Ukraine war: Russian drones target Kyiv after New Year aerial assaults
- Russia extends its bombardment into the second day of 2023 with an aerial attack on Ukraine’s capital and surrounding areas
- President Vladimir Putin has signalled no let-up in his assault on Ukraine, which is entering its 11th month
A fresh aerial strike targeted Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, after a New Year’s Day marked by dozens of Russian assaults that killed at least four people in the capital and other cities.
The Ukrainian capital and other cities came under fire from missiles and Iranian-made drones on Saturday, killing three people, and a new attack Sunday killed one in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia.
Ukraine said on Monday it had shot down all Russian drones in a massive wave of attacks, after Moscow intensified its air war for the New Year holiday.
Kyiv was once again rocked by an air raid on Monday morning, with the city’s military administration ordering residents just after 1am local time to retreat to bomb shelters.
By 3am, Ukraine’s air defence systems had destroyed 20 air objects above Kyiv, its military administration said.
“It is loud in the region and in the capital: night drone attacks,” Kyiv Governor Oleksiy Kuleba said.
“Russians launched several waves of Shahed drones. Targeting critical infrastructure facilities. Air defence is at work,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.