Reporting from Ukraine

Russia sought to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses by using decoy missiles, looping trajectories, and even Poland's airspace in the massive 29 December strike

A Russian mechanized assault on the settlement of Synkivka went wrong last week, resulting in the loss of 5 armored vehicles and 40 soldiers, according to Reporting from Ukraine video.

A series of Ukrainian attacks on military transports, bases and infrastructure across southern Russia-occupied territories of Ukraine have dealt blows to the Russian war machine

Using coordinated drone and missile attack, Ukraine strikes Russia's Novocherkassk landing ship in Feodosia on 26 December, destroying weapons and supplies with blast that sinks ship.

After regrouping for about two weeks, Russian troops have attacked Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka again, resulting in intense combat as Ukrainians beat back Russian assaults on the town.

In recent days, Russia lost five bombers in southern Ukraine as Russians claim that Ukraine finally received F-16 jets.

Ukrainian troops have likely relocated a Patriot air defense system, a move that will significantly diminish Russian aviation's advantage in the skies over Kherson Oblast, where the Russian military frequently drops numerous air bombs on Ukrainian positions.

Overall, the fighting in Krynky in Kherson's east bank , is "extremely tough," and the Russian attacks here are as intense as in other hot spots.

Russia has doubled its troop levels to 80,000 in the area around Bakhmut. This is twice as many as Russians had allocated for the Avdiivka, where the most intense fighting is happening.

Disjointed Russian assaults fail to dislodge Ukrainian defenses north of Donetsk's Avdiivka as Russians take heavy losses from firm Ukrainian positions and drone strikes.

This week, Ukrainian forces beat back two Russian assaults on Novomykhailivka, the eastern village in Donetsk Oblast, which serves as the main supply hub of the Ukrainian positions. The situation is expected to remain difficult

Repeated Russian infantry and armor attacks on Synkivka result in temporary footholds, but Ukrainian defenders hold most positions, destroying reinforcement convoys with artillery and anti-tank weapons.

Ukrainian forces conducted a series of missile strikes on the Russian logistics and an airstrike on the Russian command headquarters responsible for the Avdiivka offensive to undermine the offensive.

Ukrainian forces unleash a massive missile strike targeting key Russian bases in southern Ukraine, strategically disrupting logistics and exerting pressure on stretched offensive capabilities.