Ukraine, Armed Conflict / War, Level 5: Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the east of the country – Ukraine [Update 289]

Update 2025-01-12 (3): According to the latest update, at least one person was killed following Russian air strikes on Saturday evening (11 January, local time) targeting the area of the boarding school in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast. Significant damage was reported in the attack. In a separate incident, multiple people were injured on Sunday (12 January) following Russian drone attacks targeting the city of Kherson and a nearby village in Kherson Oblast. Meanwhile, Russian forces claimed capturing the village of Yantarne in the Donetsk Oblast, the village of Kalinove in the Kharkiv Oblast, and the new territory in northwest of Kurakhove.

Update 2025-01-12 (2): According to the sources from Sunday (12 January), several people were injured following artillery shelling in Kostiantynivka city in Donetsk Oblast. Material damages were reported following the incident. Additionally, several people were injured on Sunday morning (12 January, local time) following a drone attack in Kherson city.

Update 2025-01-12 (1): According to the sources from Sunday (12 January), in Antonivka, a drone strike injured a woman. Russian forces shelled 47 settlements in Donetsk, killing one and injuring several. Ukrainian defences repelled over 184 attacks across multiple regions. Evacuations of 132 individuals were conducted.