A wave of shelling hit Ukraine on Saturdayincluding the capital kyiv, where at least one person was killed and several were injuredaccording to local authorities.
“According to the first information, one person died in the Solomiansky quarter. Several people were injured,” said the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschkoon Telegram.
News agency journalists AFP they heard at least 11 explosions in the early afternoon in kyiv. The authorities released images of one of the bombings, which destroyed a hotel in the center of the city.
The mayor of the capital stated that seven people were injured and that one of them was in a “extremely serious condition”.
The Ukrainian authorities also reported destruction and fires in Mykolaivin the south, where there were at least two injuries and in Khmelnitskyin the west, where four people were injured.
After suffering several military setbacks on the ground, Russia opted since October to bomb Ukrainian infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity in the dead of winter.
In another vein, the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskyhas announced this Friday that the Ukrainian air defense will be “stronger” Y “effective” next year, to the point that it may become “the most powerful in Europe”.
“This year, we not only maintained our air defenses, but we strengthened them more than ever. But in the new year, the Ukrainian air defense will be even stronger, even more effective, ”he stated in his usual late-breaking speech.
In this way, Zelensky has predicted that “Ukrainian air defense can become the most powerful in Europe”, which will constitute a “security guarantee” not only for Ukraine “but also for the entire continent”.
Regarding the situation of the war, the Ukrainian president has affirmed that “the main thing” is in the Donetsk, Luhansk and Donbas regions, “where the fiercest battles take place”.
After citing Bakhmut, Soledar and Kreminna, Zelensky has assured that in general the Ukrainian army maintains its positions, although there are also areas of the front where it is advancing “slowly”.
Regarding the energy situation, he said that they have “a clear strategy” to ensure the generation and supply of electricity.
“It takes time to implement it. It takes a lot of effort. But will be. It is one of the most important tasks for the coming year and I have no doubt that we will achieve it”, she asserted.
At the end of his speech, Zelensky thanked all the soldiers and citizens who are fighting for Ukraine for their work.
