A wave of Russian missiles have
reportedly hit cities across Ukraine on new year’s eve.
The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitaly Klitschko said there had been several blasts in the capital, causing at least one death.
The attacks are following one of Russia’s largest air strikes since the start of the war.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had warned Russia could launch more attacks to make Ukrainians “celebrate the New Year in darkness”.
Russia has been targeting Ukraine’s major sectors in the past few months, including the energy sector, destroying power stations and plunging millions into darkness during the country’s freezing winter.
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Several senior Ukrainian officials have reacted to the strikes in social media posts, saying that Russia would not succeed in ruining their celebrations.
“The occupiers have decided to try to spoil the day for us,” Mykolaiv Governor Vitaly Kim said on Facebook.
