Russia said that overnight the Ukrainians attacked the Belgorod region with drones and at least one missile on the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula. Several drones were destroyed near the city of Belgorod, the governor of the Russian region of the same name said, and anti-aircraft systems destroyed a missile over the port of Sevastopol, the Russian leadership of the city said. Several Russian Telegram channels reported a series of loud explosions over different parts of Sevastopol.

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07:34 Ukraine launched a drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod region, the governor of the region bordering Ukraine said on Wednesday, adding that several drones were destroyed as they approached the city of Belgorod, the region’s administrative center.

07:29 Air defense systems destroyed a missile fired by Ukraine over the Crimean port of Sevastopol, the Russian governor of the city said on Wednesday.

Mykhailo Razvozhaev wrote in Telegram that there were no casualties or damage as a result of the attack.

Several Russian Telegram channels reported a series of loud explosions in several districts of Sevastopol.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Zelensky announced that four people were killed and at least 92 were injured in a massive Russian attack on Tuesday that used dozens of missiles and drones. The head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zaluzhnyi, wrote in Telegram that in total, on the night of January 1-2, the Russians fired 99 missiles of all types, 72 of which were destroyed by Ukrainian air defense.
• The presidents of Lithuania and Latvia, Gitanas Nauseda and Edgars Rinkevichs, called for more air defense systems to be sent to Ukraine after a massive Russian missile strike on Tuesday. Berlin condemned new Russian strikes on Ukraine on Tuesday, saying they showed Vladimir Putin wanted to “destroy” the neighboring country.
• On Tuesday, Russia shot down nine Ukrainian missiles over the city and district of Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, killing one person and injuring several others, the Russian Defense Ministry and regional officials said.
• Turkey said on Tuesday it would not allow two British minesweepers bound for Ukraine to pass through its waters en route to the Black Sea, as it would violate an international pact on crossing its straits in times of war.
• The Russian army accidentally bombed a Russian village. On Tuesday, an explosive charge carried by a Russian army plane accidentally went off in a village 150 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assured Ukrainian President Zelenskyi that Britain “will continue to strongly support Ukraine in its fight against (Russian) aggression and occupation throughout 2024 and beyond.”

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