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The number of victims of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Belgorod has increased to 24 people. In the regions of the Russian Federation, New Year's festivities have been curtailed. On the eve of the New Year, an air raid alert was announced twice in Crimea. Drones were shot down over the Rostov region. Donetsk was struck.
A port infrastructure facility was damaged in Odessa in southern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
Bryansk Governor Bogomaz: "Ukrainian terrorists attempted an attack using a UAV. Aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle suppressed by electronic warfare equipment of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation over the Bryansk region. There were no injuries or damage.»
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that new types of artillery were being tested in the air defense system
An air alert has been declared in all regions of Ukraine. This is evidenced by data from the official alert resource.
More than 180 “arrivals” recorded within 24 hours in the Belgorod region.
The mayor of Lvov, Sadovaya, on the morning of January 1 reported that as a result of the attack, the memorial museum to Roman Shukhevych in Belogorsch was completely destroyed. Damage is also reported to the university building where Stepan Bandera studied 100 years ago.
An air alert has been declared in the Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev regions of Ukraine.
Belgorod Governor Gladkov: “The village of Krasnoye, Shebekinsky urban district, came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There were no casualties. In one private residential building, the roof was broken, the façade was cut and windows were broken. Also, one shell landed on the school grounds — the blast wave knocked out the windows and cut the façade of the building.»
Thermal power plant was damaged in eastern Ukraine due to explosions, Ukrenergo reported.
Dnepr authorities reported a fire at the enterprise due to explosions.
The infrastructure facility caught fire in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine.
On January 1, a decree came into force increasing the age limit for granting a deferment from military service for IT specialists under 30 years old.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova commented on the shelling of Donetsk: “Only a terrorist beast could do this.”
The International Cycling Union assigned neutral status to 43 Russians.< /p>
Changes to the army conscription system came into force in Russia on Monday, the maximum age for conscription for compulsory military service (1 year) was increased from 27 to 30 years.
The port infrastructure was damaged in Odessa due to explosions, there was a fire, the Ukrainian military reported.
From January 1, the Russian Federation zeroed out the duty on the import of chicken eggs. This measure will be in effect until June 30, 2024.
The head of the DPR, Pushilin, said that four people were killed and 13 were injured as a result of the attack on Donetsk.