The feared "winter war" is underway in Ukraine, marked by even more ferocious attacks by Russia. This night the largest Russian air attack since the start of the war, with over 150 missiles and drones launched against major cities: Kiev, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia e Dnipro. The missiles hit buildings and shopping centers causing at least 24 deaths and 130 injuries. “We have never seen so many missiles on our monitors at the same time,” Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said. “Russia has used almost every type of weapon in its arsenal: Kindzhals, S-300s, cruise missiles and drones. Strategic bombers launched X-101/X-505 missiles.” The Ukrainian president wrote it Volodymyr Zelensky on X, reiterating that “we will respond to terrorist attacks. And we will continue to fight for the safety of our entire country, every city and every citizen. Russian terror must and will lose."
Russia-Ukraine war: latest news
A OdessaAlong the southern coast, falling drone debris sparked a fire in a multi-story residential building. Governor Oleg Kiper confirmed 2 dead and 15 injured, including 2 children. TO Lviv, in the western zone, Mayor Andrii Sadovyi reported 1 dead and 8 injured, with three schools and a kindergarten damaged in a drone attack. In the capital, an attack caused a fire in a warehouse in the Podil neighborhood, with 5 people pulled from the rubble. In the north-east of Ukraine, a Kharkiv, Mayor Igor Terekhov reported at least three waves of airstrikes overnight, including S-300 and Kh-21 missile launches, resulting in 1 death and at least 9 injuries, according to authorities.
Although the Ukrainian counteroffensive met with limited success, Russia went on the counterattack, strengthening its position on the ground. After Soledar and Bakhmut comes the third conquest of 2023: Marinka. Regardless of the human losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to send a clear message in order to maintain political stability in view of the next presidential elections, eliminating all opponents, even those few who are not behind bars.
War Israel Hamas: latest news
Un convoy with humanitarian aid was returning from the northern Gaza Strip hit it under Israeli fire. UNRWA, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees, confirmed that Israeli soldiers fired on the convoy. “Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it was returning from northern Gaza, taking an army-designated route. Our convoy leader and his team were not injured, but one vehicle was damaged,” said UNRWA Gaza director Thomas White on X. “Humanitarian workers should never be a target,” he added .
Meanwhile, in the last few hours a message has been circulating on social media video showing men, women and at least two children detainees e get undressed by the Forces at a stadium in northern Gaza. The Israeli army has in the past advocated making detainees strip to ensure they have no hidden explosives. The video was uploaded to YouTube on December 24 by Yosee Gamzoo Letova, a photographer according to his Facebook profile.
Regret on the part of Israel was expressed over the killing of civilians in Palestinian refugee camp di al-Maghazi, Christmas Eve. According to Palestinian sources, the attack on the refugee camp, a densely populated residential complex, caused at least 106 deaths. According to the Strip's Ministry of Health, the death toll in Gaza is close to 22 thousand deaths.