Battle map of Ukraine as of January 5, 2025.

During the past day, the enemy carried out 31 air strikes with the dropping of 48 guided aerial bombs (GAB) and used 709 kamikaze drones for attack. There were also about 3,500 shellings of our troops' positions and settlements.

Events of the war in Ukraine

In total, since the beginning of the past day, there were 149 combat clashes. Our troops continue to effectively repel the enemy's attempts to advance deeper into our territory and inflict significant losses on them. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Recent events on the front

The most tense situation is currently observed in the Pokrovsk and Kursk directions.

In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked twice near Vovchansk and Staritsia. One clash is still ongoing. Air strikes were carried out on Vovchansky Khutory, Okhrimivtsi, and Malі Prokhody.

In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy attempted to advance to our positions near Zahryzove and Petropavlivka four times during the day. Two attacks are ongoing.

In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 16 times in the areas of Pershotravneve, Nadiya, Novosergiivka, Makiyivka, Novoihorivka, Yampolivka, Terniv, Hryhorivka, and Seredniansky Forest. Our warriors stopped all the invaders' attacks.

In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders repelled nine enemy attacks in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, Klishchiivka, and Stupochky.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy carried out 11 attacks on our troops' positions in the areas of Toretsk, Diliivka, Krymsk, and Shcherbinivka.

In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the past day, the enemy attempted to breach our defense 40 times in the areas of Myrne, Tymofiivka, Baranivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysyivka, Zelenyi, Novyi Trud, Pokrovske, Pishchane, Shevchenka, Solone, Novoolemyvka, Kotlyne, and Novovasylivka. Our units repelled 39 attacks, and one clash is ongoing. According to available information, the enemy lost 365 personnel killed and wounded, as well as one armored combat vehicle and one car was destroyed, four cars and two motorcycles were damaged.

In the Kurakhiv direction, the enemy attacked our positions 16 times. They showed the greatest activity in the area of Sribne, Petropavlivka, Konstantynopol, Kurakhove, Konstantynopolskyi, and Dachne. Our defenders repelled 11 attacks, and five clashes are still ongoing. In addition, Ulaky, Oleksiyivka, and Konstantynopol received air strikes with guided aerial bombs. The enemy's losses in this direction amount to 125 invaders killed and wounded, and two infantry fighting vehicles, two cars, two motorcycles, and one cannon were destroyed.

In the Vremivka direction, our troops repelled 15 enemy attacks near Dachne and Yantarny. Two clashes are ongoing. During the air strike, the enemy dropped 11 guided aerial bombs.

In the Orikhiv direction, our defenders successfully repelled one attempt by the enemy to advance in the area of the settlement of Novodanilivka.

In the Dnipro direction, the enemy is trying to dislodge our units from their occupied positions. Over the past day, they made two unsuccessful assaults on our troops' positions in the areas of the islands of Zabich and Kozatsky.

In the Kursk and Siversk directions, the enemy did not carry out active actions.

For professionalism and courage in battle, warriors from the 25th Separate Sicheslav Airborne Brigade, the 68th Separate Hryhoriy Dovbush Name Ranger Brigade, the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade 'Zaporizhzhya Sich', the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Transcarpathian Brigade, and the 126th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade were awarded yesterday. They effectively destroy the enemy and inflict serious damage on his military potential.

Let us remind you that it is already the 1047th day of the full-scale war in Ukraine.