Damage to the Russian command post in Kursk, energy crisis in Transnistria. Main news for January 2.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the command post of the Russian army in Mariynoe in the Kursk region. Ukrainian military emphasizes that all measures were taken to minimize threats to the civilian population. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that Ukraine will continue to identify and destroy Russian command facilities.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will analyze the command structure of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov emphasized that the state of the Land Forces directly impacts the situation at the front. The planned inspection includes analysis of organizational structure, assessment of management effectiveness, and compliance with legislation. The results of the analysis will be used for reforms in the management system and personnel policy.

The Ministry of Justice appointed a new director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise. Maxim Kyselov has become the director. The previous director, Oleksandr Ruhin, completed his contract. The new appointment was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration - Minister of Justice Olha Stefanishyna.

In Transnistria, occupied by Russia, industrial enterprises have ceased operations due to an energy crisis. Authorities plan to support enterprises so they can resume production, but without resolving the gas supply issue, enterprises will not be able to fully restart their operations.

China has imposed sanctions on 28 American companies. These steps deepen the economic confrontation between China and the USA. The companies have been placed on the export control list and the list of 'unreliable entities'. Many of these companies have already been sanctioned before, but the new measures are symbolic, indicating a change in China's approach.