[Korrespondent] There have already been 72 clashes on the front.
Border settlements continue to suffer from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, including Bachevsk and Porozok in the Sumy region; Timofeevka in the Kharkiv region.
Russian invaders continue to storm the positions of Ukrainian defenders. In total, 72 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of the day. This was stated in the General Staff report on Thursday, January 2.
Border settlements continue to suffer from shelling from the territory of the Russian Federation, including Bachevsk and Porozok in the Sumy region; Timofeevka in the Kharkov region. The invaders carried out air strikes with UABs on the districts of Taratutino and Pokrovka in the Sumy region.
Today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled two attacks in the Vovchansk area in the Kharkov direction.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out three assault actions near Zapadnoye, Dvuhrechnaya and Kruglyakovka. One combat clash ended, two more are ongoing. Peschanoye and Ivanovka received air strikes with UABs.
In the Liman direction, the invading army attacked ten times near Nadezhda, Makeyevka, Terny, Grigoryevka and in the Serebryansky forest. Seven enemy attacks were repelled, three combat clashes continue.
In the Seversky direction, enemy aircraft struck Dronovka, Pazeno and Seversky, using four UABs.
In the Kramatorsk direction, Ukrainian defenders are repelling attempts by the occupiers to advance forward in the area of ​​Chasovy Yar and in the direction of Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near the settlements of Toretsk and Shcherbinovka. Two battles ended without success for the occupiers, two more are ongoing. Konstantinovka suffered strikes with three guided air bombs.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have made 20 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Lisovka, Novy Trud, Peschanoye, Shevchenko, Uspenovka, Solenoye and Novovasilovka. The defense forces are holding back the enemy's onslaught and have repelled 18 attacks, two clashes are still ongoing. Yablonovka suffered an air strike.
Today, in the Kurakhovsky direction, the enemy attacked 13 times near Kurakhovo and Shevchenko. 11 battles have been completed, two more are still ongoing.
In the Vremivsky direction, the occupiers unsuccessfully attacked our troops' positions near Yantarny and in the direction of Constantinople and Novosyolka 13 times. The enemy launched air strikes in the areas of Ulakly, Andreyevka and Novopol, dropping four UABs and using unguided air missiles.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy continues to shell the positions of our troops and civilian infrastructure; the enemy launched airstrikes with unguided missiles at Malye Shcherbaki and Pyatikhatki.
In the Dnieper direction, Russian invaders twice unsuccessfully stormed the positions of our defenders. The situation is under control.
In the Kursk region, Ukrainian defenders repelled one attack by the invaders, and two more clashes are ongoing. The Russians also carried out five air strikes on Russian territory, dropping five UABs.
At the same time, in other areas of the front the situation did not undergo any significant changes.
Recall that intense urban fighting continues in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast. Russians are trying to break through the village of Shcherbinovka and seize a fireproof plant.