Since the beginning of the day, 104 combat clashes have been recorded along the entire front line. Fighting is currently ongoing in five sectors, with the heaviest pressure exerted by Russian forces on the Huliaipole axis.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has responded to a U.S. operation in Caracas that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, saying the people of Venezuela must have a chance for a normal life and human dignity.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a phone call on Saturday discussed ongoing efforts toward the possible deployment of a multinational force in Ukraine in the first days after a ceasefire.
National security advisors who gathered in Kyiv on January 3 will brief leaders ahead of the Coalition of the Willing meeting on January 6 on the content of documents prepared as part of the peace negotiation process.
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyi has outlined the key priorities for the work of the military medical service in January 2026.
The Russian army has carried out a missile strike on the Zolotonosha district in Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, with two injured people hospitalized.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss the details of preparations for an upcoming meeting of the leaders of European countries that are part of the Coalition of the Willing.
Russian athletes will not be able to represent their country at the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, even if a peace agreement is reached with Ukraine.
The ATESH partisan movement conducted visual reconnaissance of a chemical plant in Bryansk, which is involved in producing components for Grad, Uragan, and Tornado multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS).
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.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (HUR) is implementing a new defense project Tysha, aimed at strengthening security in the Black Sea region.
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.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha rejected criticism by the Czech foreign minister directed at Ukraine's Ambassador Vasyl Zvarych over his response to statements by the Speaker of the lower house of the Czech parliament, Tomio Okamura, about Ukraine.
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.
In Kharkiv's Kyivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts, as of 19:00 on Friday, January 2, damage to at least 27 buildings was recorded as a result of a Russian ballistic missile attack.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Kyrylo Budanov from the post of Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and appointed him Head of the Presidential Office. Oleh Ivashchenko has officially become Chief of the HUR.