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14h09 : It is 2 p.m., here is the point on the news:
A new wave of Russian missiles has left at least one dead in kyiv and several injured in other regions.
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14h01 : The Alfavito hotel in kyiv was partially destroyed in a strike, according to these images published just now by presidential adviser Kirilo Tymoshenko.
(KIRILO TIMOCHENKO / TELEGRAM)
14h09 : Strikes were also reported in the Zaporizhia region, where residential buildings were damaged, according to Kirilo Tymoshenko, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
13h50 : There were also shellings in other areas. Four people were injured in the Khmelnytskyi region, Governor Sergei Gamaly announced. In Mykolaiv, Governor Vitaliy Kim gives the figure of two wounded, one seriously.
14h10 : At least one person died in the strikes carried out in kyiv, in the Solomyanska district, announces Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko. Three injured women were taken care of in the same district of the capital.
14h10 : More and more Ukrainians want to study more closely the history of their country. As our journalist Agathe Mahuet tells us, the courses offered at the National Museum of History of Ukraine are full every weekend. Here is his report.
(Agathe Mahuet / Radio France)
14h11 : Russian President Vladimir Putin affirms in his vows that the “moral and historical correctness” is “on the side” of Russia, in full offensive in Ukraine. According to him, the past year has been strong “really decisive and important events” who “lay the foundations (…) for our true independence”.
13h26 : On Telegram, the mayor of kyiv gives new details. One of the explosions sounded in the Solomyanska district, and others occurred in those of Pechersk (historic center) and Holosiivskyi. Rescuers and doctors are on their way, he announces.
1:16 p.m : A series of very loud explosions in downtown Kyiv. Still going. View from my window after air defense seemingly shot something down. https://t.co/eWXizhFRCl
1:16 p.m : Umpteenth wave of missiles right now on Kyiv. Several explosions.
1:16 p.m : Just heard two explosions near my home while cooking for today’s New Year’s Eve. Several explosions also reported in Kyiv and other cities. Thank you for a festive mood, Russia
14h15 : Several journalists present on the spot also report these explosions. “Thank you for the festive atmosphere”, pings a Ukrainian reporter. A journalist from Washington Post evokes a “series of very loud explosions”.
1:14 p.m : On Telegram, the mayor of the city, Vitali Klistchkocalls on residents to stay in shelters and evokes explosions.
14h16 : Several explosions were heard in kyiv, reports AFP