Ukraine reportedly puts hundreds of Russians out of action – the nightly update without photos Russia is now waging a “war to kill” +++ New Russian drone attack

Selenskyj speaks of “pathetic Russian terrorists”

“The Russian terrorists were already pathetic and started the new year the same way,” Zelenskyy said in his daily video address on Sunday. But these attacks could not harm the Ukrainians. “Our sense of belonging, our authenticity, life itself – all this is so contrasted with the fear that reigns in Russia.”

The Russian army is palpably scared, Zelenskyj claimed. “And they are right to be afraid, because they will lose.” Even with drones and missiles, the Russian army would not get very far. “Because we stick together.” The Russian side, on the other hand, is held together only by fear, he argued.

The Russian army had launched a wave of so-called kamikaze drones against Ukrainian cities on New Year’s Eve. According to information from Kiev, the Iranian-made Shahed drones flying towards the capital Kiev and the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses before reaching their targets. The unmanned flying robots are usually equipped with explosive charges and are designed to drop on their targets in a manner similar to missiles. A total of 45 drones were destroyed, Zelenskyj said.

Russia has been targeting the Ukrainian energy grid for weeks with cruise missiles, missiles and drones. The severe damage done so far has resulted in massive disruptions to water and electricity supplies. With this tactic, Russia obviously wants to exhaust the civilian population of Ukraine in the winter.

New Russian drone strike on Sunday evening

On Sunday evening, the Russian armed forces again carried out attacks with “Kamikaze drones” against targets in Ukraine. Two groups of Shahed drones were sighted near Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine, state agency Ukrinform reported. “Air alarm, two groups of mopeds,” regional military administrator Vitali Kim wrote on Telegram. Because of their engine noise, the drones are now referred to as ‘mopeds’ by the Ukrainian population. Air raid alarms sounded throughout the south of the country.

Kiev: Russia is now waging a “war to kill”

According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak, Russia has adopted a new strategy involving massive airstrikes against a number of Ukrainian cities. “Russia has no more military targets,” Podoliak tweeted on Sunday. “It tries to kill as many civilians as possible and destroy as many civilian objects as possible. A murder war.”

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The Ukrainian army is said to have put hundreds of Russians out of action

The Ukrainian armed forces say they have eliminated several hundred Russian soldiers in the Donetsk region in the east of the country. In Makiivka, an unspecified attack on New Year’s Eve destroyed a building that served as a shelter for Russian troops. About 400 Russian soldiers were killed and 300 others injured, the Ukrainian military leadership said. The information could not initially be independently verified.

That will be important on Monday

After the latest Russian drone strike, a balance of possible damage and casualties or even just a kill balance from the Ukrainian air defense is expected. (sda/dpa)