Ukranian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Russians that their leader is destroying their country.
Speaking after Vladimir Putin delivered a New Year address flanked by people in military uniform, Zelenskyy said the Russian president was hiding behind his troops, not leading them.
Saturday saw a day of deadly strikes across Ukraine, and Zelenskyy said Ukrainians would not forgive Russia.
At least one person died and dozens were injured in the attacks.
The head of Ukraine’s armed forces, Valerii Zaluzhny, said air defences had shot down 12 of 20 Russian cruise missiles.
There were further missile strikes on Kyiv just hours into the New Year yesterday, officials said. The Ukrainian Air force said it had shot down 45 Iranian-made kamikaze drones overnight.
But the strikes, which came in the opening hours of 2023, fuelled anger and hate among Ukrainians already tired of Russia’s unrelenting air campaign.
Source: The Guardian
