Russia has fired a second massive barrage of the new year on Ukraine’s capital and the country’s second-largest city, with the Ukrainian president calling on allies to accelerate financial and military aid to refill depleting air defences.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said five people were killed and more than 120 injured in Kyiv and Kharkiv after 100 missiles and drones hit the two cities. Rescue workers had rushed to locations affected to put out fires and sift through rubble for survivors, he added.
Without directly mentioning delays in US and EU financial and military assistance for 2024, Zelensnkyy nudged them to act, especially by providing more critical air defence systems.