As of the evening of January 3, 138 combat engagements occurred at the frontlines. The situation remains most intense in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian forces also increased their attacks in the Kursk region,

Moscow has intensified its attacks on Ukrainian forces battling to hold an enclave in Russia's Kursk region and increased pressure in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine's top army commander said on Tuesday.

Russia lost 1,080 soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian army has lost more than 793,000 troops, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.