th day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the pressure of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
In total, 116 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Over the past day, the enemy carried out one missile strike using two missiles, as well as 57 air strikes employing 153 guided aerial bombs against the positions of our troops and populated areas.
A total of 6,358 kamikaze drone strikes were recorded, and the enemy conducted 3,223 shelling attacks.
The aggressor launched air strikes in particular on areas near the settlements of Kolomiitsi in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipole, Varvarivka, Rizdvianka, Dolynka, Novoandriivka, Mahdalynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast; and Mykolaivka in Kherson Oblast.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck four areas of enemy personnel concentration and two other important enemy targets.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out three air strikes, using four guided aerial bombs, and conducted 77 shelling attacks, including one from a multiple launch rocket system.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attempted six times to break through the defensive lines of our defenders in the areas of Vovchansk, Hrabovske, Starytsia, Prylipka, and toward Izbytske.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: two russian attacks took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s assault actions in the area of Petropavlivkaand toward Kurylivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the Russians conducted nine attacks, attempting to penetrate our defenses near the settlements of Drobysheve, Lyman, Zarichne, Stavky, Torske, and Yampil.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: over the past day Ukrainian defenders stopped five attempts by the occupiers to advance in the areas of Siversk, Zakitne, and Pereizne.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russians carried out one attack in the area of Minkivka, which was repelled.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the Russians carried out 14 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Mykolaipillia, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Nove Shakhove, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Udachne, Filiia, Dachne, and toward Novopavlivka.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russians carried out 10 attacks during the past day in the areas of Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Vyshneve, Zlahoda, and Rybne.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian invader attacked the positions of Ukrainian units three times in the areas of Plavni and Prymorske.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: 20 attacks by the russian occupiers took place in the area of Huliaipole and toward Dobropillia and Zelenyi.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian units repelled four russian attacks.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Ukrainian warriors continue to inflict significant losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Overall, over the past day, Russian invader losses amounted to 750 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed three tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 24 artillery systems, one multiple launch rocket system, 539 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 101 vehicles belonging to the occupiers.
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