Russia launches fresh strikes on Ukraine as Zelenskiy delivers new year message of hope

President says country ready to fight for return to normal life as Moscow launches latest wave of attacks

Ukraine was targeted by a fresh wave of strikes overnight as Russia’s attack on the country continued into a second year and the embattled President Zelenskiy said in a new year’s message that he hoped for victory.

Blasts were heard in Kyiv after midnight as people celebrated the new year indoors, but the destruction appears to have been limited to two cases of rocket debris falling on the city, damaging a car in the city centre.