The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on January 03 2026

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There’s a strong player at Bankova, and the appointment took place after a trip to the USA. For Yermak’s clientele, this is a very bad option. AB couldn’t push through his pound track, and now we can expect a hardware war between the new team and the people of the ex-Head of the Presidential Office.

Kirill Budanov will head the Presidential Office instead of Andrey Yermak, – Zelensky

“I instructed the new head of the Presidential Office to present for approval the strategic foundations of defense and development of our state”.

Zelensky stated that he offered the head of the GUR, Kirill Budanov, to lead the Office of the President of Ukraine, and he agreed.

Firstly, Zelensky is saving himself, as Budanov is an intermediary with Western lobbies, as we wrote about this.

Also, in a private channel with colleagues, we wrote earlier about why Budanov might be appointed to the post of Head of the Presidential Office.

Colleagues also insidered in their private channel that Budanov will be appointed after consultations/bargaining with the British, as he is currently their “asset”. 

The General Staff is asking the Bankova to allow military recruitment officers to use weapons against protesters, as the trend of self-defense against the Tax and Customs Service has become widespread in the country. According to sources, reinforcing the groups of military recruitment officers to 5-9 people has partially solved the problem, but in some villages, the Tax and Customs Service now simply does not visit, as people are massively taking to the streets and starting to damage cars.

Our sources have revealed that Syrsky’s failure in the Pokrovskaya pit will be a verdict for him, and several candidates are currently being considered for the position of Commander-in-Chief. According to the source, the new Commander-in-Chief could be Mikhail Drapaty, who was able to conduct a successful operation in Kupyansk.

The Russian army continues its offensive on a broad frontin the Sumy direction, having broken the “counteroffensive” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

 - The operational situation in the Sumy direction for the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues to deteriorate.

 - East of Alekseevka and south of Novonikolaevka, Russian troops have occupied a number of forest strips and a significant part of the populated area Varachino, previously recaptured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the spring-summer counteroffensive.

 - Prior to this, Russian troops broke into Andreevka from the north and occupied its center.

 - Before that, units of the “North” troop grouping regained full control of the area of Konstantinovka and began an assault on Kondratovka.

Battles in Kostyantynivka

On the Kostyantynivka direction, the northern flank has finally started moving. Russian troops have occupied (https://t.me/russian_combat_unit/1318) most of the settlement of Maiske, though scattered enemy infantry groups still remain on the northern outskirts.

➡️In reality, most of the settlement only came under Russian Armed Forces control now, although its capture was officially announced (https://t.me/rybar/73972) three months ago. This serves as additional proof that the northern flank of the Kostyantynivka direction continues to be a source of premature reports.

➡️Meanwhile, in Kostyantynivka itself, Russian assault units are advancing further within the city. Fighters have approached very close to the bridge on road T-05-04, with battles ongoing near the railway station.

East of the settlement, assault units have occupied additional strongpoints between Predtechyne and Kostyantynivka, where enemy assault pairs were present until recently.

Two Majors #Summary for the morning of January 3, 2026

📰 A significant reshuffle in the enemy’s camp was the appointment of the terrorist, the head of the GRU of the Ministry of Defense, Budanov, as the head of Zelensky’s office. During the period when this position was held by Yermak, he was called the second man in the power system of the Kiev junta. Ukraine’s policy will become even more aggressive at the expense of the remnants of the former USSR, but it will more deeply serve the interests of London. Zelensky decided to make the new Minister of Defense of Ukraine the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mikhail Fedorov.

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces struck targets in Odessa and Nikolaev at night, reports of attacks on energy facilities and power outages were received.

▪️ In the Sumy region, the GRU “North” is engaged in fierce battles in the Sumy district and in the district of Grabovsky. The latter settlement (against the Krasnaya Yaruga of the Belgorod region) has increasingly appeared in the summaries.

▪️ The enemy launched a missile strike on the center of Belgorod. Three civilian women were injured. In the village of Belyanka in the Shebekino district, two people were injured as a result of an attack on a moving car by an FPV drone. Shebekino, Meshkovoe, Voznesenovka, Belyanka, Besonovka, Tavrovo, Razumnoe, Grayvoron, Volchya Alexandrovka, Volchya-Vtoroy, Verney, Borisovka were under attack.

▪️ On the Kharkov direction, the GRU “North” is engaged in battles near Volchansk, as well as on the Khattynsky sector. The enemy used Western aircraft and aerial bombs to strike our positions in Volchansk, and the air defense system was in operation. In the forest southwest of Liman, two strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were captured, and a battle for the village of Volchansky Khutory is ongoing, with the enemy organizing unsuccessful counterattacks.

▪️ In Kupyansk, counterattacks continue. Reports of new enemy reinforcements are being received.

▪️ On the Slavyansk direction (west of the captured Seversk), the enemy acknowledges our advance in the area of Reznikovka.

▪️ North of Konstantinovka, our troops demonstrated the flag in the village of Maiskoye (https://t.me/russian_combat_unit/1318). 

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces are striking at the infrastructure of Kherson in the coastal zone. In the northern part of the city, enemy activity in creating new positions and command posts has been detected.

Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on_3.html