Ukrainian and Russian forces have clashed 161 times throughout the war zone over the past 24 hours, with Russian troops mounting 71 assaults on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts. Ukrainian defenders have repelled 24 Russian attacks on the Kursk front.

Russian forces have fully captured the city of Kurakhove in Ukraine’s east, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced on January 6. Ukrainian officials have yet to confirm this claim.

Russia claims that its forces have captured the front-line town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The town has borne the brunt of Russian advances in recent months and is a stepping-stone to the key logistical hub of Pokrovsk.