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Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will summon Ukraine’s ambassador Vasyl Zvarych, to explain his reaction to the New Year’s address by Tomio Okamura, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has commented on the situation in Venezuela, stating that “the use of force is normalized.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky held interviews today with candidates for the posts of heads of regional state administrations in Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions.
In the Sumy region, Russian forces deliberately attacked civilians, injuring a 54-year-old man.
Yurii Mihashko, a director of television projects for the Starlight Production media group, was killed on the Sumy sector of the front.
Since the beginning of the day, 95 combat clashes have occurred along the entire front line. Fighting is ongoing in six directions, with the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions being the most intense.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday, January 4, that a Serbian oil refinery owned by Russia and under U.S. sanctions will resume operations on January 17 or 18 after receiving a temporary license.
In Sumy, a hit by a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle on civilian infrastructure has been recorded.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has determined candidates for the post of head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), with the appointment to take place soon.
Lithuania has updated its National Security Strategy for 2026, under which it will annually allocate 0.25% of GDP to support Ukraine in the security and defense sector, continue training Ukrainian servicemen, and provide comprehensive support to Kyiv.
Russian forces attacked an elderly man with a drone in Khersonєs Dniprovskyi district on Sunday, January 4.
The number of people killed in a Russian missile strike on Kharkiv on January 2 has risen to five.
Key decisions on peace in Ukraine are to be made during a meeting of leaders in Paris on January 6. Poland will not send its troops to Ukraine but, as a country bordering Ukraine, will provide logistical and infrastructure support.
A car explosion that occurred in the courtyard of a residential building on Heroiv Dnipra Street in Kyiv on January 4, when the trunk was opened, has been classified as a terrorist attack, and a pre-trial investigation has been launched.
A vehicle has exploded in Kyiv's Obolonskyi district, leaving several people injured.
Kyrylo Budanov has built a resilient system at the helm of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense that will continue to function effectively.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree enacting a decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose sanctions on 95 individuals and 70 legal entities.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding the line within the town of Rodynske, part of the Pokrovsk urban community, as well as on its approaches.
Over the past week, the Russian Federation launched six missiles, nearly 1,000 attack drones, and more than 1,070 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine.
Over the past day, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv region 44 times, damaging civilian infrastructure and vehicles.
Imports of machinery, equipment and vehicles to Russia have fallen by 8.7%, directly indicating a contraction in investment activity and worsening prospects for industrial modernization.
British and French aircraft carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria that had been occupied by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS).
Russian forces carried out nearly 60 attacks on 24 settlements across 12 territorial communities in Ukraine’s Sumy region over the past day.
Since the evening of January 3, Russia’s capital has come under attack by 19 drones. Against the backdrop of the attack, four airports in Moscow and beyond were temporarily closed.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius, will concelebrate a Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Epiphany, January 6, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George at the Phanar.
Overnight, Russian forces attacked settlements in the Chuhuiv and Kupiansk districts of the Kharkiv region with strike drones.
On January 3, a total of 211 combat clashes took place between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. The enemy carried out active assault operations in seven sectors, concentrating its main efforts on the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, Lyman and Oleksandrivka sectors.
Over the past day in the Donetsk region, one person was killed and another injured as a result of attacks by the Russian army.
Ukraine's Air Defense forces shot down 39 of the 52 drones which Russia used to attack Ukraine from the evening of January 3.