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Russian forces launched Shahed 131/136 drone strikes and S-300 missile strikes against frontline areas in Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kharkiv oblasts overnight on January 5.

Liptsi, Kharkiv Oblast
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Russian forces launched 29 Shahed drones at frontline areas in Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts, with Ukrainian forces shooting down 21

Russian forces launched 10 S-300 missiles at Liptsi, Kharkiv Oblast

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks near Synkivka and east of Petropavlivka

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks near Synkivka and east of Petropavlivka.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia used missiles produced in a foreign country to strike Kharkiv Oblast, with markings erased but country of manufacture not being Russia

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The White House reported Russia used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea to attack Ukraine, including at least one launched on Dec. 30 that landed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia used multiple North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine on Jan. 2, including as part of an overnight mass attack that killed five people and injured 130 more

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia is increasingly attacking the Kharkiv region with S-300 missiles

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

S-300 surface-to-air missiles have been reprogrammed for ground strikes

Kyiv Post → Source tone: speculation

Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense units in Kharkiv region are nearly ineffective against S-300 attacks due to projectile speed over short distances

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

In the area of responsibility of the OSGT 'Khortytsia' in the Kupiansk direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 7 enemy attacks in the area of the Sinkivka settlement of the Kharkiv region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:39.024Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-5-2024