War on 312: Russia says it attacked Ukraine's UAV production facilities

Moscow [Russia], January 2: Air strikes on New Year's Eve have killed at least three people in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. Russia claims it targeted Ukraine's drone manufacturing facilities.
Russia speaks out about New Year's Eve attacks
Russia on January 1 announced New Year's Eve airstrikes in Ukraine were aimed at Kyiv's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production facility, saying it had succeeded in defeating "terrorist attacks". Kyiv's father" aimed at Russia, according to AFP.
In an air strike on New Year's Eve, Ukraine said Moscow's forces hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones believed to be made by Iran . As a result, Ukrainian authorities said three people died and 50 were injured.
A children's hospital was among the buildings believed to have been attacked. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of deliberately targeting civilians to instill fear, although Moscow has always denied this.
The Russian Defense Ministry said an attack hit "Ukraine's military -industrial facilities " related to the production of UAVs. "Storage facilities and launch sites" for UAVs were also destroyed, according to the ministry statement.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 45 Iranian-made Shahed UAVs - 32 of them at dawn on January 1 and 13 on the evening of December 31, according to Reuters.
New casualty estimate
In its most recent update, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry estimated that 106,720 Russian servicemen have been killed since the conflict broke out in late February 2022. It is difficult to give an accurate estimate of the number of soldiers killed on each side in this conflict, according to The Guardian .
In November, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley estimated that 100,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded in Ukraine, and that Kyiv's armed forces probably suffered similar casualties.
In late September, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Ukrainian army had lost more than 61,000 soldiers since Russia launched a "special military operation", while Russia's losses were 10 times less - about 6,000 soldiers, according to UkrainskaPravda .
Ukraine rises in the ranking of "The most powerful country in the world"
The ranking of "The most powerful country in the world " in 2022, recently announced by the US media company US News and World Report (USNWR), considers the level of influence of countries, as well as the main strength. political, economic and military.
The US, China and Russia occupy the first, second and third positions in this ranking, respectively. Meanwhile, Ukraine ranked 14th, up 19 places compared to the ranking in 2021.
The President of Ukraine is determined to fight
According to Reuters, Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky in a speech on the night of December 31, 2022 said his only wish for all Ukrainians in 2023 is victory and is determined to keep fighting for this.
"I want to wish us all one thing - victory. And that's the focus. A wish to all Ukrainians," Zelensky said in a video message recorded minutes before the start of the new year 2023.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country will never back down from Western plots to use Ukraine as a tool to destroy Russia.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper