312th day of war in Ukraine, where the year 2023 begins with new Russian bombardments on kyiv.
An explosion sounded over the Ukrainian capital less than an hour after the year 2023 passed, with the mayor of the Ukrainian capital saying that the air defense system “was working“to protect the city against Russian strikes.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised on Saturday that his country will continue to fight until the “victoire” in the face of Russia and the return of all the territories occupied by Moscow to the bosom of kyiv.
“We fight and we will continue to fight. In favor of this word: ‘victory,'” Mr Zelensky said in his New Year’s address, saying he hoped it would become “the year of return […] of our land“.
As Russia has been carrying out massive strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure for months, Mr. Zelensky hailed the way the country “withstands all threats, bombings, cluster bombs, cruise missiles, darkness and cold“.
“I want to wish one thing to each of us: victory. And that’s the main thing. The only wish for all Ukrainians“, he concluded.