According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this on Facebook, releasing operational information as of 22:00 on Sunday, January 4.
"Since the start of the day, 154 combat engagements have taken place. Today, the occupiers carried out 23 airstrikes, used one missile, and dropped 75 guided aerial bombs. In addition, the Russians employed 4,663 kamikaze drones and conducted 3,057 shelling attacks on the positions of our troops and populated areas," the statement said.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out 93 shelling attacks, including one using multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian troops repelled seven enemy attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Starytsia, Prylipky, Fyholivka, and toward Izbytske and Kutkivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attempted to advance three times during the day in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Pershotravneve, and toward Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near the settlements of Novoselivka, Kolodiazne, and Torske. One engagement is still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled six enemy attacks near Dronivka, Siversk, and Sviato-Pokrovske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, one combat engagement took place near Stupochky.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 17 times. The main offensive efforts were concentrated in the areas of Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Rusyn Yar, Yablunivka, and toward Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, invading units attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 47 times near the settlements of Shakhove, Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, and toward Novopavlivka. Fighting is still ongoing in some locations.
Today in this sector, Ukrainian soldiers neutralized 121 invaders, including 95 killed. They also destroyed 29 UAVs, ten vehicles, a satellite communications terminal, three ground robotic systems, and three ammunition depots. In addition, Ukrainian forces hit one tank and three vehicles.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched 22 attacks near the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Sosnivka, Vorone, Oleksiivka, Vyshneve, Solodke, and Yehorivka. Two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled and stopped 53 Russian attacks in the areas of Zelenyi, Huliaipole, Varvarivka, Dorozhnianka, and toward Sviatopetrivka.
Ukrainian troops also repelled six enemy offensive attempts in the Orikhiv sector near Mala Tokmachka, Shcherbaky, and Stepove.
In the Dnipro River sector, no enemy offensive actions were recorded.
In other sectors, the situation did not undergo significant changes, the General Staff said.
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