St. Petersburg airport suspends flights twice overnight Saturday over drone threat
On the morning of Saturday, January 4, the "Carpet" air safety protocol was put in place at the Pulkovo International Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg.
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04 January 2025
Young woman succumbs to wounds sustained in Russian drone attack on Kyiv region
A girl who was wounded by a downed Russian drone debris in Kyiv region on January 3 has died in hospital.
AFU shoot down 34 Russian drones, 47 more are lost in field
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have shot down 34 Russian Shahed attack drones and other types of drones, and another 47 imitator drones were lost locally.
2 people were injured in Kharkiv region as result of hostile attacks
Two people were injured in the Kharkiv region over the past day, January 3, as a result of enemy attacks.
18 Russian drones shot down in sky over Sumy region
Today, January 4, air defense forces shot down 18 Russian UAVs in the sky over Sumy region.
Militants wound 5 civilians in Donetsk region over past day
On January 3, the Russian military wounded five residents of Donetsk region yesterday.
Russian troops fired 3 times at border of Sumy region
At night and in the morning, the invaders fired three times at the border in Sumy region, 8 explosions were recorded.
Militants shell Nikopol, fire station damaged
The Russian military shelled Nikopol with heavy artillery and a drone at night and in the morning, and a fire station was damaged.
Russian Army loses another 1,510 soldiers in Ukraine over last day
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to January 4, 2025, amounted to about 794,760 people, including 1,510 invaders killed in the last day.
One enemy missile carrier without “Kalibr” on duty in Black Sea
There is one Russian missile carrier without “Kalibr” in the Black Sea, and no enemy ships in the Sea of Azov.
DIU soldiers receive 66 more FPV drones
Soldiers of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine received 66 more FPV drones.
DIU showed destruction of Russian repeaters, EW equipment, vehicles by FPV drones
Soldiers of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine destroyed communication repeaters, electronic warfare equipment and Russian equipment with aircraft-type FPV drones - Darts.
Ukrainian forces destroy Russian drone operators' launch position
Soldiers from the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed the launch position of Russian drone operators.
Over 240 Ukrainian-made drone systems approved for Armed Forces in 2024
In 2024, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified and approved more than 250 unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for use by the Defense Forces, with over 240 of these being domestically developed and produced.
03 January 2025
Russian missile strike targets Chernihiv outskirts Friday night
The Russians launched a massive missile strike on the outskirts of Chernihiv.
Ukraine downs three missiles, 13 drones, while another 19 veer off course
Ukraine’s Defense Forces shot down three Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missiles and 13 Russian drones, while another 19 veered off their intended course.
Russia launches over 300 drones, nearly 20 missiles at Ukraine in just three days of 2025 - Zelensky
In the first three days of 2025 alone, the Russian invasion forces launched over 300 attack drones and about 20 missiles, including ballistic ones, at Ukraine.
White House announces new aid packages for Ukraine
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the so-called "Ramstein" format) will be held by January 20, while the United States is preparing new security assistance packages for Ukraine, which will be announced in the coming days.
Three enemy missiles downed over Dnipropetrovsk region
In the sky over Dnipropetrovsk region this evening, Ukraine’s air defense forces destroyed three Russian missiles.
In Kherson region, 24 civilian objects were damaged by hostile shelling during day
On January 3, at least 24 civilian objects were damaged by shelling in the Kherson region, and as of 5:30 p.m., six people were reported injured.
Russians drop explosives from drone in Kherson suburb, 80-year-old woman wounded
An elderly woman was injured in an attack by a Russian drone in the suburb of Kherson, Antonivka village.
Russians shell northern Donetsk region: 5 civilians wounded, including two-year-old boy
Five people, including a two-year-old boy, were wounded in the shelling of northern Donetsk region.
Russian drone strike injures man in Kharkiv region
A man was injured in a Russian drone strike in the village of Zapadne, located in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian Navy units strike dozens of Russian military facilities in 2024 – Neizhpapa
Naval missile and unmanned systems units of the Ukrainian Navy carried out dozens of successful strikes on approximately 50 Russian military facilities in 2024, including those located in temporarily occupied Crimea.
One killed, another injured in Russian MLRS attack on Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia region
The Russian army has shelled the village of Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhzhia region with Grad multiple rocket launchers, killing one person and injuring another.
Ukraine, partners to investigate use of Chinese antennas in Russian drones
Ukraine has informed its international partners that Russia is employing Chinese-made antennas in its Shahed-136 strike drones, with the aim of tracing the logistics supply chain and imposing sanctions to restrict the Kremlin's access to such technologies.
Deineko visits front-line border guard units
The head of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, Serhii Deineko, has visited combat units on the front lines to assess their operations and inspect the arrangement of their positions.
Zelensky: Ukraine returned 1,358 people from Russian captivity in 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine secured the release of 1,358 people from Russian captivity in 2024.
In Crimea, activists locate Russian Pantsir air defense systems
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, activists have identified the locations of Russia’s Pantsir air defense systems.
Russians dropped explosives from drone on resident of Kherson - he was hospitalized
A 59-year-old civilian was injured in Kherson as a result of shelling from a Russian drone.