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.

The United States plans to announce a significant military aid package for Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the command post of the 810th Separate Marine Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kursk region.

Russia has launched a new offensive on Kyiv, the Ukrainian military reported late Wednesday (Jan 8). Of the 64 Shahed-type drones, Ukraine air defence has reportedly shot down 41 with 22 enemy decoy drones lost locally.

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