In Ukraine, "Defenders Day," which honors soldiers and others who died in battle, was celebrated on January 1, and President Zelensky once again called on the people to unite with each other.
On the other hand, in the southern Zaporozhye region, where the Ukrainian army continues its reverse offensive, analysis has shown that the Russian army has regained some of the positions it lost, and it seems that the battle is continuing in a flurry of progress.
On the 1st of Ukraine, President Zelensky, who attended a ceremony held in the capital Kyiv, renewed his call for unity among the people, saying, "The courage of the Ukrainian people will bring peace to Ukraine."
On the other hand, the American think tank "Institute of War" released an analysis on the 30th that the Ukrainian army regained part of the positions lost by the Russian army near Robotine in the southern Zaporozhye region, which it announced in August this year, and it seems that the battle is continuing in a flurry of progress.
Local media quoted a Ukrainian military spokesman as saying on Tuesday that Russia had rallied 8,1 soldiers in Bakhmut, a fierce battle zone in eastern Donetsk Oblast, and that fierce fighting was continuing.
Furthermore, in Ukraine, there were a series of attacks such as drones by Russia on the first day, and according to the governor of the eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, civilian infrastructure facilities and power lines were also damaged.
Last year, Ukraine suffered a series of attacks on infrastructure facilities by the Russian military during the period when the temperature dropped, and suffered large-scale power outages, and there is growing alarm that attacks targeting infrastructure facilities will be carried out again.