According to the military, from 6:00 p.m. on January 2 to the morning of January 3, Russian forces attacked with 95 attack drones, including Shahed, Gerbera, and other types, from the directions of: Millerovo, Kursk, Orel, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russia), and Kacha, Chauda, Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea). About 60 of the drones were Shaheds.
The aerial attack was repelled by Ukrainian aviation, surface-to-air missile units, electronic warfare and drone units, and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces.
As of 8:00 a.m., preliminary data indicates that air defenses shot down or suppressed 80 enemy drones — Shaheds, Gerberas, and other types — across northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine.
Fifteen attack drones hit eight locations, and debris from downed drones fell in two other locations.
Attacks on Ukraine
On January 2, Russian forces struck the center of Kharkiv with two missiles. The Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office confirmed that the missiles were Iskander ballistic missiles.
Initial reports indicated that the rockets hit a residential high-rise building, destroying it. Later, it was clarified that a five-story building and part of a four-story apartment building’s entrance were damaged. The attack resulted in fatalities and over 30 injured.
In addition, yesterday a fire broke out on Ankudinov Island in the Danube delta due to a Russian drone attack. The fire spread to the Vilkivskyi forestry land and Ochakivsky Island, but residential buildings were not affected.