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On the night of January 6, the enemy attacked with 61 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera”, and drones of other types; about 40 of them were Shaheds.
Two soldiers of the 66th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Mstyslav the Brave, call signs “Energetyk” and “Hruzyn”, held a position for 104 days.
Crews of the 429th “Achilles” Regiment in Kupiansk conducted reconnaissance and systematically destroyed the identified shelters of Russian invaders.
In the area of responsibility of “Spartan” in the Pokrovsk direction, dark-skinned Russian infantrymen began to appear in the field of view of UAV operators.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that greater technological capability must become the main task for the Minister of Defense, as it is modern solutions that allow effective counteraction to Russia’s war of attrition tactics.
A Ukrainian pilot told how and why F-16s have become not just a new type of aircraft but a strategic tool in protecting Ukrainian cities and critical infrastructure facilities.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine showed how a small arms battle and episodes of capturing Russians took place in the Zaporizhzhia direction.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, operators of the 411th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment “Hawks” destroyed enemy light equipment, including buggies and quad bikes.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with Mykhailo Fedorov the format of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine’s work and the changes he is preparing to implement in the position of Minister of Defense.
The Ministry of Defense has transferred the digital Logistics Management System into permanent operation.
Over the year, the authorized number of instructors in military training centers increased by 13%.
Fighters of the 28th Mechanized Brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign showed how they destroyed the enemy near Kostiantynivka during the New Year holidays.
On January 5, 2026, the President of Ukraine signed amendments to the Law “On the Unified State Register of Conscripts, Persons Liable for Military Service, and Reservists”.
Units of the 7th Air Assault Corps together with the 14th Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Chervona Kalyna” are focusing efforts on controlling the northern part of Myrnohrad, restraining the enemy in the central part of the city, and preventing the enemy from bringing equipment from the southern direction.
In the combat digital ecosystem DELTA, a mechanism for planning and reporting missions of ground robotic systems has been launched.
In Chasiv Yar, weather conditions have deteriorated — the enemy is attempting to accumulate infantry under the cover of snow. They are using rocket artillery and motorcycles.
Since the beginning of the new year, the enemy has increased pressure in the Pokrovsk agglomeration. Due to the inability to break through the defense of Ukrainian forces with frontal attacks, the enemy is trying to act via bypass routes, in particular through Hryshyne and Rodynske.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the head of the Special Operations Center “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine, Yevhen Khmara.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 940 servicemen killed and wounded.
In December, the Defense Forces of Ukraine, using unmanned systems, struck more than 33,000 Russian invaders and about 130 air defense and radar systems.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy instructed Vasyl Maliuk to make Ukrainian asymmetric operations the strongest in the world.
An active defensive operation by the Defense Forces of Ukraine is ongoing on the Lyman axis. The enemy mainly uses infantry assaults and a large number of drones and artillery.