Russia launches drone strike over Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks
The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack that one air force official described as the biggest aerial barrage of the war.
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00:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed in his New Year's address to wreak wrath
00:09 against Russian forces in 2024. His message came less than 72 hours after Moscow launched
00:16 a barrage of missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities, killing 39 people in one of the biggest
00:22 aerial attacks since the war began. With the war now entering its third calendar year,
00:27 President Zelensky said he would increase defense sector production, whilst urging his
00:31 Western allies to keep up support.
00:40 In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin adopted an equally defiant tone, praising
00:45 Russia's army in his pre-recorded New Year's address to the nation. He put Ukraine front
00:50 and center of his address, emphasizing that Russia would never retreat and no force could
00:55 divide Russians. Meanwhile, relatives and supporters of soldiers imprisoned by Russia
01:00 following their surrender at the Asfodau Steelworks in Mariupol are demanding their release.
01:05 [MUSIC PLAYING]
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