The war between Russia and Ukraine is escalating. IT photo
Crimea Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev, appointed by Moscow, said on Thursday that one person was injured by debris from an aerial target shot down by Russian air defenses in Sevastopol, a major port and largest city. on the Crimean peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014.
Russian military bloggers posted videos of air raid sirens blaring in Sevastopol during the day and traffic on the bridge connecting the Crimean peninsula with Russia’s Krasnodar region was suspended. This bridge is an important logistical link for Russia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, January 4 that the country’s air defense forces shot down 10 missiles launched from Ukrainian aircraft over Crimea, as both warring sides repeatedly attacked each other with missiles. long-range air strikes while fighting along the front lines remained largely deadlocked.
According to regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov, Russia fired two S-300 missiles into the center of Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, which in the past week has suffered almost daily aerial attacks from Moscow.
Regional Governor Andrii Raikovych said on Telegram that one person was killed in a morning Russian missile attack on Kropyvnytskyi, a city in central Ukraine. He said an energy facility was damaged in the attack, which also targeted an industrial park.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it intercepted two Shahed drones over the Khmelnytskyi region, west-central Ukraine, where Kiev’s important air base at Starokostiantyniv is located.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia fired more than 500 drones and missiles in 5 days at targets in Ukraine from December 29 to January 2.
Attacks on Kiev and the surrounding area during that time left 34 people dead and dozens more injured, city officials said.
With Russia stepping up missile and drone attacks on Ukraine over the winter, Ukraine has pleaded with its Western allies to continue supplying the country with anti-aircraft weapons.
NATO and Ukraine ambassadors are expected to hold talks at Kiev’s request in Brussels on January 10 and are expected to discuss the country’s needs, an alliance official said.
“NATO allies have transferred a series of air defense systems to Ukraine and they are also committed to further strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabilities,” NATO spokesman Dylan White said.