January 2, Russians conducted assault operations at the Kharkiv and Kupiansk directions. Some positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, according to the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have struck a command post of the Russian forces in the village of Maryino, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: "On 2 January,

On January 2, a strike was launched against the Russian troops in the Kursk region. Russian troops suffered significant losses, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation.