"Russia carried out a series of overnight air attacks on Kyiv and key energy infrastructure targets as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Ukrainians to prepare for the possibility of Christmas day strikes. Ukrainian air defense officials said Russian troops were carrying out a combined attack using cruise missiles and strike drones on December 23, with a large-scale air raid alert declared across the country. Zelenskyy warned that Russia was likely to intensify attacks over the holiday period."
""We understand that precisely on these days they may - this is in their nature - carry out massive strikes on Christmas," Zelenskyy wrote in a post on X. As a result of the attack on Kyiv, a five-story building was damaged, with four people were injured, including a teenage girl who was hospitalized, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko."
Russian forces carried out overnight air attacks on Kyiv and key energy infrastructure using cruise missiles and strike drones, prompting a large-scale air raid alert across the country. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of likely intensified attacks during the holiday period and advised preparedness for possible Christmas day strikes. The attacks damaged a five-story building in Kyiv and caused multiple casualties, including deaths and injuries in Kyiv region, Khmelnytsky and Zhytomyr. Kyiv's military administration said air defense units were countering the aerial threat and urged residents to remain in shelters. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed use of Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and long-range strike drones against military-industrial and energy targets.
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