The new year begins for Ukraine under the sign of the latest threatening words from Moscow. “Nobody 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 blame the Ukrainians and vice versa. At least four dead
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Four people were killed in a bomb attack in Donetsk
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Russian night plane
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched a new night air strike on the Mykolaiv, Odessa and Dnipro regions.
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Four people were killed in a bomb attack in Donetsk
At least four people were killed when Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Donetsk. This was announced 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. Accusations were rejected by Kiev, which blamed Moscow. Previously, TASS reported on a Ukrainian bombing of the five-star Donbass Palace hotel in the center of Donetsk.
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Zelensky: “We will destroy the Russian armed forces”
In his New Year's address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured that the Russian forces that invaded his country almost two years ago would be “devastated.” “Next year the enemy will suffer the destruction of our national production,” Zelensky said, predicting that Ukraine will have a million drones in its arsenal by 2024.