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The General Staff reported that the Russians continued to attempt to drive Ukrainian units from the bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnipro River on 5 January; there were 10 unsuccessful Russian assaults during the day.
In his evening address on 5 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the priority of the state is to give everything necessary to protect Ukraine and withstand this year. Source: Zelenskyy's appeal Quote: "Our state's top priority remains unchanged - to ensure everything necessary for Ukraine's defence and our active operations.
Ground combat operations in Ukraine over the past week have featured either a static front line or very gradual, localised advances by Russian forces in critical areas. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 5 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Western group of Russian forces has pursued a large-scale but unsuccessful offensive near the town of Kupiansk.
Ukraine has praised the 'impeccable combat work' of crews following an attack on a Russian military command post near Sevastopol on Thursday