Happy new year everyone!

Best of luck to you all for 2026.

YouTube gave me 3 unskippable ads just as the clock was about to hit 12 on a new year's countdown livestream. (The ads were from an Israeli company too).

Very reflective of the current state of the world 🤣

Interestingly, the recon drone (Orlan-10, not Zala) from earlier is still flying, having been in Ukrainian airspace for over 4 hours.

The approximate flight route so far is shown on the map.

Of course not 🤣

At least be like Ukraine and make an AI video to fake it.

Not even trying, smh.

Shelling on the Rodynske - Pokrovsk road

Reminds me of that one section of the Bakhmut - Chasiv Yar road near Khromove, if people know what I mean.

Net Russian progress in Ukraine each year since December 31, 2022:

2023: +588 km²
2024: +3,457 km²
2025: +5,559 km²

Here's the same map, but overlayed with the borders of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts.

Percentage of the different regions of Ukraine controlled by Russia, as of January 1, 2026:

Crimea + Sevastopol: 100%

Luhansk Oblast: 99.80%
Donetsk Oblast: 80.92%
(Donbas total: 90.38%)

Zaporizhzhia Oblast: 75.50%
Kherson Oblast: 71.08%
(4 Oblasts total: 81.59%)

Kharkiv Oblast: 5.37%
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 1.39%
Sumy Oblast: 1.20%
Mykolaiv Oblast: 0.54%

Current statuses of the different cities in the 4 Oblasts claimed by Russia, as of January 1, 2026:

Luhansk Oblast:
- 37 controlled by Russia
- 0 controlled by Ukraine
- 0 contested

Donetsk Oblast:
- 40 controlled by Russia
- 8 controlled by Ukraine
- 4 contested

Zaporizhzhia Oblast:
- 11 controlled by Russia
- 3 controlled by Ukraine
- 0 contested

Kherson Oblast:
- 7 controlled by Russia
- 2 controlled by Ukraine
- 0 contested

Additionally, Russia controls 1 city in Kharkiv Oblast (Vovchansk), and another is contested (Kupyansk), out of a total of 18 in the region.

The remaining cities not controlled by Russia in the 4 Oblasts are the following:

Donetsk Oblast: Slovyansk, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, Dobropillya, Bilytske, Bilozerske, Druzhkivka, Svyatohirsk, Rodynske (contested), Kostyantynivka (contested), Chasiv Yar (contested), and Lyman (contested).

Zaporizhzhia Oblast: Zaporizhzhia City, Orikhiv, and Vilnyansk.

Kherson Oblast: Kherson City and Beryslav.

Out of a total of 112 cities in the 4 Oblasts:
- Russia controls 95
- Ukraine controls 13
- 4 more are contested

Kh-59/69 cruise missile to Hadyach, Poltava Oblast.

Approximate path so far.

It's flying in the direction of Lubny/Hrebinka, Poltava Oblast.

Changed course to Lubny, flying in from the north

Maneuvering, flying back to Pyryatyn/Hrebinka

Changed course again, flying towards Drabiv, Cherkasy Oblast.

5 mins from Kaniv, Cherkasy Oblast

Now approaching Drabiv from the northeast.

Altitude: 500m