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In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the enemy is attempting to approach the settlement of Pavlivka and push Ukrainian fighters out of Stepnohirsk.
Throughout 2025, the intensity of combat operations at the front remained high. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the total number of combat engagements during the year amounted to 61,605.
Fierce fighting is ongoing in Huliaipole and does not stop. The enemy is trying to gain a foothold in the settlement and push out Ukrainian defenders.
Operators of the Signum Battalion of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh struck occupiers who were trying to hide under thermal camouflage cloaks.
Russian occupation forces shell border areas of Sumy Oblast daily and attempt to expand the combat zone.
On the Kupiansk axis, the 77th Separate Airmobile Dnipro Brigade of the 7th Air Assault Corps disrupted an enemy attempt to carry out an assault using the Soyuz gas pipeline.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported that over the past year, the Ministry of Defense approved more than 1,300 new domestically produced weapons and military equipment models for use — a quarter more than the previous year.
On the Lyman axis, the enemy continues to use infiltration tactics with small assault groups, as it has an advantage in manpower.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the enemy shelling, including an attack on a medical facility in Kyiv, and called on partners to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense.
The overall situation in the area of responsibility of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade remains tense.
Fighters of the 4th Battalion of the 4th Operational Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Sergeant Serhii Mykhalchuk “Rubizh” of the National Guard created their own unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that fully meets combat requirements.
The number of female officers among servicewomen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increased significantly in recent years.
Commander of the 427th Unmanned Systems Brigade “Raroh”, Oleh Huit, callsign “Hasan”, became the new hero of the Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces project “10 Questions to a Commander”.
In Sumy Oblast, the invaders are trying to hold the seized border village of Hrabovske.
A cheerful giant least of all seemed made for war, his friends say.
Fighters of the Unmanned Systems Battalion “Iron Falcons” of the 67th Mechanized Brigade detected and eliminated a group of motorcyclists near Berezove in the Oleksandrivka–Novopavlivka direction.
Fighters of the 127th Heavy Mechanized Kharkiv Brigade captured a Cuban citizen in the Kupiansk area.
Over the past day, Russian invaders’ losses amounted to 990 personnel and 915 units of military equipment.
A soldier of the Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 155th Mechanized Brigade named after Anna of Kyiv, with the call sign “Pharaoh”, spoke about his first deployment as an aerial reconnaissance operator and combat operations near Pokrovsk.
On the left bank of the Oskil River in Kharkiv region, Russians are actively trying to push Ukrainian forces off the bridgehead, but as of now there are no situationally threatening conditions.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting a decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions against 95 individuals and 70 legal entities, most of whom are citizens and residents of the Russian Federation.
In the first days of the new year, Russian occupation forces regrouped in Kharkiv and Sumy regions and have now resumed active operations.