The Russians launched an attack on Ukraine on the night of 5-6 January with two Kh-59 air-to-surface missiles and 128 Shahed-type attack UAVs, as well as various types of decoy drones. Ukrainian air defences have destroyed two missiles and 79 UAVs.

Russians launched an attack on Ukrainian territory with 30 Shahed-type attack UAVs and decoy drones, 14 of which were shot down and 16 of which disappeared from radar.

At least four people were killed and six injured overnight in southern and eastern Ukraine after a major Russian airborne assault involving scores of drones launched from multiple directions.

Russia launched new strikes on Ukraine's territory during the afternoon of Friday, January 3, using missiles and drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. The attacks occurred between 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.

The ministry said its air defense systems had shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory on Saturday morning, including three over the northern Leningrad region. St. Petersburg's Pulkovo airport temporarily halted flight arrivals and departures on Saturday morning.

Zelenskyy noted that Russian forces continue to strike Ukraine daily with aerial bombs, causing civilian casualties and injuries. “This ongoing Russian terror, which hasn’t lost its intensity, demands that we—and all our partners—stay active in strengthening our air defense systems,

Russia launched 93 drones at Ukraine overnight on January 3, with the Ukrainian air defense successfully intercepting about two-thirds of enemy targets, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.