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War in Ukraine: towards an escalation of violence?
War in Ukraine: towards an escalation of violence? – (France 2)
In Ukraine, there was no truce during New Year’s Eve. Russian strikes left one dead in Odessa, and Ukrainian strikes on Donetsk, a pro-Russian city, left four dead and 13 injured.
Over the Black Sea, Russian drones intercepted by Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses. 90 drones were fired by Russia during New Year’s Eve. A record attack, according to Ukraine, which left at least two dead. Among the cities affected, that of Lviv, in the west of the country. A university and a museum, linked to two Ukrainian nationalist figures, were targeted. “At 5 a.m. there was an explosion. I came, I saw the museum on fire. Half an hour later there was a second explosion“, confides a witness.
Strike on Donetsk
Ukraine immediately responded with a strike on the city of Donetsk, in the Russian-occupied zone, which left four people dead. The escalation of violence is taking place on the ground, but also in words. Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky clashed over New Year’s speeches.”Our weapons, our shells, our drones, we will use them on land, in the sky and at sea“, declared the Ukrainian president in particular.
