Russia Strikes Targets in Kyiv and Kharkiv Amid Ukrainian Attacks on Belgorod Region

Strikes coincide with renewed cross-border attacks by Ukraine, according to Russia’s defense ministry and local officials.

Firefighters work at a site of a warehouse heavily damaged during a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, released on Dec. 21, 2023. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv region/Handout via Reuters

Kyiv and Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv have again come under Russian missile attack, leaving five people dead and causing significant material damage, Ukrainian officials said on Jan. 2.

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the strikes damaged gas pipelines in the capital’s Pecherskyi district and disrupted electricity and water supplies in several parts of the capital.