Just half an hour into 2023, air raid sirens rang across Ukraine's capital followed by the sound of explosions.
At midnight, the streets of Kyiv, were desolate as Russian attacks continued.
The only sign of a New Year came from local residents shouting from their balconies, “Happy New Year!” and “Glory to Ukraine!”
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported an explosion in Holosiivskyi district and the city administration reported the fragments of a shot down missile damaged a car in the central Shevchenkivskyi district.
