Kherson region. On Jan. 6, Russian forces launched artillery, mortar, and drone strikes on localities in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, killing two civilians and wounding 11 others, local authorities reported.

As Ukrainian forces mount a new offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that success in this region would improve Kyiv’s bargaining position in any future ceasefire negotiations.

Russian state newspaper Izvestia says one of its freelance reporters has been killed in a drone strike near the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has accused Ukraine's military of deliberately targeting Alexander Martemyanov.