Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not forgive Russia for aggression following Kyiv strikes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country would not forgive Russia for its aggression amidst strikes by Moscow on the country even as the world celebrates New Year’s Eve. This follows the barrage of strikes Russia has fired across the country, killing one person in the capital Kyiv over the weekend.

In a post on social media on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Russia would not be forgiven for its aggression on Ukraine. Zelenskyy noted the missile attacks Russia has launched on Ukraine even on New Year’s Eve, as he previously noted that Russia continued to fire missiles during Easter and Christmas.

“Several waves of missile attacks on New Year’s Eve. Missiles against people…No one in the world will forgive you for this. Ukraine will not forgive,” Zelenskyy said in the post.

“They call themselves Christians…but they are for the devil. They are for him and with him,” said Zelenskyy in his video address. In comments addressed to Russian speakers, Zelenskyy said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was destroying Russia’s future.

“No one will forgive you for terror. No one in the world will forgive you for this. Ukraine will not forgive,” said Zelenskyy, reiterating calls for more anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said one person was killed and 20 others were wounded following strikes made by Moscow at the capital. Klitschko said one of those who were injured was a Japanese journalist who had been taken to the hospital for treatment. The Kyiv city administration also reported that a hotel south of the capital’s city center was hit, and a residential building was damaged.

The British defense ministry said that heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces was taking place for control of the P66 highway. In its intelligence bulletin on Monday, the ministry said heavy fighting was taking place in the past five days over the highway, located north of the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of Kremina.

The ministry noted that the P66 highway serves as a key supply route for Russian forces in the frontlines of the Donbas region from Russia’s Belgorod region. The highway has been disrupted by Ukrainian forces since October, and the ministry said that if Ukraine obtained control of the route, it would pose another blow to Russia’s defense of Kremina.