Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 161 times throughout the war zone over the past 24 hours, with Russian troops mounting 71 assaults on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts. Ukrainian defenders have repelled 24 Russian attacks on the Kursk front.

A total of 144 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield since the start of 9 January, with most of the fighting taking place on the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kurakhove fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,

This represents nearly half of the skirmishes over the past day, as the military reported 218 clashes across the front.