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Daily Intelligence Summary - Ukraine

January 4, 2025, End of Day

Executive Summary

The strategic situation in Ukraine remains critical as of January 4, 2025. Russian forces have maintained offensive momentum across multiple fronts. The Donetsk region remains the focal point of the conflict, with significant Russian advances reported near Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Toretsk. Drone warfare continues to be a defining feature, with a high tempo of operations by both sides. The threat of missile strikes persists, with new alerts issued for several regions. Geopolitical considerations remain complex, with potential shifts in alliances and strategies.

Key Developments

Donetsk Region

• Intense Fighting: Russian forces are consolidating control over Kurakhove and pressing towards Pokrovsk, with 39 attacks repelled in the Pokrovsk direction alone. Ukrainian forces are conducting a fighting withdrawal to avoid encirclement.
• Russian Advances: Confirmed advances by Russian forces in Kurakhove, Solone, and near Vovkove. The capture of Vozdvyzhenka near Pokrovsk brings Russian forces closer to the strategic Pokrovsk-Konstantinovka highway.
• Toretsk: Street fighting continues, with Russian forces reportedly using civilian disguises for infiltration.
• Chasiv Yar: Russian forces claim to control over half the city and have seized the railway station.
• Vremivka Direction: Russian forces have captured Storozheve, Uspenovka, and Novyi Komar, forming a new "pocket" near Velyka Novosilka.
• Other Areas: Advances reported near New York, Novyi Trud, Ivan-Daryevka, and Slavyanka. Ukrainian forces report pushing Russian forces out of the southern part of Novoielizavetivka.

Kharkiv Region

• Volchansk: Russian forces launched a new offensive, crossing the Volchya River and establishing a bridgehead.
• Kupyansk: Ukrainian forces repelled two attacks near Vovchansk and six attacks near Kucherivka, Synkivka, and Zahryzove.
• Drone Activity: Numerous reports of drone activity, with Ukrainian forces destroying Russian "Baba Yaga" drones and FPV drones targeting enemy positions.

Sumy Oblast

• Guided Aerial Bombs: Ukrainian Air Force reports the use of guided aerial bombs (KABs) near Kupyansk and in the direction of Sumy. Repeated launches reported.
• Drone Activity: The Sever Group of Forces' FPV drone team reportedly destroyed a camouflaged position of an AFU mortar in the region. Multiple drone movements reported, with Ukrainian air defenses actively engaging.
• Airstrikes: Heavy airstrikes reported, with 10 people injured in Svesa.

Kursk Region (Russia)

• Intense Fighting: Russian forces report fierce battles and advances in multiple locations.
• Ukrainian Counteroffensive: Ukrainian forces have reportedly conducted successful counteroffensive operations, inflicting significant losses on Russian forces.
• Drone Warfare: Both sides are employing drones extensively. Ukrainian forces claim to have destroyed multiple Russian tanks and equipment using drones.
• Casualties: The Russian MoD claims significant Ukrainian losses in an attempted incursion.

Drone Warfare and Air Activity

• Extensive Drone Use: Both sides continue to rely heavily on drones for reconnaissance, targeting, and attacks.
• New Threats: Ukrainian Air Force reports new threats of Russian strike drones in multiple oblasts, including Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Cherkasy, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk.
• Air Defense Activation: Ukrainian air defenses are actively engaging drones, with reports of multiple drones shot down. Russian air defense systems are also active, particularly in the Rostov and Belgorod regions.
• Zhytomyr, Vasylkiv, Brovary, Sumy, Kharkiv, Lubny, Kremenchuk, Kryvyi Rih, Chuhuiv, Pavlohrad, Zlatopil, and Merefa: Reports of widespread drone activity in these areas.
• Air Support Operations: A Russian Ka-52M attack helicopter reportedly struck a Ukrainian stronghold in the Kursk border region.
• Air Superiority: A video was released showcasing a Russian Su-35S fighter jet intercepting a Ukrainian Su-25, highlighting Russia's efforts to maintain air superiority.
• New Drone Attacks:
  • A drone was shot down in the Leningrad region of Russia, near the Gulf of Finland.
  • Four drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region of Russia.
  • Two additional enemy drones were destroyed over the Bryansk region.
  • 16 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory overnight, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Ukrainian side confirms the number of downed drones but notes a discrepancy regarding the number of drones downed in the Smolensk region.
  • Five enemy drones were shot down over the Smolensk region of Russia, with confirmed reports suggesting the target may have been the "Avangard" missile manufacturing facility.
  • St. Petersburg is under a drone attack, with reports of at least one drone being shot down. Pulkovo Airport has implemented "Plan 'Carpet'" twice today, temporarily halting flights due to an unidentified aerial object.
  • Military airfield "Baltimore" in Voronezh Oblast was attacked by at least 5 drones during the night of January 2nd.
• Belarusian Airspace Violations: A report by the "Belaruski Gayun" monitoring group reveals that nearly 400 Russian Shahed drones entered Belarusian airspace in 2024, with 151 in November and 145 in December. Only 10 were reportedly shot down or crashed within Belarus and Latvia.
• Anti-Drone Operations: Russian snipers from the 5th Guards Brigade reportedly engaged and destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba-Yaga" heavy drone on the Kurakhove direction during nighttime operations.
• New Drone Attacks:
  • Reports indicate drones approaching from Tendra towards Odesa/Pivdenne, with an estimated arrival time of 10-15 minutes. The number of drones is being clarified.
  • Air raid alerts have been issued in Mykolaiv Oblast due to the threat of "Shahed" drones.
  • Enemy drones are moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske/Pivdenne (Odesa Oblast).
  • Drones are reported in Mykolaiv Oblast, approaching from the south.
  • Two drones are reported near Kobleve, and two more are moving from the Tendra Spit towards Ochakiv.
  • Enemy drones are reportedly heading towards Mykolaiv Oblast from the south, with a call for residents of Ochakiv to take shelter.
  • New Update: Three drones are moving from Kharkiv Oblast to Poltava Oblast.
  • New Update: Four drones are approaching Chuhuiv/Kharkiv. Anti-aircraft operations may be active.
  • New Update: Two drones are moving from the east of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to Kharkiv Oblast.
  • New Update: One drone is in the Zlatopil area and has turned towards Lozova in Kharkiv Oblast.
  • New Update: New Shahed drones from the Black Sea are heading towards the south of Odesa Oblast.
  • New Update: Shahed drones are present in the south of Sumy Oblast, the east of Poltava Oblast, and the west of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwards.
  • New Update: A new group of Shahed drones is heading from the Black Sea towards the south of the Odesa region.
  • New Update: New Shahed drones are heading towards Odesa Oblast, specifically towards the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district.
  • New Update: Three Shahed drones are approaching Bilyaivka either through or near the town. Three new Shahed drones are moving from the Black Sea towards the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, with one potentially heading towards Ovidiopol.
  • New Update: The Air Force reported:
    • A new group of Shahed drones from the Black Sea heading towards the south of the Odesa region.
    • Shahed drones in the south of the Odesa region heading north.
    • Shahed drones in the south of the Kharkiv region heading northwest.
    • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the north of the Kharkiv region heading towards the Poltava region.
    • Drones in the east of the Poltava region heading towards Myrhorod.
    • Shahed drones in the east of the Sumy region heading towards the Chernihiv region.
  • New Update: Three Shahed drones are heading towards Kurortne through Bilyaivka. One Shahed drone is circling at the intersection of the Sumy and Poltava regions. Two Shahed drones are moving from the Kharkiv region to the Poltava region. Three Shahed drones are in the Lozova area of the Kharkiv region, heading north.
  • New Update: 3 drones are moving through Bilyaivka towards Kurortne. 1 drone is circling around the border of Sumy and Poltava oblasts. 2 drones are moving from Kharkiv to Poltava. 3 drones are in Lozova area, heading north.
  • Update: 3 drones via Rozdilna are heading towards Odesa Oblast.
  • Update: 2 drones via Bilyaivka are heading towards Odesa.
  • Update: 1 new drone from the Black Sea is heading towards Ovidiopol.
  • Update: 1 drone north of Nizhyn, moving towards Chernihiv.
  • Update: 1 drone is heading via Konotop towards Sumy.
  • Update: 1 drone near Pryluky, moving northwest.
  • Update: 1 drone turned towards Odesa, expect loud activity.
  • One drone from the Odesa region is flying towards the Vinnytsia region. One drone is approaching Rozdilna. One drone is flying towards Odesa. The northern direction is being clarified.
  • One drone is flying from the Mykolaiv region towards the Odesa region, to the north of the region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • A new group of drones from Sumy Oblast is moving towards Poltava Oblast.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
  • 1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
  • A new group of drones from Sumy Oblast is moving towards Poltava Oblast.
  • Within an hour, explosions were heard in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in the suburbs of Kharkiv and Cherkasy.
  • Several villages in the Grayvoron district of Belgorod Oblast were left without electricity after a Ukrainian drone attack.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
  • Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
  • Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
  • Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
  • A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
  • A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
  • Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
  • Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
  • Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
  • Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
  • Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
  • FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
  • One Ukrainian soldier was killed, and another injured in Kupiansk due to shelling by Russian forces.
  • A Ukrainian drone hit a civilian man walking down the street in Kupyansk.
  • Explosive strikes were reported in the region.
  • Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army detected and destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
  • Russian forces report needing more Mavic drones to break through enemy defenses on all fronts, from Kursk to Kurakhove.
  • In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, operators of the 375th OPTADN used drones to destroy an enemy communication tower and a supply depot.
  • Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a mortar position of the AFU in Kurakhove direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade, operating in the Kurakhove direction, spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
  • Ukrainian forces report that Russian forces used drones to target the positions of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade in the Kurakhovo direction.
  • Aerial reconnaissance from the "Mad Dogs" brigade detected a night raid by Ukrainian forces from the 32nd Brigade. A Russian FPV drone operator, "Dolgiy," reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian soldiers and wounded two during this raid in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater, thereby ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
  • Russian forces are using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • A Ukrainian drone "Vampir" of the "Hydra" unit of the 137th Separate Marine Battalion remotely mined Russian logistics routes near Zoria, Donetsk Oblast.
  • Fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy mortar with an FPV drone.
  • Russian forces are reportedly pressing Ukrainian forces on all fronts in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones:
    • New drones entering Sumy Oblast from Kursk, moving southwest.
    • Drones in eastern and western Poltava Oblast, moving west.
    • Drones in northeastern Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
    • Drones are reported in the center of Poltava Oblast, moving northwest, and on the west of Sumy Oblast, moving southwest. A drone is reported on the northeast of Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
  • One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
  • City of Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) is under threat from enemy drones approaching from the northeast.
  • The Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones:
    • Drones in the west of Poltava region, course - west / southwest;
    • Drones in the north of Sumy region, course - south-west;
    • Drones in the center of Chernihiv region, course - south / south-west;
    • Drones in the east of Kyiv region, course - west / north-west;
    • Drones on the border of Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, course - west.
  • Enemy drone is moving in the direction of Cherkasy from the southeast.
  • 1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of drones in Kharkiv Oblast towards Poltava Oblast, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west and west, in Chernihiv Oblast to the west, and new groups in the east of Kharkiv Oblast to the west.
  • Drone movement has been detected in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, specifically near Nizhyn.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot. The operation involved a group of attack drones, including "Baba Yaga" heavy bombers and FPV drones. The T-90 tank was destroyed by a direct hit from an FPV drone, while the ammunition depot was destroyed by a "Baba Yaga" drone.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • Up to 10 drones and several FPV drones were involved in the recent attack.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems engaged multiple Russian drones near Nechaiane, Ochakiv, and Velyka Korenykha.
  • Russian drones were launched from Crimea.
  • Up to 10 drones were reported over Ochakiv, with some shot down. One drone was reported near Parutino.
  • New enemy drone attacks reported in Ochakiv from the Black Sea.
  • FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that one Russian warship is present in the Black Sea, but it is not equipped with "Kalibr" missiles. No Russian warships were detected in the Azov Sea.
  • Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down a Ukrainian missile over Kursk Oblast.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems are actively engaging Russian drones, with reports of "first drones shot down" in the Mykolaiv region.
  • Three drones are confirmed to be moving through Kutsurub in a northerly direction.
  • The Sever Group of Forces’ FPV drone team destroyed a camouflaged position of an AFU mortar in Sumy region.
  • Operators of the FPV group "Sever" hit three Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts with three kamikaze drones in the Kharkiv direction.
  • 3 drones via Bilyaivka are heading towards Kurortne. 1 drone is circling around the border of Sumy and Poltava oblasts. 2 drones are moving from Kharkiv to Poltava. 3 drones are in Lozova area, heading north.
  • Video shows a Russian soldier winning a hand-to-hand fight against a Ukrainian soldier, who subsequently detonated a grenade, killing himself.
  • Russian forces report they destroyed 3 Leopard tanks in the border areas of the Kursk region. The tanks were reportedly targeted by FPV drones equipped with fiber optic guidance.
  • An operational video from the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group showcases their drones destroying enemy observation and communication equipment near Velyka Novosilka.
  • A video from the "Два майора" Telegram channel shows an FPV drone attacking a Ukrainian mortar position in the Sumy direction.
  • A video from the "Оперативний ЗСУ" Telegram channel shows the "Skynex" air defense system in operation, claimed to be archival footage from the area of responsibility of the "West" Air Command. The system is shown engaging an aerial target at night.
  • A video from the "Colonelcassad" Telegram channel shows a 120-mm mortar "2B11" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces being destroyed by a drone strike in the area of Petrovskoe/Grekovka, Lugansk region.
  • Within an hour, explosions were heard in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in the suburbs of Kharkiv and Cherkasy.
  • Several villages in the Grayvoron district of Belgorod Oblast were left without electricity after a Ukrainian drone attack.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle near Sudzha.
  • Video from Sudoplatov shows Russian forces towing a captured American M113 armored personnel carrier in the Kursk region.
  • Video shows drone footage from the 80th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaging Russian infantry in the Kursk region.
  • Operators of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed an enemy along with equipment in the Kursk region.
  • Code 9.2 unit drops "goodies" on communists and Jucheists in the Kursk region.
  • Russian operators destroyed a Ukrainian "Baba Yaga" drone near Kupyansk and an armored vehicle in the Kharkiv region.
  • A Leopard tank was destroyed in the Kupyansk Direction.
  • A Russian attack drone unit successfully eliminated Ukrainian troops in a forested area in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces were reportedly killed by Russian drones near Kharkiv.
  • Russian forces reportedly used drones to eliminate a Ukrainian special forces group near Kupyansk.
  • Russian forces have used drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a wooded area.
  • Russian forces have used FPV drones to destroy a Ukrainian armored vehicle in a forest.
  • Pilots of the "ACHILLES" battalion of the 92nd brigade are reported to have destroyed enemy personnel and a truck in the Kharkiv region.
  • Ukrainian forces used a drone to attack a Russian position near a road, resulting in a fire.
  • Ukrainian forces used an FPV drone to destroy a Ukrainian T-64BV tank near Kupyansk.
  • In the Kupyansk area, fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy T-64BV tank with two FPV drones.
  • FPV of the Third Assault Brigade destroys enemy weapons, shelters, and warehouses in the Kharkiv direction.
  • Ukrainian forces repelled a powerful Russian assault in the Kupyansk direction, destroying 5 armored vehicles.
  • One Ukrainian soldier was killed, and another injured in Kupiansk due to shelling by Russian forces.
  • A Ukrainian drone hit a civilian man walking down the street in Kupyansk.
  • Explosive strikes were reported in the region.
  • Operators of FPV drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army detected and destroyed a camouflaged communications repeater of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
  • Russian forces report needing more Mavic drones to break through enemy defenses on all fronts, from Kursk to Kurakhove.
  • In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, operators of the 375th OPTADN used drones to destroy an enemy communication tower and a supply depot.
  • Attack FPV drone teams of the Yug Group of Forces eliminated a stronghold and a mortar position of the AFU in Kurakhove direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 110th Brigade, operating in the Kurakhove direction, spotted moving Ukrainian soldiers and dropped a munition, killing one.
  • Ukrainian forces report that Russian forces used drones to target the positions of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade in the Kurakhovo direction.
  • Aerial reconnaissance from the "Mad Dogs" brigade detected a night raid by Ukrainian forces from the 32nd Brigade. A Russian FPV drone operator, "Dolgiy," reportedly destroyed four Ukrainian soldiers and wounded two during this raid in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Operators of drones from the 20th Motorized Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army discovered and destroyed a disguised Ukrainian communications repeater, thereby ensuring the security of Russian positions from enemy drone strikes.
  • Russian forces are using FPV drones to target Ukrainian positions in the Kurakhove direction.
  • A Ukrainian drone "Vampir" of the "Hydra" unit of the 137th Separate Marine Battalion remotely mined Russian logistics routes near Zoria, Donetsk Oblast.
  • Fighters of the 16th Special Forces Brigade destroyed an enemy mortar with an FPV drone.
  • Russian forces are reportedly pressing Ukrainian forces on all fronts in the Kursk region.
  • Ukrainian Air Force reports updates on the movement of Russian drones:
    • New drones entering Sumy Oblast from Kursk, moving southwest.
    • Drones in eastern and western Poltava Oblast, moving west.
    • Drones in northeastern Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
    • Drones are reported in the center of Poltava Oblast, moving northwest, and on the west of Sumy Oblast, moving southwest. A drone is reported on the northeast of Cherkasy Oblast, moving west/northwest.
  • One drone north of Cherkasy, moving towards Kyiv Oblast. Two drones west of Poltava, moving northwest. Five drones near Konotop, moving southwest.
  • City of Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast) is under threat from enemy drones approaching from the northeast.
  • The Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones:
    • Drones in the west of Poltava region, course - west / southwest;
    • Drones in the north of Sumy region, course - south-west;
    • Drones in the center of Chernihiv region, course - south / south-west;
    • Drones in the east of Kyiv region, course - west / north-west;
    • Drones on the border of Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, course - west.
  • Enemy drone is moving in the direction of Cherkasy from the southeast.
  • 1 drone is approaching Boryspil. 2 drones are flying from Poltava region to Cherkasy. 1 drone is flying from Kirovohrad region to Vinnytsia. 3 drones are in Pryluky area, heading southwest. 3 new drones are flying through Shostka area, heading southwest.
  • The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of drones in Kharkiv Oblast towards Poltava Oblast, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the south-west and west, in Chernihiv Oblast to the west, and new groups in the east of Kharkiv Oblast to the west.
  • Drone movement has been detected in the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions, specifically near Nizhyn.
  • Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone operation in the Kursk region, targeting a Russian T-90 tank and an ammunition depot. The operation involved a group of attack drones, including "Baba Yaga" heavy bombers and FPV drones. The T-90 tank was destroyed by a direct hit from an FPV drone, while the ammunition depot was destroyed by a "Baba Yaga" drone.
  • Ukrainian forces, specifically the "Birds of Madyar" unit, used drones to record the bodies of North Korean and Russian troops in Kursk Oblast.
  • Operators of drones from the 95th Air Assault Brigade repelled an attack by North Koreans in the Kursk region.
  • Several Shahed drones detected moving from the Black Sea towards Chornomorske and Pivdenne.
  • A group of Shahed drones is moving north in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Several Shahed drones are in the center, north, south, and east of Kharkiv Oblast, moving northwest.
  • Up to 10 drones and several FPV drones were involved in the recent attack.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems engaged multiple Russian drones near Nechaiane, Ochakiv, and Velyka Korenykha.
  • Russian drones were launched from Crimea.
  • Up to 10 drones were reported over Ochakiv, with some shot down. One drone was reported near Parutino.
  • New enemy drone attacks reported in Ochakiv from the Black Sea.
  • FPV drones of the "Center" group continue to hunt for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction.
  • Ukrainian forces report that one Russian warship is present in the Black Sea, but it is not equipped with "Kalibr" missiles. No Russian warships were detected in the Azov Sea.
  • Ukrainian air defenses reportedly shot down a Ukrainian missile over Kursk Oblast.
  • Ukrainian air defense systems are actively engaging Russian drones, with reports of "first drones shot down" in the Mykolaiv region.
  • Three drones are confirmed to be moving through Kutsurub in a northerly direction.
  • The Sever Group of Forces’ FPV drone team destroyed a camouflaged position of an AFU mortar in Sumy region.
  • Operators of the FPV group "Sever" hit three Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts with three kamikaze drones in the Kharkiv direction.
  • 3 drones via Bilyaivka are heading towards Kurortne. 1 drone is circling around the border of Sumy and Poltava oblasts. 2 drones are moving from Kharkiv to Poltava. 3 drones are in Lozova area, heading north.
  • Video shows a Russian soldier winning a hand-to-hand fight against a Ukrainian soldier, who subsequently detonated a grenade, killing himself.
  • Russian forces report they destroyed 3 Leopard tanks in the border areas of the Kursk region. The tanks were reportedly targeted by FPV drones equipped with fiber optic guidance.
  • An operational video from the 14th Guards Special Forces Brigade of the Vostok group showcases their drones destroying enemy observation and communication equipment near Velyka Novosilka.
  • A video from the "Два майора" Telegram channel shows an FPV drone attacking a Ukrainian mortar position in the Sumy direction.
  • A video from the "Оперативний ЗСУ" Telegram channel shows the "Skynex" air defense system in operation, claimed to be archival footage from the area of responsibility of the "West" Air Command. The system is shown engaging an aerial target at night.
  • A video from the "Colonelcassad" Telegram channel shows a 120-mm mortar "2B11" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces being destroyed by a drone strike in the area of Petrovskoe/Grekovka, Lugansk region.
  • Within an hour, explosions were heard in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, in the suburbs of Kharkiv and Cherkasy.
  • Several villages in the Grayvoron district of Belgorod Oblast were left without electricity after a Ukrainian drone attack.
  • Ukrainian drone units reported successful strikes on a Russian armored vehicle in the Sumy region, near the Kursk border.
  • Video allegedly shows a Ukrainian drone strike on a command post of the 810th Marine Brigade at the Lgov sugar factory.
  • Video shows a drone strike on a US-made M