Live / At least one dead and 11 injured in attack in kyiv, which hit hotel

New update on the impact of the attacks on the Ukrainian capital. According to the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, after all, there are 11 wounded to register in kyiv.

kyiv was not the only place attacked by rockets Russians this January 31. In Mykolaiv, several residential buildings were attacked and at least six people were injured.

The aftermath of the Russian attack on Mykolaiv.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 31, 2022

Already in Khmelnytskyi, there are four wounded.

Russian troops attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast with missiles. According to the Regional Military Directorate, there are at least four wounded in the region.

— Hromadske Int. (@Hromadske) December 31, 2022

kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko is now updating information on the attacks in the capital, saying the number of reported injuries now stands at eight.

One of the injured is a Japanese journalist, who was hospitalized. Another is “in an extremely difficult condition.”

The fatality was an old man.

kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that one person was killed in Saturday’s attacks in the Ukrainian capital.

The death was registered in the Solomyansk district. In Solomyan, at least three women were hospitalized. The Pechersk and Holosiivsk areas were also attacked.

Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s deputy chief of staff, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, announced that one of the targets hit was a hotel. Councilor Anton Gershchenko posted a video of the remains that appear to be from the hotel in question.

The aftermath of the Russian rocket attack on Kyiv – Presidential Office.

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— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) December 31, 2022

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov shared a video in which he writes a letter to Santa Claus, thanking Ukraine for “the gifts” received this year, a moment illustrated by the weapons and military equipment sent mainly by the United States.

“I hope that we will receive more important gifts again. I’m not even going to make our list, because you know very well which ones we need the most,” adds the minister, who also points out how necessary they are to fight against the “neighbor who behaved very badly this year.”

2023 should be the victorious year.
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— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) December 31, 2022

The Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Independent is now reporting that explosions were heard in several cities across the country, including Khmelnystkyi, Zaporizhia and the capital kyiv.

⚡️ Reported explosions in Khmelnytskyi, Zaporizhzhia amid ongoing Russian missile strike in Ukraine.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) December 31, 2022

According to the Reuters agency, in kyiv there were at least ten explosions.

Several regions of Ukraine have preemptively disconnected their electricity grid, fearing further Russian missile attacks.

“This is necessary to reduce the load on the power system in case our infrastructure is affected,” Odessa Governor Maksym Machenko clarified.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu issued a New Year’s message in which he acknowledged that the current “military and political” situation was “difficult” but declared that Russian victory was “inevitable”.

“We arrived at the New Year in a difficult military and political situation,” Shoigu began by acknowledging in the message sent to the Russian military. “At a time when there are those who are trying to erase our glorious history and exploits, demolish the monuments to those who defeated fascism, put war criminals on a pedestal, cancel and desecrate everything Russian.”

However, Shoigu wanted to leave a message of hope for his troops. “Victory, like the new year, is inevitable,” he assured.

About half of Ukraine is currently on alert for the risk of missile attacks, but that alert could be extended to the entire country.

The information was given by the governor of the Mykolaiv region, Vitalii Kim, who wrote on Telegram that there is now a risk of attack “in all regions.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine will be exempt from income tax.

According to Peskov, from now on they will not have to provide information about “their income, expenses and assets”.

The measure applies to soldiers fighting in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizia regions, considered Russian territory since the referendums, Agence France-Press advances.

The Donetsk region of Donbass is currently the scene of “the fiercest battles,” Volodymyr Zelensky announced.

In the daily evening message this Friday, the Ukrainian president assured that kyiv’s troops are managing to hold their positions and are even “advancing slowly” in some parts of the region.

There is a “realistic chance” that Russia will change its pattern of attacks in recent days and renew the intensity of the missile barrage on Ukraine today and tomorrow, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

The alert is issued by the British Defense Ministry, which notes that the pattern in recent weeks has been attacks on the country’s electricity grid every seven to ten days. The offensive, however, could be reinforced these days in an attempt to “undermine the morale” of the Ukrainians.

Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – December 31, 2022

Learn more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/R3VzwufDTv

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