Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of January 4, 2026.
Today is the 1,411th day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
In total, 211 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 67 air strikes, using one missile and dropping 174 guided aerial bombs. In addition, it conducted 2,702 shelling attacks, including 45 from multiple launch rocket systems, and employed 4,812 kamikaze drones for strikes.
Air strikes hit the settlements of Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipole, Varvarivka, Rizdvianka, and Bilohiria in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of enemy concentration.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian enemy carried out 72 shelling attacks on populated areas and the positions of our troops.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the Russians attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders 19 times in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipky, and toward Izbytske.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces attacked the positions of our defenders 14 times in the areas of Synkivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, and toward Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Bohuslavka, Kucherivka, and Kurylivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the Russians attacked 22 times, attempting to penetrate our defenses near Novoselivka, Myrne, Zarichne, Yampil, and toward the settlements of Olhivka, Ozerne, Drobysheve, and Stavky.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces stopped four enemy offensive actions in the area of Dronivka and toward Zakitne and Nykyforivka.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: the russians did not conduct offensive actions from the beginning of the day.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian forces carried out 18 attacks in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Ivanopillia, Berestok, and Stepanivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 40 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Udachne, Zatyshok, Filiia, and toward Bilytske, Serhiivka, and Kucheriv Yar.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the russian occupiers carried out 21 attacks in the areas of Yalta, Vorone, Vyshneve, Solodke, Zlahoda, and Rybne, and toward Sosnivka and Andriivka-Klevtsove.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: the russian invader attacked the positions of our units twice in the areas of Stepove and Novoandriivka.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 36 enemy attempts to advance in the areas of Huliaipole, Uspenivka, Dorozhnianka, and toward Dobropillia and Zelenyi.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian units repelled two Russian attacks toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Our warriors continue to inflict tangible losses on the occupying forces in manpower and equipment and actively undermine the enemy’s offensive potential in the rear.
Over the past day, Russian invader losses amounted to 900 personnel. Ukrainian forces also destroyed two tanks, 12 artillery systems, one air defense asset, 278 unmanned aerial vehicles, and 88 vehicles belonging to the occupiers.
![Emergency responders at the scene of a damaged hospital in Kyiv after a Russian drone strike, with fire trucks and smoke visible. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/kyiv-1-480x270.png)
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during their meeting in Paris to align on air defense and diplomatic strategy ahead of Coalition talks. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/macron-300x156.png)
![Ukraine Armed Forces personnel using digital logistics system screens in operations center, managing supplies and procurement in real time. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}](https://empr.media/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/afu-1-300x200.png)