The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued an urgent alert between 12:15 AM and 12:45 AM UTC on January 1, 2026, stating Odesa and Volyn regions are under massive enemy UAV attack and directing residents to stay in shelters until clear, while reporting a new group of drones moving southwest from Kursk region toward Putivl in Sumy region. The Air Force specified the new group of BpLA originating from Kurshchyna heading to Sumyshchyna with a vector to Putivl on a southwest course, according to posts in the same 29-minute window. This follows a prior alert for Lutsk in Volyn region during the previous reporting period. Separately, President Trump was briefed today by CIA Director John Ratcliffe on a U.S. intelligence assessment finding no Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin's residence, as claimed by Putin, according to NewsNation. The briefing preceded Trump's Truth Social op-ed critical of Putin; Ukrainians have denied the alleged attack.
