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On the first day of the new year, police recorded 1,519 enemy strikes in Donetsk region. As a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and two others were wounded.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi held a working meeting on the state of engineering fortification of defensive lines, during which fortifications, engineering obstacles, preparation of populated areas for defense, and the organization of anti-drone protection were discussed.
Russian invaders are increasing the use of guided aerial bombs of various types, and in 2026 this will be one of the main threats. Last year, the Russians used 60,000 such bombs.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian occupation forces continue to apply pressure, but there have been no radical changes along the line of contact.
Fighters of the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine congratulated Russian invaders on the New Year and sent them “gifts” with an explosive effect.
In 2025, Phoenix pilots struck more than 20,000 enemy targets with a total estimated value exceeding $2 billion, and also eliminated 6,320 occupiers.
The Ministry of Defense has granted Defence City resident status to its first company. It became one of Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturers, known in particular for producing Vampire drones, Shrike drones, and Shahed interceptor UAVs.
Svitlana “Phoenix” Hotsyk, commander of a UAV platoon of the 91st Separate Anti-Tank Battalion, is carrying out combat missions in the Oleksandrivka direction.
Over the past day, aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck four areas of enemy concentration and two command posts.
On the night of January 2, the enemy launched an attack using 116 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera, and drones of other types — about 70 of them were Shaheds.
In the Sumy region, in areas where units of the State Border Guard Service are deployed, the enemy has reduced its activity.
Operators of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of the Unmanned Systems Forces eliminated more than 1,000 occupiers in December 2025. This equals the manpower strength of an assault regiment in the Russian army.
Enemy assault actions in the Pokrovsk direction are ongoing constantly — both using small infantry groups, which may even consist of a single occupier, and with the use of armored assault groups.
Its width ranges from 5 to 20 kilometers on both sides, where active work of reconnaissance UAVs, strike UAVs, artillery, and mortars hinders the movement of assault groups.
During the New Year holidays, the 78th Air Assault Brigade continues to perform combat missions, so gifts were delivered directly to positions.
Over the past five months, the Defense Forces eliminated more than 7,000 Russians in the Pokrovsk agglomeration, with over 2,600 more wounded.
Fighters of the 156th Separate Mechanized Brigade showed footage of strikes against Russian occupiers, as well as enemy vehicles and shelters, on the eve of the New Year.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the first decree of 2026 awarding state honors to 53 Ukrainians from different regions of the country.
Over the year, fighters of the 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade “Black Forest” destroyed a large amount of expensive Russian equipment.
Denis “White Rex” Kapustin is alive: the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine thwarted the assassination attempt on the commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps unit, and the funds allocated by the occupiers for the contract killing have been transferred to the disposal of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Mobilization remains a key condition for Ukraine’s ability to resist Russian aggression, and information attacks against Territorial Recruitment Centers directly serve the enemy’s interests.
On the night of January 1, units of the Special Operations Forces carried out successful strikes against Russian military facilities in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine’s Donetsk region.