According to the European edition of Politico, Russian forces launched "large-scale" attacks on several Ukrainian cities on December 29. Later in the day, Ukraine** Zelensky inspected areas of fierce fighting on the front line.
Ukraine said that Zelensky inspected Avdiivka, a front-line area with fierce fighting, on December 29 local time.
According to reports, Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and several other cities were attacked by Russian missiles and drones on the 29th. The commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, posted on social ** that the number of attack drones and missiles used by the Russian army in the air strikes that day reached 158, of which the number of missiles of various types exceeded 120.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Ikhnat said that "we have not seen so much red on radar monitors for a long time." He added that the Russian army uses a combination of hypersonic missiles, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles to strike targets. Ukraine's air force said it intercepted 114 of the 158 drone and missile strikes launched by Russia.
Later in the evening, Zelensky inspected the front-line region of Avdiivka, according to the Ukrainian state news agency. He posted on social **, "This is one of the toughest areas on the front line. I personally express my gratitude to the fighters. Together with the commander, we discussed the defense situation and the main needs of the troops. I presented the State Medal to the best servicemen. ”
Regarding the Russian attack, Zelensky also said in his speech on the same day, "This is the largest attack by Russia." Almost 160 missiles and drones. Our fighters shot down most of these ......Today, our air defense fighters make a great contribution. We will continue to strengthen our air defenses and try to bring the war back to its place – Russia. Zelenskyy also said that the Russian attack resulted in the deaths of nearly 30 Ukrainians.
According to the "Political News Network", a few days before the Russian army launched a large-scale strike, Ukraine carried out a strike on a Russian ** docked in Crimea. At the same time, there are signs that Western support for Ukraine is dwindling, and there is a heated debate in the United States about whether to continue providing military assistance to Ukraine.