War in Ukraine: “Even on New Year's Day”… one dead, six injured, buildings damaged, Moscow launches a salvo of missiles on kyiv

Russia launched a salvo of missiles on kyiv on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, killing one person and injuring six others and damaging several buildings in two separate neighborhoods of the Ukrainian capital, authorities announced.

The explosions were heard early in the morning of January 1, 2025, shortly after the Ukrainian Air Force issued an alert that Russian drones were approaching the skies over kyiv.

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The city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said that anti-aircraft forces were working to repel an enemy attack and that two floors of a residential building had been partially destroyed in the attack. Debris also damaged a building in another neighborhood.

“One concern”

In a statement, the National Bank of Ukraine said that one of its buildings was damaged by debris from a drone shot down by air defenses. “Even on New Year's Day, Russia has only one concern: how to hurt Ukraine”, denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Instagram, where he posted photos showing a gutted and burning building.

Drones shot down

The Ukrainian army says it has shot down 63 of the 111 drones launched by Moscow on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday towards Ukrainian territory. Forty-six others were put out of action thanks to electronic jamming systems, it added.