This is a special issue of the Russian Military Digest dedicated to the Russo-Ukrainian War, composed on the basis of numerous open sources. You can see older issues of the Digest here.
Kursk-Sumy Area
North of Sumy, Russians took village Varachyne.
Kharkiv Area
Fighting in the area continued without confirmed major changes in territorial control.
Kupyansk-Lyman Area
Russians advanced in the space between Stepova Novoselivka and Pishchane.
North of Borova, Ukrainians pushed Russians back on the front east of villages Novoplatonivka and Bohuslavka.
Siversk Area
Russians advanced westward on the front west of Siversk.
On the front between Siversk and Kostyantynivka, Russians completed the capture of Orikhovo-Vasylivka, reached Minkivka, likely took Novomarkove, and advanced within Maiske.
Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka Area
Russians pushed forward a little in the southeastern part of Kostyantynivka.
Pokrovsk-Novopavlivka Area
Russians continued to gradually take over Myrnohrad amid withdrawal of Ukrainians from the city.
Zaporizhzhia Area
Russians advanced at a number of locations in the area of Hulyaipole, at least entering villages Pryluky, Olenokostiantynivka, Zelene, Sviatopetrivka and Staroukrainka, and advancing westward from Hulyaipole and Dorozhnyanka.
In the south, Russians entered village Bilohirya.
In the west, Russians advanced northward within Prymorske, and in the space between Prymorske and Stepnohirsk.
A static shot from the Russo-Ukrainian War interactive map. Zaporizhzhya area by the afternoon, 7 January 2026. All information on the maps is approximate.
Black Sea-Dnipro River Area
Fighting in the area continued without major changes.