Russian air defense forces shot down 46 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
At the same time, military expert Andrei Marochko reported that "a significant part" of Chasov Yar in Donbas is under the control of the Russian armed forces.
„Moreover, we are advancing not only in Chasov Yar itself, but also in its surroundings. The enemy is now trying to inflict fire damage on us, already being outside the settlement, in general I can say that the resistance of the Ukrainian fighters has been broken“, he emphasized and added that the Russian servicemen have advanced near Novoehorivka in the Luhansk region, and the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to prevent an encirclement, as they will find themselves “in a very difficult situation“.
"Despite the enemy's resistance, the Russian servicemen are pressing the Ukrainian forces in the Luhansk People's Republic liberated on January 4 in the course of fierce fighting", expert Marochko concluded his regular correspondence with TASS.