The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported a group of UAVs in the waters of the Black Sea heading toward the south of Odesa and a BpLA from Kyiv region heading toward Zhytomyr region between 3:45 AM and 4:45 AM UTC on January 1, 2026, according to Telegram posts during the one-hour window. The Air Force specified the Black Sea UAV group with a scooter emoji 🛵 indicating BpLA activity in a dedicated post, while a separate post detailed the BpLA trajectory from Kyiv region to Zhytomyr region similarly marked, as stated in the official channel. These alerts follow Air Force reports over the prior hour of a UAV moving from Kharkiv region toward Dnipropetrovsk and Russian drone operations targeting supply routes near Kostyantynivka, according to previous Telegram posts and an X post by @Playfra0. Earlier in the night, the Air Force noted UAV movements in Mykolaiv toward Berezanka and in Volyn toward Kovel, as well as a KAB launch in Kharkiv Oblast, continuing a pattern of drone and aviation activity across multiple regions.
