Russian troops may launch another strike on Ukraine on Christmas Eve on January 7, Yury Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said, adding that the Air Defense Forces are preparing for a potential threat..

According to him, it is impossible to calculate the possible day of the strike, because the threat can arise at any moment.. That is why the Ukrainian military is always ready to attack.

“No one will give this information, except for the Russian leadership. So we're waiting, we're getting ready for it. ... We need to prepare for this and keep the gunpowder dry, the rockets to be loaded, the people are ready, ”said the Air Force representative, recalling that Kyiv has been under Russian air attacks for three days in a row.

Ignat noted that the lack of intentions in Russia to end the war indicates, among other things, statements about the annexation of five Ukrainian regions.

“But they can at least recognize the whole of Ukraine, it doesn’t matter, since the question now is their survival. Not in our. We will prepare, repel all flying threats, ”he added..

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It should be noted that the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine for three days in a row against the backdrop of the New Year celebrations..

In particular, on December 31, a rocket attack was carried out on Kyiv, as a result of which two people were killed and about 20 others were injured.. Also damaged were private houses and civil buildings in Kyiv and the region.. Dnepropetrovsk, Khmelnytsky and Kherson regions also fell under attack.

Immediately after the beginning of 2023, the Russians attacked Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as the south of Ukraine with kamikaze drones. That night, the air defense forces shot down 45 Shahed-131/136 drones..

Also, Kyiv was attacked by Shahed-131/136 drones on the night of January 1-2. The air defense forces shot down almost all of the bombing ammunition, but infrastructure facilities in the capital and the region were still damaged.