Russian drones attack critical infrastructure in Mykolaiv region, causing power outages
In the Mykolaiv region, a Russian drone attack on critical infrastructure has left parts of settlements in the Mykolaiv district without electricity.
03 January 2026
In the Mykolaiv region, a Russian drone attack on critical infrastructure has left parts of settlements in the Mykolaiv district without electricity.
Russia suffered approximately 1,210,630 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and January 3, 2026, with 750 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
On the Kursk axis, the Askold reconnaissance unit, together with the reconnaissance border guard unit of the Steel Border Brigade, destroyed two Russian invaders' tanks using drones.
On the Kursk axis, the Askold reconnaissance unit, together with the reconnaissance border guard unit of the Steel Border Brigade, destroyed two Russian invaders' tanks using drones.
Russia is preparing for the further militarization of children and youth and is no longer even attempting to disguise military training as social or educational initiatives.
02 January 2026
There have been 104 combat engagements along the front line, with the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors the most intense. Fighting is ongoing in most locations.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed that Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov head the Ministry of Defense.
In the Odesa region, as a result of a Russian drone attack on Friday, January 2, a fire broke out in the Danube River delta and spread to the lands of the Vylkove Forestry of the Izmail Forestry District and to Ochakivskyi Island.
Russian troops shelled and attacked the Synelnykove and Nikopol districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery, UAVs, and FPV drones, injuring two people and damaging civilian facilities.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš promises to carefully consider the ammunition initiative for Ukraine and other projects of the Ministry of Defense and plans to comment on issues related to external security on his own in the future.
Over the first two days of the new year, more than 10 targeted strikes were launched against the Kherson Thermal Power Plant.
In Kharkiv, Russian forces carried out a ballistic strike on a five-story residential building in the city center, injuring 19 people.
Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has once again placed Denis Kapustin, the founder and commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC), on its wanted list, just days after his staged “liquidation” in Ukraine.
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna emphasized that Russia is continuing its terror against Ukraine in the new year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during another attack on Kharkiv, Russian forces used, according to preliminary data, two missiles that struck a residential area.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he would be working with brigades and military commanders to implement changes in the Armed Forces.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released a video showing the staged “elimination” of Denys Kapustin, commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC).
The strike by the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine on a concentration of Russian invaders in Khorly, in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region, which is a legitimate military target, does not violate international law and is in accordance with Ukraine's right to armed resistance against aggression.
In Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, an evacuation vehicle was attacked by an enemy drone, but eight people were successfully evacuated, some of them wounded.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi held a working meeting on the state of engineering works on defensive lines, during which they discussed the preparation of settlements for defense and the organization of “anti-drone” protection.
The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine warns of the continuation of the Kremlin's special operation to disrupt peace talks mediated by the United States. To this end, a provocation with human casualties may take place on January 6-7.
On the night of December 31, the enemy destroyed two power facilities belonging to DTEK Odesa Power Grid, which supply electricity to homes in parts of the Prymorskyi and Khadzhybeiskyi districts of Odesa.
The Russian army is attempting to increase pressure on the northern outskirts of Pokrovsk to launch an assault on Hryshyne subsequently.
On January 1, Russian drones struck a city hospital in the town of Semenivka, Chernihiv region, destroying three service vehicles, damaging the canteen, and causing a fire.
On January 1, Russian drones struck a city hospital in the town of Semenivka, Chernihiv region, destroying three service vehicles, damaging the canteen, and causing a fire.
Over the past day, Russians shelled Kharkiv and seven settlements in the Kharkiv region, leaving two people injured.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 86 of 116 drones used by Russians to attack Ukraine since the evening of January 1.
Russian troops carried out 30 strikes on 12 settlements in 10 territorial communities of the Sumy region in 24 hours, from the morning of January 1 to the morning of January 2, causing damage.
Houses and a shopping center were damaged in Zaporizhzhia as a result of an attack by Russian UAVs.
Houses and a shopping center were damaged in Zaporizhzhia as a result of an attack by Russian UAVs.