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06.01.2025

06.01.2025The Kursk Buffer's Price

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 06.01.2025.

It displays 105 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

06.01.2025The Kursk Buffer's Price
Zelenskyy's three-hour Friedman interview dominated morning coverage, revealing plans for sequential negotiations: Trump first, Putin later. The strategic significance of Ukraine's Kursk operations emerged through Blinken's statements linking the buffer zone to future diplomatic leverage.

By midday, reports surfaced of 79 Shahed drones and two X-59 missiles intercepted overnight, while defense forces engaged in 17 battles in Kursk region with 45 ongoing engagements. SBU's drone strike on Ust-Luga port was confirmed through multiple sources.

Evening coverage focused on Zelenskyy's revelation of Russian losses in the Kursk buffer zone: 15,000 casualties over five months. The 155th Brigade's operational challenges became public, while Congress confirmed Trump's electoral victory. Combat intensified near Kurakhove, with conflicting claims about territorial control persisting into the night.
06.01.2025
05:54
05:54

06:04Zelenskyy: Trump First, Putin Later

The newspapers focus on Zelenskyy's new interview, where he discusses potential negotiations with Trump before Putin (Liga.net, UNIAN, Novoe Vremya). Zelenskyy emphasizes that any ceasefire must come with clear security guarantees for Ukraine (Ukrinform UA, Novoe Vremya). Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces report a new counterattack in Kursk region (Kyiv Post), and railway contact networks in Kyiv region were damaged by shelling (LB.ua).
06:23
06:55

08:01Zelenskyy's Three Hours: Trump First, Putin Never

The newspapers report extensively on Zelenskyy's new three-hour interview, where he discusses potential peace negotiations sequence: first with Trump, then with Putin (Pravda, TSN, UNIAN). Zelenskyy uses strong language against Putin, calling him "deaf" and comparing him to Voldemort (Liga.net). In parallel, Ukrainian forces report downing 79 Shahed drones and two X-59 missiles (Ukrinform UA), while Reuters reports US preparations for sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet (Glavcom).
08:48
08:48
NV

Новий наступ України на Курщині / ISW опублікував мапу, підтвердив просування українських військ і вдалу загальновійськову тактику ЗСУ

08:48
10:00
NV

Резонансне інтерв'ю Фрідману / «Дуже наївно думати, що Путін хоче завершити війну» — головні тези, аргументи та емоції Зеленського

10:00
10:16

10:17Seventy-Nine Drones Down at Kurakhove

The newspapers report extensively on two parallel developments: Ukrainian forces report shooting down 79 Shahed drones and 2 Kh-59 missiles overnight (LB.ua, Ukrinform), while Russian forces advance near Kurakhove, with 27 attacks repelled (Liga.net, TSN). A new element emerges in Zelenskyy's Friedman interview, emphasizing Putin's unwillingness to end the war (Novoe Vremya, Ukrinform UA).
11:04
Radio Svoboda

"Кадырову ПВО не доверят". Кто приказал ударить по самолету Баку – Грозный

11:04
11:28
12:23
12:47
NV

Резонансне інтерв'ю Фрідману / «Дуже наївно думати, що Путін хоче завершити війну» — головні тези, аргументи та емоції Зеленського

12:47
12:56
13:03
NV

«Такий він, всесвіт Трампа» / До кого насправді звертався Зеленський у подкасті Фрідмана і як реагують в Україні на різке інтерв'ю

13:03

13:13Blinken Links Kursk to Negotiations

The newspapers report extensively on Ukraine's operations in Kursk region, with Blinken emphasizing their importance for future negotiations (Kyiv Post, Pravda, TSN). A new infrastructure protection initiative is reported from Baltic countries and Poland, with 600 million euros invested in energy security (Liga.net). In parallel, Macron warns against expectations of quick peace (UNIAN), while media discusses a potential metapneumovirus pandemic (Glavcom).
13:28
14:56
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16:08

16:33The French Brigade's Shortfalls

The newspapers report on emerging problems in Ukraine's military structure: the 155th Mechanized Brigade, equipped by France, admits operational shortfalls (Kyiv Post), while a mobilization avoidance scheme is uncovered in Vinnytsia (Glavcom). In parallel, Macron calls for "realistic territorial discussions" (Pravda), as defense forces report 17 repelled attacks in Kursk region, with 45 ongoing battles (Ukrinform UA). Reports emerge of Russian forces executing Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk region (UNIAN).
16:40
16:48
17:28
NV

«Кінець епохи» / Джастін Трюдо оголосив про свою відставку: що далі — BBC

17:28

18:58Trudeau Steps Down, Brigade Problems Surface

The newspapers report on three main developments: Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as Liberal Party leader while remaining PM (Liga.net, Novoe Vremya), the Ukrainian army officially acknowledges problems in the French-equipped 155th Brigade after months of media reports (Kyiv Post), and continued fighting in Kursk region with 17 attacks repelled and 45 ongoing engagements (LB.ua, Radio Svoboda). Russian forces struck a bus in Kherson, killing a city council ecologist (Pravda, TSN).
19:35
19:36
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21:46Fifteen Thousand Lost in Kursk Buffer

The newspapers report extensively on Ukraine's Kursk operation, with Zelensky revealing 15,000 Russian casualties over five months of maintaining a buffer zone (Liga.net, Pravda, TSN, Ukrinform UA). Congress officially confirms Trump's electoral victory (Glavcom, Novoe Vremya), while Ukrainian forces note intensified combat in the Kursk region (LB.ua). The situation in Kurakhove remains contested, with conflicting claims about control (UNIAN).
21:52
NV

«Або ідіотизм, або диверсія» / 14 новостворених бригад це «суцільний організаційний хаос»: що не так і як виправити — інтерв'ю з Бутусовим

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