On January 5, the Defense Forces attacked Russian positions in the Kursk region on several fronts. Russian war correspondents report a new Ukrainian offensive allegedly aimed at capturing the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have struck a command post of the Russian forces in the village of Maryino, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "On 2 January,

On January 2, a strike was launched against the Russian troops in the Kursk region. Russian troops suffered significant losses, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation.