Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of January 7, 2026.
Today is the 1,414th day of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders continue to steadfastly repel the enemy’s onslaught, inflicting significant losses on the occupiers.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Over the past day, 221 combat engagements were recorded.
According to updated information, yesterday the invaders carried out two missile strikes and 90 air strikes, employing two missiles and dropping 236 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used 6,200 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,288 shelling attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, including 123 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
Air strikes in particular hit areas near the settlements of Vozdvyzhivka, Pryluky, Yuliivka, Zelene, and Verkhnia Tersain Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as Havrylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Over the past day, missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces struck three areas of concentration of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: Three combat engagements occurred over the past day. The enemy carried out three air strikes, dropped eight guided aerial bombs, and conducted 82 shelling attacks, including one from a multiple launch rocket system.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian forces repelled 15 russian attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, and Prylipky.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: Seven enemy attacks were recorded yesterday. Ukrainian defenders repelled assault actions toward Pishchane, Petropavlivka, and Kurylivka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy launched 18 attacks, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Myrne, Zarichne, Derylove, Karpivka, Serednie, and toward the settlements of Drobysheve, Stavky, Cherneshchyna, Novoserhiivka, and Ozerne.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: Defense Forces repelled four enemy attacks toward Riznykivka.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: Six combat engagements took place in the areas of Vasiukivka, Chasiv Yar, and toward Bondarne.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: The russian enemy carried out 18 attacks in the areas of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, and toward Stepanivka, Ivanopillia, Mykolaipillia, and Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders stopped 44 assault actions by the aggressor in the areas of Nykanorivka, Chervonyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne, and Filiia, as well as toward Kucheriv Yar, Nove Shakhove, Hryshyne, and Sukhetske.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: The enemy carried out 13 attacks in the areas of Oleksandrohrad, Verbove, Solodke, Zlahoda, and toward Oleksiivka and Ivanivka.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: No enemy offensive actions were recorded.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: Defense Forces repelled 48 Russian attacks in the area of Huliaipole and toward Dobropillia, Varvarivka, Zelene, and Pryluky.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian units repelled one Russian attack toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: No signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.
Overall, over the past day, Russian losses amounted to 1,040 personnel. Ukrainian warriors also destroyed three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, 26 artillery systems, two multiple launch rocket systems, 406 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles, 122 vehicles, and one unit of special equipment belonging to the occupiers.
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