Donetsk region. Since the start of 2025, two civilians have been killed by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin. Kherson region. On Jan. 1, Russian shelling killed one resident of the region’s eponymous capital city of Kherson, in the country’s south.

Over the past day, 176 combat engagements were registered along the frontline. The Russians launched 45 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.