Over the past day, there were 138 clashes on the front, with the hottest areas being the Pokrovsk and Kurakhiv directions.
According to Ukrinform, this information was reported in a summary as of 08:00 on January 3 by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Russians launched two missile strikes and 52 airstrikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, including the use of two missiles and dropping 102 KABs. Additionally, they carried out over 3,800 shelling attacks, 159 of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
The enemy conducted airstrikes, particularly in the areas of the settlements of Taratutine, Pokrovka, Vovchansk, Zolochiv, Ivanivka, Pishchane, Bohuslavka, Zelenyi Hai, Chorneshchyna, Myrne, Siversk, Kostiantynivka, Dronivka, Pazeno, Kostiantynivka, Yablunivka, Myrnohrad, Novotoretske, Ulakly, Kostiantynopol, Andriivka, Zeleny Pole, Novopil, Prymorske, and Malokaterynivka.
The aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas where personnel, weaponry, and military equipment were concentrated, as well as two command points and three other significant Russian facilities.
According to the General Staff, in the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attempted to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops near Vovchansk twice but was repelled.
In the Kupiansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled Russian assault actions near Zapadny, Dvorichna, and Kruhlyakivka, with four enemy attacks occurring in that area over the day.
In the Lyman direction, the Russian army attacked 16 times. As noted by the General Staff, the enemy attempted to breach the defense near Nadiia, Makiivka, Terniv, Hryhorivka, and in the Serebriansky Forest.
In the Seversk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled one assault in the area of Bilohorivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Russians attacked four times in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the Russian army launched six attacks near Toretsk, New York, and Shcherbynivka, with most of the assaults directed at Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian forces halted 38 offensive actions by the Russians in the areas of the settlements of Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Pishchane, Shevchenko, Uspenivka, Solone, and Novovasyliivka.
In the Kurakhiv direction, the Defense Forces repelled 27 Russian attacks. The enemy was most active in trying to advance near Slovyansk, Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, and Kurakhove.
In the Vremivka direction, the invaders conducted 24 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Yantarne, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, and towards Kostiantynopol, Rozliv, and Novosilka.
In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian forces repelled two enemy attacks near Novoandriivka.
In the Dniprovsk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled three attacks by the Russians, with no success for the enemy, as reported by the General Staff.
In the Kursh direction, there were 10 confrontations. The Russians launched six airstrikes, employing nine guided aerial bombs.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, no signs of enemy offensive group formations were detected.
As reported by Ukrinform, the total combat losses of Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to January 3, 2024, amount to approximately 793,250 personnel, including 1,080 individuals in the past day.