Russia fired 20 cruise missiles into Ukraine on Saturday as civilians waited to ring in the New Year, killing at least one and injuring dozens.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 12 out of 20 Tu-95ms strategic bomber-launched missiles positioned in the Caspian Sea along with ground-based missile systems, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram.
The attacks hit locations in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Part of a hotel was destroyed after a missile attack on New Year’s Eve, on December 31, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a statement that at least one person had been killed.
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RUSSIA PREPARES AIR DEFENSES OVER MOSCOW, GIVES HAVENOUT MAPS TO BORDER CITY BEFORE NEW YEAR
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down six missiles in Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring 16, along with five missiles in the Zhytomyr region and one in the Khmelnytskyi region, which injured seven, including three in ” serious condition,” according to Ukrainian media.
Five districts in the western, central, southern and eastern parts of Kyiv were attacked, including at least one hotel, the Ukrainian Palace concert hall and residential buildings.
Emergency workers gather at the scene of an explosion on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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KYIV, LVIV WITHOUT POWER AFTER RUSSIA LAUNCHES ‘MASSIVE’ AIR AND SEA CRUISE MISSILE ATTACK ACROSS UKRAINE
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko took to Twitter to announce the attacks on Saturday morning, saying: “There are explosions in Kyiv! Stay in the shelters!”
Klitschko said that while Kyiv residents still had access to water and heat, certain train lines had been shut down and about 30 percent of the city was without power.
