Key developments on Jan. 4 – 5: Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome Russia launches over 300 drones, 20 missiles at Ukraine in first 3 days of new year, Zelensky says Russian soldiers near Toretsk disguise as civilians to bypass Ukrainian positions, military says Heavy Russian, North Korean […]

Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation center, claimed on Jan. 5. Reports by Russian pro-war Telegram channels have echoed the statement, saying that a new Kyiv offensive is underway. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops repelled two offensives conducted by Ukrainian assault […]