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The first day of 2024 has been officially declared a day of mourning in the Ukrainian capital, as the death toll continued to rise from Friday's massive attacks by Russia and fresh attacks began overnight. At least 27 people were killed and 30 wounded in Friday's attack in Kiev, the city's military administration said Monday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble as search and rescue operations continued.
It was the largest airstrike in Ukraine since the start of its full-scale occupation, the Ukrainian military told CNN, with an unprecedented number of drones and missiles fired at targets across the country.
A total of at least 52 people across Ukraine were killed in Friday's attacks, which struck across the country, with explosions reported in the capital Kiev, as well as at a maternity hospital in the central city of Dnipro, the eastern city of Kharkiv , the southeastern port of Odessa and the western city of Lviv, far from the front lines. Ukrainians across the country on Sunday and Monday saw in the new year the sounds of air strikes and new Russian attacks.
On Monday, Ukraine's Air Force Command said Russia launched a record 90 drone strikes on New Year's Eve. Overnight, 90 Shahed drones were launched in waves from Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and Crimea, and air alerts were issued in most regions of Ukraine along the drones' route.
"A year ago, on New Year's Eve, the defenders of the sky destroyed 45 'Shaheds'. Today 87 Shaheds were destroyed," Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said in a Telegram post.
Hours of Russian shelling on New Year's Monday killed at least five people and wounded 22. The southern city of Odesa came under an airstrike by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched from the Black Sea that hit buildings in residence early Monday morning, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. One person died and at least nine were wounded in the attack, said Oleh Kiper, head of the military administration of the Odesa region.
The Donetsk region, occupied and illegally annexed by Russia, was targeted by at least 15 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) overnight, according to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Zaporizhzhia administration installed by Russia.
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