Latest news on Russia and the war in Ukraine

Russian authorities stated Ukraine assaulted the Russian city of Belgorod over night, along with the port city of Sevastopol in Russian- inhabited Crimea.

The Russian Governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, stated Russia downed more Ukrainian rockets approaching the city and broader Belgorod area and reported some damage to homes and power products. Belgorod is throughout the Russian border from Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv area.

“The situation in Belgorod continues to remain tense. There were two shellings in the morning,” Gladkov stated onTelegram

“The air defenses worked. As quickly as it dawns, we will carry out door-to-door assessments to take a look at the damage to rooves, windows, exteriors and [we will] start repair work,” he stated.

In Crimea, the Russian- set up Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev likewise stated a rocket was downed there Tuesday night, although no damage to facilities was tape-recorded. CNBC was not able to right away validate the claims made by the authorities.

The most current attacks, which have actually not been verified by Ukraine, continue a current accumulation of aerial warfare around the brand-new year, and a series of “tit-for-tat” strikes by Russia and Ukraine over the last couple of days.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in his nighttime address Tuesday that Russia had actually utilized almost 300 rockets and over 200 Iranian- made “Shahed” drones versus Ukraine considering thatDec 29.

“No other state has ever repelled such attacks, combined ones: both drones and missiles, including air-launched ballistic missiles. Ten “Kinzhal” rockets [hypersonic air-launched ballistic missiles] have actually been shot down today alone,” Zelenskyy stated.

— Holly Ellyatt

Pictures reveal damage in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and Kharkiv in the northeast of the nation following Russian strikes on the cities.

The death toll has actually increased to 5 following Russian strikes on the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Tuesday.

As it stands, 2 individuals were eliminated 49 hurt in strikes onKyiv Two others passed away and 16 were hurt in the broader Kyiv area. In Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine, a single person was eliminated and 47 were hurt. Zelenskyy stated Russia would be held “responsible for every life taken.”

He stated practically 100 rockets of numerous types had actually been utilized in the strikes with 70 of them downed by Ukraine’s air defense systems. “‘Patriots’, ‘Iris’, ‘NASAMS’ — each such system has actually currently conserved a minimum of numerous lives,” Zelenskyy stated.

— Holly Ellyatt

The guv of the Russian area of Belgorod stated Tuesday that Ukraine tried to strike the city of the very same name once again.

Belgorod Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated Russian air defenses downed 5 Ukrainian rockets as they approached the city. “Operational services are clarifying information about the consequences on the ground,” he stated on Telegram.

“According to preliminary data, there is one victim – a woman has a torn wound to her left hand. She was examined by emergency physicians and refused hospitalization,” Gladkov stated. He included that a retail area and a number of vehicles were harmed by shrapnel. In the Belgorod area, one automobile was harmed by shrapnel in the town ofBelovskoye

CNBC was not able to validate the info. If precise, the most recent effort to strike Belgorod would continue a surge of attacks in between Ukraine and Russia around the brand-new year.

Ukraine targeted Belgorod on Saturday in retaliation for a huge rocket and drone attack that was performed by Russia on Ukraine last Friday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin swore on Monday to magnify attacks on Ukraine after the Belgorod attack, in which 25 individuals passed away, consisting of 5 kids, and over 100 were hurt. Ukraine has actually not openly discussed the attack and both Moscow and Kyiv reject targeting civilians.

On Tuesday, Ukraine’s biggest cities Kyiv and Kharkiv were assaulted with drones and rockets by Russia, leaving 4 individuals dead and lots hurt.

— Holly Ellyatt

Poland stated airplanes securing its airspace following the most recent Russian strikes on Ukraine had actually gone back to base.

Poland released 2 sets of F-16 fighter jets and an allied tanker following the most recent attack on Ukraine in which Kyiv and Kharkiv were targeted.

The Polish army’s functional command stated the airplanes had actually now gone back to base “due to the reduced level of threat.”

“The operations of Polish and allied aircraft on duty in our airspace have been ended. The resources released returned to their bases and standard operating activities,” the functional command stated on X, previously referred to as Twitter.

Poland has actually been on greater alert considering that last Friday after a Russian rocket went into Polish airspace for practically 3 minutes before it reversed into Ukrainian airspace. Poland stated Tuesday that it is keeping track of the circumstance in Ukraine on a continuous basis “and remains on constant readiness to ensure the safety of Polish airspace.”

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Ukraine’s foreign minister advised quicker products of air defence systems, fight drones, and long-range rockets, the ministry stated on Tuesday.

It stated in a declaration that Dmytro Kuleba gotten in touch with Ukraine’s Western partners to react to a brand-new Russian strike on Ukraine by “accelerating the supply of additional air defence systems, combat drones of all types, long-range missiles with a range of 300+ km.”

It likewise stated he had actually gotten in touch with partners to make “a decision to transfer frozen Russian assets for the needs of Ukraine and terminating contacts with Russian diplomats in the relevant capitals and international organizations.”

— Reuters