The Ukrainian Air Force detected multiple UAVs near Zaporizhzhia heading east and south, in eastern and southern Dnipropetrovsk region toward west and north, over Dnipro from the south, toward Kharkiv from the north, in northern Chernihiv Oblast to the north, and east of Mykolaiv heading north during the 29-minute window ending 7:45 PM UTC on January 1, 2026, according to its Telegram channel. A high-speed target approached Zaporizhzhia from the east. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine listed specific UAV courses in its updates posted in the reporting period from 7:15:41 PM to 7:45:18 PM UTC, including one east of Kryvyi Rih heading north and another to the east of Dnipro from the south. A loud sound was reported over Kursk, with the local Telegram channel Типичный Курск stating 'Loud over Kursk! We are at MAX' during the same window. These detections follow earlier UAV activity reported over Dnipro and Mykolaiv in the previous reporting period ending 7:15 PM UTC, according to prior summaries.
