“Even on New Year’s Eve, Russia was solely involved with inflicting ache to Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned.
Kiev’s metropolis administration mentioned on Wednesday that two individuals have been discovered useless within the rubble of a constructing following an early morning Russian assault within the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office mentioned at the very least seven different individuals have been injured, together with two pregnant girls.
Debris from a downed drone triggered a hearth on the roof of one of many buildings of the National Bank of Ukraine within the metropolis’s Pecherskyi district, the financial institution mentioned on Telegram. Windows on the higher flooring have been broken, the assertion mentioned.
The financial institution confirmed that each one operational methods and companies proceed to perform totally with none interruption.
“Even on New Year’s Eve, Russia was solely involved with inflicting ache to Ukraine. 111 assault drones have been launched in opposition to our cities,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram.
“Thanks to our air protection methods, cell hearth teams and digital warfare methods, most of them failed to attain their targets. However, sadly, one individual was killed. My condolences to his household and family members,” Zelenskyy wrote.
Russia didn’t decelerate its assaults on Ukraine over the vacation interval, with Zelenskyy saying Moscow had stepped up its airstrikes on Ukraine.
On Christmas Day, Russia led to large-scale Christmas assault over Ukraine, launching 78 missiles and 106 drones in opposition to a number of cities.
Zelensky promised in a New Year’s message that he would do “every part potential to finish the struggle within the subsequent 12 months.”
