U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron have discussed further support for Ukraine, as well as the situation in Gaza and the safety of shipping in the Red Sea.
At least 130 people were injured, five were killed, and more than 250 civilian objects were damaged in Russia's large-scale missile attack on Ukraine on Tuesday, January 2.
France utterly condemns the massive wave of Russian missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on January 2, places full responsibility for this escalation on Russia, and vows to support Ukrainian resilience in the future.
Ukraine's air defense forces destroyed five Russian Lancet kamikaze drones and a ZALA reconnaissance drone of the invaders over the Kherson region on January 2.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have discussed further defense cooperation between the two countries, with an emphasis on air defense and the long-range capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said after Russia's massive attack on Tuesday that Ukraine needs more Patriot air defense systems to repel enemy attacks.
Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has condemned Russia’s another massive air attack against Ukraine, which took place on the morning of January 2, 2024.
In the Donetsk direction, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have adjusted HIMARS fire to hit Russia’s Buk surface-to-air missile (SAM) system.