The Daily Populous Saturday January 4th, 2025 night edition
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Ukrainian soldiers firing. Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

A total of 138 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 89 assaults on the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivka fronts. Ten battles have taken place in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 3 January

Details: On the Kharkiv front, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to assault Ukrainian positions near the city of Vovchansk twice.

On the Kupiansk front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled Russian assaults near the settlements of Zapadne, Dvorichna and Kruhliakivka, where four Russian attacks occurred.

On the Lyman front, the Russians launched 16 attacks, trying to break through Ukrainian defences near the settlements of Nadiia, Makiivka, Terny, Hryhorivka and in Serebrianka Forest.

On the Siversk front, Ukrainian forces repelled one Russian assault near the village of Bilohorivka.

On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians attacked near the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Stupochky four times.

On the Toretsk front, the Russians conducted six attacks near the settlements of Toretsk, New-York and Shcherbynivka, most of them targeting Toretsk.

On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 38 Russian offensive actions near the settlements of Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Pishchane, Shevchenko, Uspenivka, Solone and Novovasylivka.

On the Kurakhove front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled 27 Russian attacks, with the Russians most actively trying to advance near the settlements of Slovianske, Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, Dachne and Kurakhove.

On the Vremivka front, the Russians conducted 24 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Yantarne, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka and towards Kostiantynopolske, Rozlyv and Novosilka.

On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian forces repelled two Russian attacks near the village of Novoandriivka.

On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian forces repelled three unsuccessful Russian attacks.

In the operational zone in Kursk Oblast, 10 combat clashes occurred, with the Russians launching six airstrikes and using nine guided bombs.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to inflict significant losses on Russian troops in both manpower and equipment, actively undermining Russia’s offensive potential in the rear.

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MagicSPA on January 3rd, 2025 at 17:29 UTC »

I think it's great that Russia started off thinking it would be a three-day operation, and nearly 3 years later Russia is now fighting Ukrainians on Russian soil.

BubsyFanboy on January 3rd, 2025 at 15:17 UTC »

> A total of 138 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day, with the Russians conducting 89 assaults on the Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivka fronts. Ten battles have taken place in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.

> Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 08:00 on 3 January

> Details: On the Kharkiv front, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to assault Ukrainian positions near the city of Vovchansk twice.

> On the Kupiansk front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled Russian assaults near the settlements of Zapadne, Dvorichna and Kruhliakivka, where four Russian attacks occurred.

> On the Lyman front, the Russians launched 16 attacks, trying to break through Ukrainian defences near the settlements of Nadiia, Makiivka, Terny, Hryhorivka and in Serebrianka Forest.

> On the Siversk front, Ukrainian forces repelled one Russian assault near the village of Bilohorivka.

> On the Kramatorsk front, the Russians attacked near the settlements of Chasiv Yar and Stupochky four times.

> On the Toretsk front, the Russians conducted six attacks near the settlements of Toretsk, New-York and Shcherbynivka, most of them targeting Toretsk.

> On the Pokrovsk front, Ukrainian defenders stopped 38 Russian offensive actions near the settlements of Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Novyi Trud, Pishchane, Shevchenko, Uspenivka, Solone and Novovasylivka.

> On the Kurakhove front, Ukraine’s defence forces repelled 27 Russian attacks, with the Russians most actively trying to advance near the settlements of Slovianske, Petropavlivka, Shevchenko, Dachne and Kurakhove.

> On the Vremivka front, the Russians conducted 24 assaults on Ukrainian positions near the settlements of Yantarne, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka and towards Kostiantynopolske, Rozlyv and Novosilka.

> On the Orikhiv front, Ukrainian forces repelled two Russian attacks near the village of Novoandriivka.

> On the Prydniprovske front, Ukrainian forces repelled three unsuccessful Russian attacks.

> In the operational zone in Kursk Oblast, 10 combat clashes occurred, with the Russians launching six airstrikes and using nine guided bombs.

> On the Volyn and Polissia fronts, there is no evidence of any offensive Russian groups being formed in the area.

> Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to inflict significant losses on Russian troops in both manpower and equipment, actively undermining Russia’s offensive potential in the rear.

No-Mushroom5934 on January 3rd, 2025 at 14:27 UTC »

Putin’s war is a war of choice. It’s a war of aggression. It’s a war that’s causing enormous suffering - Joe Biden