The new year opens for Ukraine under the sign of the latest threatening words from Moscow. “No one will stop Russia,” Putin said. While Zelensky promises to rout the Russian troops “with our national production”. Meanwhile, bombs hit the city of Donetsk: the pro-Russians accuse the Ukrainians and vice versa. At least four dead
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03:10
Russian drones over Odessa, one dead and several injured
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00:48
Four dead in a bombing in Donetsk
03:10
Russian drones over Odessa, one dead and several injured
One person has died and several others have been injured in a Russian drone attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa. Ukrainian media say wreckage from the downed aircraft hit buildings across the port city, causing fires in several residential areas.
01:04
Russian night plane
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a new night air strike, targeting the regions of Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipro.
00:48
Four dead in a bombing in Donetsk
At least four people have been killed by Ukrainian armed forces shelling the city of Donetsk. This was reported by the head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Denis Pushilin. “Unfortunately, casualties have been reported. According to preliminary information, three people were killed,” he wrote on Telegram. His accusations were rejected by Kiev, which blames Moscow. Earlier, TASS reported on a Ukrainian bombing of the five-star Donbass Palace hotel in central Donetsk.
00:31
Zelensky: “We will destroy Russian forces”
In his New Year’s speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that the Russian forces who invaded his country almost two years ago will be “devastated”. “Next year the enemy will suffer the devastation of our national production,” Zelensky said, predicting that by 2024 Ukraine will have a million drones in its arsenal.
2024-01-01 02:12:01
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