Russian assaults throughout Ukraine killed at the very least two civilians and injured at the very least 13 over the previous day, regional authorities reported on Jan. 8.

Russia launched 64 Shahed-type assault drones and numerous dummy drones in opposition to Ukraine in a single day, the Air Drive reported.

Air defenses shot down 41 drones over 9 totally different oblasts, whereas 22 dummy drones have been misplaced within the airspace, three flew to Russia, and one to Belarus, in keeping with the assertion.

Three civilians have been injured throughout Russian assaults in opposition to the front-line city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

In Kherson Oblast, two folks have been killed and 9 injured in Russian assaults, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin mentioned. Three high-rise buildings, 5 homes, a bus, a storage, and different civilian property was broken.

A civilian was injured and a home broken throughout a Russian drone assault in opposition to the Shostka group in Sumy Oblast, in keeping with the regional army administration.

Russian troops overrun Kurakhove, approach Pokrovsk east, south, and southwestRussia keeps on advancing in eastern Donetsk Oblast, taking hold of Kurakhove, which would become the first major town to fall into Russian hands in 2025. Russian troops are continuing to push on the Lyman, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Toretsk, Pokrovsk and Kurakhove axes, Ukraine’s General Staff said in i…The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Denisova