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Friday, 02 January 2026, 18:23
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.
A 20-year-old civilian man was wounded in a Russian drone strike in the Korukivka district of Chernihiv region and is currently hospitalized.
A series of explosions occurred in Russian-occupied Crimea during the night of September 25–26, with sources reporting a strike on the FSB building in the city of Armiansk.
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) stationed at the site recorded the downing and explosion of a Russian drone just 800 meters from the perimeter of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
Russian troops once again targeted communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region, causing destruction.
A fire broke out at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region following a drone attack.
Drone pilots from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine targeted and struck two Russian vehicles, a motorcycle, and a firing position in the southern direction.
The fourth France–Ukraine forum took place at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) in Paris, organized jointly with the New Europe Center.
On the morning of September 26, Russian forces launched a large-scale airstrike on Kherson, damaging an administrative building and nine private homes.
Over the past 24 hours, there were 200 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops, 67 of which occurred in the Pokrovsk sector. The enemy also intensified operations in the Lyman, Toretsk, and Novopavlivka sectors.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in the war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to September 26, 2025, amount to approximately 1,106,430 personnel, with 940 killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces successfully neutralized 128 Russian drones of various types out of the 154 launched by Russia in an overnight attack beginning on the evening of September 25.
Over the past day, Russian forces carried out 516 strikes across 11 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region.
At the United Nations, the United Kingdom reaffirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine in countering threats from Russia, emphasizing that this stance will remain unchanged in the future.
The Starokrymske Reservoir, which supplies water to Mariupol and other settlements in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk region, now holds just 15% of its reserves.
More than 200 residents left the Kupiansk community in September. At present, evacuation from Kupiansk is only possible with the assistance of the military.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in New York.
Drone operators from the 3rd Special Purpose Battalion “Svoboda” of the “Rubizh” Brigade, part of the National Guard of Ukraine, have destroyed Russian Msta-B and Giatsint howitzers.
A man was blown up by a Russian mine in the Sumy region.
If Europe refuses to finance a strong Ukrainian army and help Ukraine defend itself, it will eventually have to build up its own military and pay double or even triple the cost, as the same threat will come to them.
Among international organizations, Ukrainians place the greatest trust in the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, according to a survey conducted by the Rating Group, presented jointly with the EU Advisory Mission in Ukraine.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian agent who was spying on the positions of Ukraine's Defense Forces in the Izium sector.