The Ukrainian army announced that the strikes launched by the Russian forces on many Ukrainian regions caused damage to the infrastructure of a number of regions of the country.

An explosion was heard over Kyiv less than an hour after the start of the New Year, and its mayor said that the air defense system was operating to defend the city from Russian strikes.While President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainians will fight until victory, he added, "We are fighting and we will continue to fight for the keyword 'victory'."He added that his country witnessed the end of the old year hours after the new wave of strikes.And he continued, "I want to say to all Ukrainians, you are wonderful .. Look what we have done and what we are doing." Zelensky added, “We are fighting as one team – the whole country, all of our regions.. I admire all of you. I would like to thank every indomitable region of Ukraine."