On January, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian troops had broken through the Ukrainian defense line in Kursk and entered Ukraine territory

Putin: Russian Forces Have Broken Through Ukrainian Defenses in Kursk

On the local date, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that according to the latest information he received, Russian forces had broken through the Ukrainian defense line in Russia's Kursk region and were advancing across the entire front in that direction, having already entered Ukrainian territory.

▲ Putin (file photo)

On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a combat report stating that Russian forces had struck targets including Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure, drone assembly factories, and energy facilities supporting Ukraine's defense industry. Additionally, Russian air defense units shot down a Ukrainian MiG fighter jet and intercepted multiple rockets, aerial bombs, and over a hundred drones.

Ukrainian military: Russia spreading false information

乌克兰武装部队总参谋部表示，俄军越过库尔斯克地区边境的说法"是假消息"，乌军仍在该地区坚守防线。

日，乌克兰武装部队总参谋部发布战报称，截至当天下午，前线发生数十次战斗。乌军在哈尔科夫、波克罗夫斯克等方向击退了俄军多次进攻。