(Jan. 1, 2023 12:53 PM PST) In the first hours of 2023, Ukraine shot down 45 Iranian-made Sahed drones fired by Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced. Attacks earlier on New Year’s Eve hit residential buildings and a hotel in Kyiv, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it targeted production, storage, and launch sites of Ukrainian drones with long-range missiles on New Year’s Eve.
