• Putin: “We want the war to end, but on our terms”
• Zelensky: “In 2024 we will destroy the Russian armed forces”
• Russian drone strike in Sumy, two dead
06:00 – Alarm from Kiev: “Russian strategic bombers in flight”
The Ukrainian military issued a nationwide air raid alert this evening, warning of impending missile attacks from Russian fighter-bombers. “Missile danger in the areas where the air alert is active.” There is a threat of cruise missiles being launched by Tu-95MS aircraft. A total of 16 strategic bombers are in the air,” the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram.
2:46 a.m. – Russian drones attack the capital Kiev again, and there are explosions during the night
Kiev is attacked again on the night of January 1st and 2nd. First the air raid alarm sounded, then several explosions were heard. According to initial reconstructions, the Russian attack was carried out with several drones.
2:45 a.m. – Putin: We also want to end the war, but on our own terms
02:28 a.m. – Air raid warning in Kiev and 7 other regions
According to local media, an air alert was sounded this evening in the city of Kiev and throughout the Ukrainian capital region. Warning sirens also sounded in the Vinnitsa, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Cherkasy and Chernihiv oblasts.