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2025-01-05 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 4, 2024
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.

[Korrespondent] 21:46 During the current day - from 11:00 to 20:00 - the air defense forces worked on 30 Russian drones. The enemy launched new groups of drones. They are in the airspace of the Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions.

21:24 The Ukrainian side is preparing for a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in the Ramstein format next week. The main objective is new agreements on strengthening air defense, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address.

20.55 In the Sveskaya community of the Shostka district of the Sumy region, the number of victims as a result of the Russian strike has increased to 10 people. 15 apartments were completely destroyed and the glazing of about 700 windows was damaged. The issue of resettling the victims is currently being resolved.

20.30 Only two days later and in only one location in the Kursk region, Russia lost a battalion of DPRK troops and its own paratroopers. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video address.

19.51 A temporary ceasefire in Ukraine will allow Russia to regroup its forces for a new offensive. So it is important to make sure that Kiev has the capacity to deter further aggression from Moscow, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview with The New York Times.

18.30 As a result of a bomb attack by Russian aggressors on a residential area of ​​the Sveskaya community in Sumy Oblast, five people were injured, two of them children. One Russian bomb hit a five-story residential building, and the second hit a neighboring residential area.

17.15 Since the beginning of the current day, 107 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The situation remains difficult and tense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00.

16.55 In Russia, as a result of an explosion, war criminal Konstantin Nagayko, involved in the murder of civilians in the village of Groza, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, is in critical condition. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate.

16.25 Russian aggressors dropped a bomb on a residential high-rise building in Sumy Oblast. Two children and one adult were preliminarily wounded.

16.00 At least one attack drone has penetrated Russian air defenses and attacked the important port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation. The "arrival" was captured on video.

15.40 In Chernigov, a rescue operation has been completed at the site of a missile strike carried out by Russian aggressors. One person has died, and the number of wounded has risen to seven.

15.20 Three residents of Nikopol were injured as a result of Russian artillery shelling. A 71-year-old man had to be hospitalized. He is in a moderate condition. Women aged 61 and 68 are undergoing outpatient treatment.

13:36 The occupiers carried out an ATV raid on the positions of the National Guard fighters. The assault of the occupiers was stopped before they reached the trenches. This was reported by the commander of the National Guard Oleksandr Pivnenko. According to him, after the destruction of the light vehicles, the operators of the strike drones of the 12th special forces brigade Azov began the systematic elimination of the enemy infantry, which had dispersed across the area.

13.12 On January 4, drones attacked Russia's largest sea trade port, Ust-Luga, considered the second largest after Novorossiysk. This was reported by the Telegram channel ASTRA.

12.53 Ukraine will receive three Mirage 2000-5F fighters from France in January. This was reported by the specialized publication Avions Legendaires. Some sources suggest that the Mirages are already in Ukraine, but are currently used for pilot training.

12.19 The Baltimore military airfield in Voronezh may have been attacked by drones on January 2. This was reported by Astra. It was also reported that on the night of January 4, the Voronezh region was again attacked by drones. Explosions in the region were reported online.

11:34 Marines destroyed enemy equipment and up to two infantry squads in the Kurakhovo area. This was reported by the Ukrainian Navy.

10.56 Five people were injured in the Sumy region over the past 24 hours due to enemy shelling. This was reported by the police of the Sumy region, who published footage of the aftermath. Six private houses, two cars, a business building, as well as a gas tank and the roof of a utility room were damaged in the region.

10:32 Russian troops destroyed some positions of the Defense Forces in eastern Ukraine. We are talking about positions in the area of ​​Chasovy Yar and Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast. This is stated in the report of the Operational-Strategic Group of Forces Khortitsa.

8.54 Over the past 24 hours, 148 combat clashes have been recorded at the front . This was reported on January 4 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the defense forces hit four areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, a command and observation post, as well as an air defense system of the Russian invaders.

8.40 Russian troops attacked Nikopol with a drone. The fire station was damaged . This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

7.45 The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,510 Russian occupiers in 24 hours. The enemy's total combat losses from 24.02.22 to 04.01.25 were approximately 794,760 people. This was reported by the General Staff.

7.23 In the Smolensk region of the Russian Federation, air defense forces were operating at night due to the detection of drones. Explosions were heard in the region. This was reported by the governor of the Smolensk region Vasily Anokhin. According to him, during this night, 5 drones were allegedly shot down, there were no damage or casualties. According to TG channels, the drone strike was on the city of Safonovo. Social networks suggest that the target could have been the enterprise AO Avangard, which is part of one of the major Russian rocket-building holdings AO MIC NPO Mashinostroeniya and AO Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation.

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