In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other parts of the country, several explosions were heard shortly after New Year’s Eve on the night from Saturday to Sunday, causing warning sirens to wail.
After the first elements there is no casualty Kyiv, said the Mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko, adding that fragments of a missile launched by Ukrainian anti-aircraft systems damaged a vehicle in the city center. The local military administration reported that 23 “air objects” launched by Russia were destroyed.
Several other explosions overnight
The strikes came within minutes of Volodymyr Zelenskyy broadcasting a New Year’s video message in which the President of Ukraine has expressed the only desire to achieve victory in the conflict with Russiaentered his eleventh month.
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Of explosions Other incidents happened overnight, Portal reporters noted, with no immediate damage reported. According to unofficial information, the Kherson region in the south of the country and Zhytomir in the north were also the target of attacks. Russia fired more than 20 missiles at targets across Ukraine on Saturday.