According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, since December 29, Russia has launched over 200 Shahed combat drones and close to 300 missiles against Ukraine. During a video address on Tuesday, Zelensky stated that no other state had ever successfully repelled combined drone and missile attacks, including air-launched ballistic missiles.

 According to Zelensky, at least five people were killed and 130 injured when Russia launched nearly 100 missiles of various types at Ukraine. Alone on Tuesday ten Kinzhal missiles were shot down.

The most recent attack, which primarily targeted Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, damaged over 250 civilian facilities, according to Oleksii Kuleba, the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office, who made the announcement on Telegram.

 According to Vitali Klitschko, the mayor of Kiev, the airstrike caused two fatalities, 49 injuries, and 43 hospital admissions in Kiev alone.