Set against a backdrop of Russian military servicemen and women, instead of the typical wintry vista of the Kremlin, Putin’s speech marked a significant shift in tone.
As Moscow launched a fresh barrage of strikes against Ukraine on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an unusually aggressive, prerecorded address, which was broadcast as Russians in the Far East began their New Year’s celebrations.
Set against a backdrop of Russian military servicemen and women, instead of the typical wintry vista of the Kremlin, Putin’s speech marked a significant shift in tone, combative and nationalistic, instead of festive and celebratory. As the first footage of the speech was broadcast, dozens of missiles rained down on Kyiv and other regions in Ukraine. Several explosions were heard in Kyiv, and ajournalist saw from her apartment window what appeared to be a Ukrainian air defence rocket intercepting a Russian missile. It was unclear if the sound of the explosions were from the air defence systems, or missiles hitting targets.
On Saturday, Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirmed that several explosions had rocked the capital, causing extensive damage and one death. Klitschko wrote on Telegram that at least 20 people had been injured, including a Japanese journalist and that 16 had been hospitalised.reporters in Kyiv observed that more residential areas appeared to have been hit than in previous strikes.
Kyiv’s military administration also posted on its official Telegram channel that seven “rockets and enemy drones” had been destroyed, but it did not specify how many missiles were fired at the capital.To bolster Ukraine’s air defence capabilities, the United States has delivered two of eight promised National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems – or NASAMS – while Germany provided an IRIS-T system.
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