Russia's Defence Ministry has claimed that Ukrainian drones attacked Russia on the evening of 1 January, causing a temporary suspension of flights at Kaluga, Penza, Saransk and Saratov airports. Source: Russia's Defence Ministry;

Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.

A key oil facility erupted into flames this morning following a suspected drone strike by Ukraine inside Russia. The attack hit a depot in Russia 's Yartsevo district of the Smolensk region, which caught fire overnight on December 31, Russian authorities said.

Kyiv said that Russia had launched a barrage of drones and missiles across Ukraine, conceding that there were successful

The National Bank of Ukraine said that one of its buildings in Kyiv's Pechersk District had been damaged by falling debris. The central bank's main building is located near the President's Office on Bankova Street.

In Russia-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-appointed head of the city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said that Russian defenses downed four aerial drones attacking the city and sank two uncrewed boats near the shore.

Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘massive’ drone attack that hit luxury apartment in city, some 1,000km from the frontier.