Russia introduced a file 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine all over the early hours of the brand new 12 months, and Russian President Vladimir Putin stated his nation would “accentuate” its assaults on its neighborJanuary 1, 2024, 5:53 AM ET• 3 min readKYIV, Ukraine — Russia introduced a file 90 Shahed-type drones throughout Ukraine all over the early hours of the brand new 12 months, and Russian President Vladimir Putin stated his nation would “accentuate” its assaults on its neighbor.Talking all over a New 12 months’s Day discuss with to an army clinic, Putin stated Ukraine may be expecting extra such moves after shelling of the Russian border town of Belgorod that killed greater than two dozen other folks and wounded greater than 100 others.“They wish to intimidate us and create uncertainty inside of our nation. We can accentuate moves. Now not a unmarried crime towards our civilian inhabitants will pass unpunished,” the Russian chief stated, describing the barrage of Belgorod as a “terrorist act.”Russia has blamed Ukraine for Saturday’s assault, which was once some of the deadliest to happen on Russian soil since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began greater than 22 months in the past. Russian officers stated the demise toll stood at 25 as of Monday.Towns throughout western Russia often have come beneath drone assaults since Would possibly, even supposing Ukrainian officers by no means recognize accountability for moves on Russian territory or the Crimean Peninsula.Putin accused Western countries of the use of Ukraine to take a look at and “put Russia instead.” Whilst vowing retribution, he insisted Russia would most effective goal army infrastructure in Ukraine.“In fact, we will be able to hit public squares in Kyiv and in another Ukrainian town,” he stated. “I perceive — I’m boiling with rage — however will we wish to hit civilians? No. We’re hitting army goals, and that’s what we will be able to stay doing.”The wave of drone assaults in Ukraine persisted during the day Monday.A fifteen-year-old boy was once killed and 7 other folks wounded after falling particles from one among 87 downed drones hit a residential development within the southern Ukrainian town of Odesa, the pinnacle of the area’s army management, Oleh Kiper, stated. Particles additionally sparked a lot of small fires, together with on the town’s port.Within the western town of Lviv, Russian assaults seriously broken a museum devoted to Roman Shukhevych, a arguable Ukrainian nationalist and army commander who fought for Ukrainian independence all over International Warfare II. College structures within the the city of Dubliany had been additionally broken, even supposing no casualties had been reported.Writing on social media, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi described the strike as “symbolic and cynical,” including, “it is a warfare for our historical past.”In the meantime, 4 other folks had been killed and 13 extra wounded following Ukrainian shelling on Russian-occupied spaces of Donetsk, in step with the area’s Kremlin-installed chief, Denis Pushilin. Russian state media reported {that a} journalist was once some of the sufferers, however equipped no additional main points.One individual was once additionally killed and every other wounded in shelling at the Russian border the city of Shebekino, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated.
