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Friday, 02 January 2026, 16:23
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a military meeting focused on the Dobropillia counteroffensive, the situation in Kupiansk and along the frontline in general, as well as the detection of reconnaissance drones near the Hungarian border.
Gas stations have begun closing in territories temporarily occupied by Russia due to a lack of fuel.
Russian forces carried out several airstrikes on the city of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region, injuring two civilians and causing significant damage to civilian infrastructure.
The first anti-drone tunnel has been completed in the Zaporizhzhia region, with three more 60% ready.
A medical facility in Kherson was damaged in the morning shelling of the city center.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he believes that NATO member states should have shot down all Russian drones and aircraft that violated their airspace.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Portugal and the local Ukrainian community are starting a new tradition of commemorating Ukrainian defenders.
Russian forces are targeting energy infrastructure in the Chernihiv region, with several facilities hit.
During incidents involving unidentified drones that disrupted airport operations in several Danish cities this week, a ship of the Russian Baltic Fleet, the Alexander Shabalin, was present near the country’s territorial waters.
French Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad believes that French President Emmanuel Macron’s position aligns with the shift in U.S. President Donald Trump’s views on the war in Ukraine.
In Kharkiv region, four police officers from the Kupiansk District Police were wounded while carrying out evacuation efforts.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has detained an IT specialist from one of Ukraine’s leading energy companies in the Kyiv region who was directing Russian strikes against critical infrastructure in the capital region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed a strike on the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar area.
The number of wounded in the morning artillery shelling of the Central District of Kherson has increased to five; a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, and a 23-year-old man sought medical help.
The security of Ukraine is primarily a European responsibility, but the Coalition of the Willing plan for security guarantees for Ukraine has already received backing from American allies.
Large cities in the south, such as Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, are subjected to daily air strikes with powerful guided aerial bombs (KABs).
Ukraine has imposed an entry ban on three high-ranking Hungarian military officials in response to a previous ban by Budapest.
The Air Force is creating a new branch of troops – Unmanned Air Defense Systems Forces – to ensure the protection of civilians and critical infrastructure from drones.
In under two months, Ukrainian Deep Strike capabilities have struck 85 important targets on Russian territory. This directly affects the enemy’s logistics and supply.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during his visit to the United States, his team held more than 30 events, including talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and a meeting between the First Ladies of Ukraine and the United States.
The European Commission has offered to use immobilized Russian assets to finance a new €140 billion loan for Ukraine.
During the summer campaign, the enemy had planned to gain control and by early autumn establish a “buffer zone” in Kharkiv and Sumy regions, capture the Pokrovsk agglomeration, reach the borders of Donetsk region, and seize a number of territories in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kherson regions. Thanks to Ukraine’s Defense Forces, Russia’s plans have been disrupted.
The situation on the frontline is difficult, but the Defense Forces have recently achieved some success. The Defense Forces conduct about 15-20 assault operations daily.
The Russians lack forces and resources to launch an offensive on Dnipropetrovsk region, as all Russian marine units are currently bogged down in fighting in the Dobropillia direction.
Russian troops fired on the frontline and residential areas of five settlements in the Donetsk region 1,699 times in the past 24 hours.
At the end of September, Ukraine will complete the final stage of the screening process in EU accession negotiations and move on to the “benchmark” stage — the setting of criteria for each chapter of the talks.
A woman was killed as a result of the morning artillery shelling of Kherson. Proceedings have been initiated, and the authorities are urging residents not to go outside unless necessary.
In the border areas of Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions, hundreds of shellings are recorded daily, as the enemy fires with all available weapons.
Ukrainian border guards from the Izmail Detachment discovered 38 ancient coins at the Orlivka checkpoint, which are believed to hold cultural or historical value.