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Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone attacks following a blistering New Year’s Eve assault that killed at least civilians across the country, authorities reported.
There were local reports of fresh attacks on Ukraine night as defending troops activated their anti-aircraft missiles. Explosions Air raid alarms were heard across Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Poltava, on the first day of 2023.
Ukrainian officials say Russia is now deliberately targeting civilians, seeking to create a climate of fear and destroy morale.
The Ukraine president also made a direct appeal to Russians in their own language, saying "it is not a war with NATO, as your propagandists lie."
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainians faced a grim start to 2023 as Sunday brought more Russian missile and drone attacks after a blistering New Year's Eve assault that killed at least three civilians across the country, authorities reported.