Projectile event in Donetsk, Rodynske area, Ukraine on Fri 2nd January 2026

On 2 January 2026, Russian and Ukrainian military forces clashed near Rodynske, Donetsk. Russian forces hit (likely by artillery as the most common event) multiple Ukrainian units, including national guard (coded to Bilytske) and marines (coded to Rodynske), across several locations, some near Rodynske. According to Russian sources, the Ukrainian military lost up to 400 soldiers near Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Rodynske, Toretske, Udachne and Novopavlivka [Russian MoD reported 400 fatalities. Coded as 10 fatalities split across 6 events. 2 fatalities coded to this event]. The Russian military lost 37 soldiers, 18 of them irreversibly, near Nove Shakhove, Krasnyi Lyman, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Udachne, Filiia, Dachne and Novopavlivka (18 fatalities split across 11 events and coded as 1. Overall fatalities for this event coded as 3).