Breaking News: Drone Attack in Kyiv Leaves Two Dead, Six Injured on New Year’s Day
The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, was struck by a drone attack in the early hours of New Year’s Day, resulting in two fatalities and six injuries. Multiple buildings were damaged in the assault, according to Kyiv’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took to social media to report that the air defense system had intercepted more than a hundred aerial attacks, stating, "Even on New Year’s Eve, Russia was focused only on causing pain to Ukraine."
A significant portion of a residential complex was destroyed, with the body of a woman later retrieved from the rubble, as confirmed by the mayor. The extent of the damage can be clearly seen in photographs released by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service.
Watch the footage from the scene here: [Doden en gewonden bij Russische luchtaanval op Kyiv](https://www.nos.nl/blad/midden Category=NL-Nouw-20250101-260d105f-b1de-496d-b2b5-e7f7a37de4dcasmaatniceziaa1bv3g)
