According to authorities, one person was killed and 15 others were injured in heavy Russian attacks on cities in Ukraine. According to Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, air defense was in full operation in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. There was a missile warning for the capital and explosions were heard, Klitschko wrote on the short message service Telegram. The Portal news agency then reported that a multi-story residential building and a warehouse were on fire in Kiev. A total of seven people were injured in Kiev.
Attacks also in Kharkiv and Lviv
According to Ukrainian reports, the cities of Kharkiv and Lviv were also attacked by Russia today. The fatality was reported in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. There are eight injured there. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on television that 22 air strikes had been recorded. A hospital, several residential buildings and industrial facilities were hit.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said there were two attacks. Lviv is located in western Ukraine and is rarely the target of attacks. The day before, three people died and nine others were injured in Russian attacks on several targets in the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities.
Zelensky calls for the fight against Russia's aggression
Given the uncertainty of military aid for next year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the global community to unite in the fight against Russia's aggression. “Russian terror must be defeated. Terror must always fail. And all of us in the free world must ensure this together,” Zelensky said.
Everything must be done to ensure that everyone demonstrates “strength together” in the coming year. Zelenskyy thanked Pope Francis for his wishes for peace in Ukraine and the US for a new military aid package. The US delivered new anti-aircraft missiles and cruise missiles of the HIMARS type, artillery ammunition with calibers of 155 and 105 millimeters and additional armored vehicles.