A steep rise in soldiers’ obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.

In the Boryspil district of the Kyiv region, on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway, one person died and 13 were injured as a result of a collision between two cars and a minibus.

Ador says it has dropped NewJeans member Danielle Marsh while the return of Minji remains uncertain.

Agents of the ATESH partisan movement have conducted reconnaissance of a suspected air defense forces headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol.

On December 29, 136 combat engagements were recorded between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders along the front line. The Pokrovsk sector remains the hottest, where the enemy attempted 40 attacks.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces will continue active operations near Kupiansk and eliminate enemy forces on the northern and eastern approaches to the city.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian troops are increasing the number of assault operations and are trying to take control of the settlement of Stepnohirsk.

Despite claims that Pokrovsk has been captured, Russian forces currently control approximately half of the city and cannot move freely there due to the work of Ukrainian drones.

As many as 1,400 residents remain in the frontline Dobropillia community, Pokrovsk district, including 1,000 in the town of Dobropillia.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that during a phone call on December 29, Russian leader Vladimir Putin told him about an alleged "strike" on his residence.