Overnight before last New Year's Eve, local time. The city of Kiev and the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv were severely attacked by Russia.
Ukraine reported that, and in the hours before New Year's Eve 2023, Russia launched bombing and missile launches into Ukraine. The capital, Kyiv, was targeted. Kharkiv is the second largest city in the country.
The Ukrainian military reported via Telegram that on the night of December 30, before New Year's Eve, the Ukrainian air defense system in the area around Kiev was having difficulties fending off Russian drone attacks.
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The Russian air strikes on Ukraine are the largest since the beginning of the war.
While the city of Kharkiv, which is located in northeastern Ukraine. It was attacked in several waves with missiles and drones.
The incident came hours after Russia accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike in the Belgorod region. near the Ukraine border, killing 24 people and wounding more than 110 others.
The governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleh Sinyhopov, said that in the first wave of Russian attacks, at least six missiles fell on Kharkiv. It injured at least 28 people and attacked residential buildings, hotels and medical facilities.
Earlier, Ukrainian officials said two boys, aged 14 and 16, and a security adviser to the German press team. He was among those injured in Kharkiv.
As midnight approached there was widespread bombing in Ukraine targeting Kiev. Several waves of Russian drones attacked residential buildings in central Kharkiv. Cause fire
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said: “Before the New Year, the Russians want to threaten our city. But we are not afraid. We are indestructible and invincible!
Pictures from Kharkiv showed buildings that were severely damaged. Including one hotel where a large window was shattered by the explosion.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 21 of 49 Russian drones it launched overnight. Most of them targeted the front lines and parts of Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaev and Zaporizhia regions.
Compiled from Reuters
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