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Kherson and other regional settlements on the west bank of the Dnipro River have been subjected to near-daily Russian strikes since Ukraine liberated the area in November 2022, and Russian troops were pushed to the river's east bank.

Russia continues to suffer losses in its war of aggression against Ukraine. Ukrainian Defence Forces killed 780 Russian soldiers and destroyed 21 Russian armoured combat vehicles and 28 artillery systems over the course of the past 24 hours.

The Russians are trying to conduct an offensive on different fronts around the city of Bakhmut, specifically towards the settlement of Chasiv Yar, and heavy fighting is ongoing near the settlement of Bohdanivka.

More than 220 Russian soldiers have surrendered to Ukraine via the "I want to live" hotline as of December, HUR spokesperson Vitalli Matviienko said, and another 1,000 cases are pending.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree this week offering citizenship to foreigners who sign a one-year contract to fight in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to inflict losses on Russian forces in its war of liberation with Russia − in the past day alone, they killed 680 Russian soldiers and destroyed 15 artillery systems and 7 armoured personnel carriers.

Positional fighting continues for the Avdiivka Coke Plant and near Novobakhmutivka, Berdychi, Stepove, Pervomaiske and Nevelske on the Avdiivka front. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Russian forces recently made a confirmed advance northwest of Avdiivka as positional fighting near Avdiivka continued on 1 and 2 January.

The Russian artillery has struck the town of Hirnyk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring a 16-year-old teenager. Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office Quote: "The army of the aggressor state has persisted in committing crimes against the civilian population of Donetsk Oblast, including children.

Russian invasion forces are continuing intensive offensive actions in the Kupyansk and Bakhmut sectors and are regrouping near Lyman, while also trying to advance on the town of Chasiv Yar, army commander Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Telegram on Jan. 3.

Russian forces struck the village of Novotiahynka in Kherson Oblast, killing an elderly woman, Oleksandr Prokudin, the regional governor, said on Jan. 3.