General Staff: Russia continues to advance in several directions

9:35 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 3, injure 23 over past day.

Russia launched 38 Shahed-type attack drones and unidentified dummy drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force reported. Twenty-eight drones were shot down, and 10 were lost in the airspace, according to the statement.

9:03 AM

Russian forces attempt to 'infiltrate' settlements around Pokrovsk, Ukraine's military says.

Small Russian units are attempting to advance around Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, but the town itself is not threatened at the moment, a Ukrainian military spokesperson said on Jan. 6.

8:25 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 800,010 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,970 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

11:56 PM  (Updated:  January 7, 2025 8:15 am)

Updated: Zelensky says nearly 15,000 Russians have been killed in Kursk region.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said during his evening address that Ukraine "continues to maintain a buffer zone on Russian territory, actively destroying Russian military potential there."

6:24 AM

French official confirms 'dozens' of Ukrainian soldiers deserted while training in France, AFP reports.

A French army official confirmed to AFP on Jan. 6 that several dozen Ukrainian soldiers serving in the 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Mechanized Brigade deserted while undergoing military training in France.

5:17 AM

Incoming Ukraine peace envoy postpones visit to Kyiv until after Trump's inauguration, Reuters reports.

The Trump administration's Ukraine peace envoy, Keith Kellogg, has postponed a visit to Kyiv until after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Reuters reported on Jan. 6, citing four sources with knowledge of the trip.

4:01 AM

Head of Ukraine's Customs Service suspected of failing to declare over $100,000 in assets.

Law enforcement agents are investigating Serhiy Zvyagintsev, the interim head of Ukraine's State Customs Service, over suspicions that Zvyagintsev failed to declare a home near Kyiv, that has been evaluated to be worth over $100,000, the country's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) said on Jan. 6.

1:37 AM

Kyiv, Moscow reach preliminary agreement to prioritize wounded POWs in future exchanges.

"We will see if the Russian side keeps its word. If they do, Ukrainian society will notice the systematic nature in terms of quantity, timing, and categories [of prisoners returning home]," Ukraine's ombudsman said.

8:01 PM  (Updated:  January 6, 2025 11:28 pm)

Russian drone attack against bus in Kherson, kills 1, injures 8.

The man killed, Volodymyr Shum, 50, was a specialist in the municipal services and landscaping division of the Kherson City Council's municipal economy department.

10:26 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day; 3,800 North Korean troops killed, injured in Kursk Oblast.

9:40 PM

'Negative lesson' — Ground Forces chief acknowledges desertions, mismanagement in French-trained brigade.

Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, acknowledged significant challenges within the French-trained 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Mechanized Brigade, including high desertion rates and poor organization, during a Jan. 6 press conference.

9:38 PM

War

Zelensky takes on Putin apologists, US skeptics on 3-hour Lex Fridman podcast

8:54 PM

Field report

As Russians inch closer to Pokrovsk, civilians in the area are left with a choice — stay under fire or leave life behind

7:37 PM

Opinion

Europe cannot fill void left by US in Ukraine’s defense

7:03 PM

Trudeau to resign as Prime Minister, party leader, to stay in office until replacement selected.

Trudeau has faced mounting pressure from his party, particularly after the abrupt resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Dec. 16.

6:38 PM

Russia fueling Transnistria energy crisis for propaganda, destabilization, Moldova says.

"Russian propaganda tries to create a story in which Moldova becomes a ‘problematic actor,’ although the government has proposed clear solutions to avoid the crisis," Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Jan. 6.

6:34 PM

Opinion

Economy Minister: They said no one would invest in country at war. They were wrong

6:25 PM

Interview

‘Putin is afraid of Trump’s administration’ – Estonian foreign minister on potential Russia-Ukraine negotiations

6:21 PM

End of Ukraine gas transit has no effect on EU energy market stability, European Commission says.

When asked about whether such a move caused any kind of emergency in Slovakia, European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said that the Gas Coordination Group held talks last week and concluded that "there are no security supplies issues or concerns for the European Union following the end of the transit."

5:36 PM

Engine failures ground two Russian airliners shortly after takeoff, local media reports.

Two Russian airliners were forced to return to their departure airports due to engine failures shortly after takeoff, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 4, citing Russian media.

5:03 PM

'Absurd versions' — Azerbaijan's president accuses Russia, condemns Putin’s denial of involvement in plane crash.

"The blame for this disaster lies with representatives of the Russian Federation," Ilham Aliyev said on Jan. 6.

4:43 PM

SBU behind drone attack on one of Russia's largest sea trade ports in Leningrad Oblast, source claims.

The Kyiv Independent's source shared a video purporting to show one of the drones hitting gas condensate tanks. One tank was heavily damaged, and three others suffered by explosive debris, they added.

4:29 PM

Russian troops allegedly kill 3 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast.

Russian troops have allegedly killed three Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast's Volnovakha District, Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on his Telegram channel on Jan. 6.

4:05 PM

Ukraine strikes 3 Russian air defense systems in single day, Navy claims.

Two Russian anti-missile Pantsir-S1 systems and one OSA anti-aircraft vehicle were damaged or destroyed by Ukraine's Navy on Jan. 6, the military branch claimed.

3:59 PM

Lukashenko's spox denies apology to Zelensky for Belarus's involvement in Russia's war.

"No apologies have been made by the Belarus president to Zelensky, for the simple reason that we have nothing to apologize for," Lukashenko's spokesperson Natalia Eismont said.