Zelenskiy delivers New Year hope of Ukraine victory as Russia launches fresh strikes

President says country ready to fight for a return to normal life as Moscow launches third wave of attacks in matter of days

Fresh blasts were heard in Kyiv and around Ukraine in the first hours of 2023, minutes after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivered a New Year address in which he wished for one thing: victory.

Kyiv’s city military administration said 23 Russian-launched “air objects” had been destroyed, while mayor Vitali Klitschko said preliminary reports suggested there were no wounded or casualties, only a damaged car in the city centre.