January 2, 2026 | 09:52 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is carrying its nearly four-year war into the New Year, launching more than 200 drones overnight.
The strikes mainly targeted energy infrastructure, according to the Ukrainian leader.
"Most of them were successfully shot down, and I thank all our warriors who repelled this attack," he said.
He urged Ukraine's allies to deliver promised air defense systems as soon as possible.
"The killings must be stopped — there can be no pauses in protecting human life. If the strikes do not stop even during the New Year holidays, then air defense deliveries cannot be delayed," Zelensky wrote on social media.
On the other side, Russian officials say a Ukrainian drone strike killed at least 24 people and injured scores more during New Year celebrations in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine's Kherson region.
Three drones struck a cafe and hotel in the resort town of Khorly on the Black Sea coast, the region's Moscow-installed leader, Vladimir Saldo, said on Telegram.
He added that one drone reportedly carried an incendiary mixture, sparking a fire.
Saldo posted images showing a gutted building, smoldering rubble, and charred bodies.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of carrying out a "terrorist attack" on civilians.
Kherson is one of four regions in Ukraine that Russia illegally claimed as its own in 2022.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian military spokesperson told Interfax Ukraine news agency that Kyiv's forces exclusively target Russian military or energy sites when asked about a drone strike on a hotel in a Russian-held part of the Kherson region.
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