Putin visited a military hospital on January 1, 2024, where he comforted the wounded and announced that he would intensify his attack on Ukraine, AFP reported.
Ukraine's attack on the Russian border city of Belgorod on the 30th killed 24 people and injured 108 people, which was the largest in Russia since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Ukraine's attack on the Belgorod city in Russia on the 30th was in retaliation for Russia's attack on Kyiv on the 29th. On the 29th, Russia launched the largest attack on Ukraine since the Russian-Ukrainian war, killing more than 30 people in Ukraine and injuring more than 100 people.
Putin said that Russia's attack on Ukraine is only aimed at military targets, Ukraine attacked the center of Belgorod, and people were walking there at that time, so it was very heavy, this is a terrorist attack, and any crime against civilians will not go unpunished, that's for sure, we want to increase the attack on Ukraine.
The Belgorod city is located 30 km from the Ukrainian border, where it is regularly attacked by Ukraine. Ukraine ** Zelensky said that 2024 will be the year of anger, Ukraine will burn the fire of anger to Russia, and Ukraine will produce a million drones for attacking Russia.