► A series of missile strikes hit northern Ukraine
A series of missile strikes hit the city of Chernigiv, in northern Ukraine, this Friday, January 3. “One person killed, 4 injured”indicated on Telegram Dmytro Brijinskyi, head of the military administration of the city of Chernigiv, specifying that the assessment was provisional.
“Today the enemy launched a triple missile attack on a residential area on the outskirts of Chernigiv”for his part, explained on Telegram Vyatcheslav Tchauss, the governor of the eponymous region of the affected city. “Search and rescue operations continue”he clarified.
► Russian strike on the kyiv region
One person was killed on Friday January 3 and four others injured in a Russian drone attack on the kyiv region, on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, according to local authorities.
“One person was killed and four injured in an enemy air attack on the kyiv region”said Mikola Kalashnik, interim governor of the region. The victim, “a truck driver”was fatally hit by fragments of a drone shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, a total of 93 drones were fired by Russia overnight. Among them, 60 attack drones were shot down and 26 decoys neutralized. Drone debris also fell on the city of kyiv without causing any injuries, said its mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
► The oil spill in Russia and Crimea extends to Sevastopol
The oil spill which has affected south-west Russia and annexed Crimea since mid-December, following the sinking of two oil tankers, has reached Sevastopol, the largest city on this peninsula and base of the Russian fleet, announced the authorities.
The city of Sevastopol, with a population of more than half a million, is the historic base of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea and a major tourist destination for Russians.
► Zelensky believes that Trump’s “unpredictability” can help
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that “unpredictability” of Donald Trump, who is due to take office on January 20 at the White House, can help end the war in Ukraine.
“Trump can be decisive (…) in this war. He can help us stop Putin. He is very strong and unpredictable”Volodymyr Zelensky said in a television interview, believing that the American president-elect “really wants to end the war”. “I would really like this unpredictability of President Trump to apply to Russia”he added.
The arrival of Donald Trump at the White House raises hopes in kyiv of strong decisions after almost three years of Russian invasion, but also the fear of a drop in American financial and military support, which the Republican criticized numerous times.
