**Heavy Fighting on Saturday Reported in Pokrovsk Direction**
The city of Pokrovsk has been a battleground since July 2024. Russian forces have been trying to take the strategic city and disrupt Ukrainian supply routes.
On January 4, 2025, fighting was intense in the Pokrovsk area. The General Staff of Ukraine said there were 107 combat clashes across the front by 4 PM. Thirty of these fights happened near Pokrovsk.
**Ukrainian Forces Defend Their Positions**
Despite suffering heavy losses, Russian forces continue to attack Ukrainian positions. However, Ukrainian troops are actively defending their territory. They have successfully repelled many attacks in the past few days.
**Other Areas See Heavy Fighting**
Fighting was also reported in other areas on January 4. In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces launched two assaults that were mostly repelled by Ukrainian defenders. The Russians also carried out airstrikes in several locations.
On the Kupiansk front, Ukrainian troops thwarted three Russian attacks near Zahryzove. The Lyman sector saw 11 Russian attacks, but only four were still ongoing. Ukrainian defenders repelled seven attacks on the Kramatorsk front and one is still in progress.
**Pokrovsk Remains Key Target**
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces made 30 attempts to push Ukrainian defenders from their positions. However, Ukrainian troops successfully repelled 22 of these attacks. Heavy fighting was also reported near Kurakhove, where nine Russian assaults were blocked and five engagements are still ongoing.
**Other Incidents Reported**
Russia launched 11 assaults in the Vremivka sector and carried out airstrikes using guided bombs. In the Orikhiv direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled an assault near Novodanilivka.
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