Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 4 January 2026

  • Russians attacked Sumy Oblast with drones - a man was wounded, a car was destroyed
  • MANPADS were discovered for the first time on the Russian UAV "Shakhed".
  • Armed Forces: Russians remotely mine Grabovskoe in Sumy Oblast
  • In Kyiv, a car was blown up - a wounded soldier, the police are investigating the terrorist attack
  • At night, the Russians attacked with half a hundred UAVs - there were hits in 9 locations
  • More than 20 UAVs announced an attack in Moscow, restrictions were imposed at airports
  • The Russian Federation announced an attack by more than 130 drones, several of which attacked Moscow

  • 3 January 2026

  • Armed Forces: More than 200 battles took place at the front during the day
  • ZSU: Minus another 900 Russian occupiers in a day
  • Minister of Defense Shmyhal: the Armed Forces received 25% more armored vehicles in 2025
  • ZSU: There were more attacks by Russian troops near Gulyappol than in the Pokrovsky direction
  • Trump: The US was ready to strike Venezuela again, but probably won't have to
  • Trump said that the United States will govern Venezuela until a safe transition of power
  • At night, the USA conducted a lightning military operation in Venezuela and captured its president Maduro
  • As a result of shelling, the power line of the ZNPP was damaged
  • A large-scale fire broke out in Sumy Oblast due to shelling
  • In Chernihiv Oblast, the Russians struck a farm
  • There are problems with water supply in Mykolaiv
  • The Russians attacked the critical infrastructure of the Mykolaiv Oblast
  • Russia attacked with almost a hundred drones, there are hits and falling debris at 23 locations in Ukraine

  • 2 January 2026

  • Armed Forces: 750 more Russian occupiers were neutralized
  • ZSU: The Russian Federation is trying to advance in the area of ​​Gulyaipol and in the direction of Dobropill and Zeleny
  • The United States has approved investments of more than $500 million in military infrastructure in Poland
  • Russians hit a high-rise building in Kharkiv with rockets during the day - a child died, 31 people were injured
  • Greece plans to make key decisions on Achilles' Shield defense system this year
  • Due to the proximity to the front, children and their parents were evacuated in the Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions
  • The Kherson thermal power plant was fired upon more than 10 times in two days in 2026
  • The opposition in the Czech Republic initiates the resignation of the chairman of the Chamber of Deputies after an anti-Ukrainian speech
  • Ex-president of the Russian Federation Medvedev threatens Finland
  • Armed Forces: Ukraine has trained about 100 future pilots by 2025
  • The Russians advanced even further deep into Donetsk region and Zaporozhye
  • The head of Ukraine's intelligence service, Budanov, has been appointed the head of Zelenskyi's office
  • Nawrocki said that there are unresolved issues between Poland and Ukraine
  • Russia has announced the transfer of evidence of an attempted Ukrainian attack on Putin's residence to the United States
  • The Armed Forces of Ukraine about the situation in Pokrovsk: The enemy is gathering forces to storm Hryshiny
  • Most Poles do not believe that the Russian war against Ukraine will end in 2026
  • The Russian Federation attacked the energy industry of two regions of Ukraine
  • Russians fought in Dnipropetrovsk region - 2 injured, lyceum damaged
  • The Russians attacked the emergency aid brigade that was going to the wounded in Kherson
  • Russia dealt one of the biggest blows to Zaporizhzhia
  • The Russian army struck a hospital in Chernihiv Oblast
  • Air defense of Ukraine neutralized 86 Russian drones, 23 locations were hit
  • Drones attacked a refinery in Russia's Samara region
  • Russia said that its air defense destroyed 66 drones

  • 1 January 2026

  • Armed Forces: 150 battles at the front, the hottest in the Pokrovsk and Gulyaipil directions
  • The Russians have been attacking the Konotop railway station since the evening, there is damage
  • In Kyiv, 244 houses remain without heating
  • Sweden is preparing one of the largest military aid packages for Ukraine
  • The French Foreign Minister calls on Iran to make concessions to the US to avoid war
  • Russians attacked Kharkiv region - three injured, shops damaged
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