Russian troops executed three Ukrainian prisoners of war near the eastern front line on Jan. 3, the Ukrainian parliament’s commissioner for human rights Dmitro Lubinets announced, citing the war monitoring project DeepState.

PM on January 6 (Kyiv time), 199 combat engagements occurred in the frontline since the beginning of the day. The Kursk and Pokrovsk directions are the hottest, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ukraine escalates its counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region, claiming Moscow is "getting what it deserves" as fierce battles continue across the border.