Russia targeted residential areas, not infrastructure – Kulebа

The massive Russian missile attack on Ukraine on December 31 was deliberately aimed at residential areas.

“This time, Russia’s massive missile strike is deliberately targeting residential areas, not our energy infrastructure. The war criminal Putin is ‘celebrating’ the New Year by killing people. Russia must be expelled from the seat on the UN Security Council, which it has always illegally occupied.” wrote Kuleba.

On the afternoon of December 31, an air alert was announced throughout Ukraine – the Russians launched missiles.

Hits were recorded in several areas, and there are casualties. In Kyiv, debris from the rocket damaged a hotel. According to the chairman of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko, an elderly man died, 20 people were injured, among them a Japanese journalist.

In Khmelnytskyi, four people were injured.

Residential buildings were damaged in Zaporizhzhia, and the victims are currently unknown.

Six people were injured in Mykolaiv. A fire started at the place of arrival, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitalіy Kim reported.

As a result of a massive missile attack on Saturday, December 31, by the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine, at least one person was killed and more than 16 were injured. Information about the dead and wounded is being specified.

Several powerful explosions were heard in the capital of Ukraine. The Alfavito hotel located near the Palace “Ukraine” was damaged by a rocket. The hotel collapsed several window sections from the second to the sixth floor; damage was also caused to the Palace “Ukraine”.

A man died in the Solomensky district of the city, at least eight people were injured, the condition of one of the wounded is serious. It is also known that among the wounded is the Japanese journalist Wataru Sekita.

In the Khmelnytsky region, at least four people were injured as a result of rocket fire, at least six people were injured in Nikolaev, residential buildings were damaged in the city, a fire broke out, a similar situation in Zaporizhzhia.

Russian occupation forces launched a missile attack on the capital of Ukraine. As a result of shelling in Kyiv, 11 civilians were injured, one more person died.

As a result of today’s enemy rocket fire in Kyiv, the Temp stadium and a hotel in the Svyatoshyn district, as well as the Palace of Ukraine, were damaged.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Tymoshenko reports this.

It is known that on Saturday, December 31, during a massive rocket attack by the Russian Federation, debris damaged an outbuilding and a car in the Holosiivskyi district.

A private residential building and a hotel were damaged in the Solomyan district. In the Pecherskyi district, a hotel was destroyed, and there is also minor damage to nearby buildings. There is destruction in the Dnipro district.

In particular, during the attack, fragments of the rocket fell on the “Temp” stadium. The Ukraine Palace was also damaged.

“Usually on these dates, parents are there with their children on New Year’s Eve. Miraculously there were no children today. Windows flew from Russian rockets. This is nothing but terror,” Tymoshenko said.

As a result of the attack, 20 people were injured, one person died. Among the injured is a journalist from Japan.

At the same time, Ukrainian defenders destroyed seven enemy air targets over the capital.

On December 31, Russia staged another missile attack on Ukraine. Some of them were shot down by air defense. A series of powerful explosions rang out in Kyiv, a hotel was hit in the Solomyanskyi district. According to the chairman, one person died and 7 others were injured.

Also, the Russian Federation hit the Khmelnytskyi region with missiles, there are casualties.

In Mykolaiv, as a result of shelling on Saturday, December 31, residential buildings were damaged and civilians were injured.

The Russians launched a missile attack on Kyiv.

The Russians “congratulated” on the New Year – launched a missile attack on Kyiv and other cities.

On the eve of the new year, on December 31, the Russians once again launched a massive attack on Ukrainian cities. The occupiers hit Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi and other cities with rockets.

In Kyiv, Solomyanskyi, Pecherskyi and Holosiivskyi districts came under attack.

An enemy missile hit one of the hotels in the center of the capital. The stadium, the buildings of two schools in the Solomyanskyi district of the capital, one in Pecherskyi district, and one kindergarten in the Solomyanskyi district also suffered varying degrees of damage.

The chairman of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko announced that as a result of the Russian attack on civilian objects in Kyiv, one person was killed and 20 were injured. 14 victims were hospitalized, six were treated by medics on the spot.