War update: 211 clashes along frontline over past day, heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk

As reported by Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a Facebook post, releasing operational information as of 08:00 on Sunday, January 4.

The invaders carried out one missile and 67 air strikes, using one missile and 174 guided aerial bombs.

In addition, Russian forces launched 2,702 attacks, including 45 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 4,812 kamikaze drones for strikes.

Air strikes targeted the settlements of Zaliznychne, Sviatopetrivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipole, Varvarivka, Rizdvianka and Bilohiria in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Aircraft, missile troops and artillery of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck three enemy concentration areas.

In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces carried out 72 shelling attacks on settlements and positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 19 times near the settlements of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipky, and toward Izbytske.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops launched 14 attacks on the Ukrainian Defense Forces positions near Synkivka, Nova Kruhliakivka, and toward Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Bohuslavka, Kucherivka and Kurylivka.

In the Lyman sector, the Russian invaders attacked 22 times, attempting to breach the defenses near Novoselivka, Myrne, Zarichne, Yampil, and toward the settlements of Olhivka, Ozerne, Drobysheve and Stavky.

In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled four enemy offensive actions near the settlement of Dronivka and toward Zakitne and Nykyforivka.

In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy did not conduct any offensive operations since the start of the day, the General Staff noted.

In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces carried out 18 attacks near the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Kleban-Byk, Shcherbynivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Ivanopillia, Berestok and Stepanivka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 40 Russian assault actions near the settlements of Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Udachne, Zatyshok, Filiia, and toward Bilytske, Serhiivka and Kucheriv Yar.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian troops carried out 21 attacks near the settlements of Yalta, Vorone, Vyshneve, Solodke, Zlahoda, Rybne, as well as toward Sosnivka and Andriivka-Klevtsove.

In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 36 enemy attempts to advance near the settlements of Huliaipole, Uspenivka and Dorozhnianka, as well as toward Dobropillia and Zelene.

In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions twice near Stepove and Novoandriivka.

In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks toward the Antonivskyi Bridge.

In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected, the General Staff emphasized.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russia’s total combat losses since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022 to January 4, 2026, amount to about 1,211,530 personnel, including 900 over the past day.

Photo: AFU General Staff