“Since the beginning of the day on January 9, 165 combat clashes have been recorded at the front, most of them in Donetsk region and Zaporizhzhia. Russian forces launched massive strikes with missiles, aircraft and kamikaze drones, but Ukrainian forces continue to hold back and hold key positions”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“The Russian invaders launched two missile and 23 air strikes, using 36 missiles and dropping 72 guided bombs. In addition, 3,967 kamikaze drones were brought in for destruction and 2,795 attacks were carried out on the positions of our troops and populated areas,” the summary reads as of 10:00 p.m.
Most of the fighting was recorded in the Pokrovsky and other directions in Donetsk region, as well as in the Gulyaipil direction in Zaporizhzhia.
“There were 19 combat clashes in the Kostyantynivsk direction today. The enemy tried to storm the positions of Ukrainian units near Kostyantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyny, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopil, Rusyny Yar, Yablunivka and towards Sofiivka. One battle is currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsky direction, since the beginning of this day, the enemy has attacked 39 times in the areas of Razine, Shakhove, Nikanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnograd, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novosergiivka and in the direction of Novopavlivka and Filia. Our defenders are holding back the onslaught of the enemy, fighting is still going on in four locations.
In the Oleksandrivsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 18 attacks by invaders in the areas of Piddubne, Sosnivka, Vyshneve, Rybne, Yehorivka and Krasnohirske settlements. Another battle is ongoing at this time.
In the Gulyaipil direction, 25 armed clashes took place in the areas of Solodke, Gulyaipole, Varvarivka and Zelene settlements,” the message states.
Fighting also continued in the South-Slobozhansk, Kupyansk, Lymansk, Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Orihiv and Dnieper directions.
According to the American Institute for the Study of War, Russian forces increased their average rate of advance in 2025 thanks to the new operational pattern, but did not achieve their priority objectives in the specified time frames.
On December 17, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that the enemy had increased the group to the number of about 710,000 soldiers in order to conduct a strategic offensive operation.
According to him, the Russian troops have been trying to capture Pokrovsk in Donetsk region for more than 17 months, but Ukrainian units are holding the defense and intercepting the initiative.