— Russia attacked Ukraine with more than 200 attack drones on New Year’s night: there were hits at 15 locations.
— Russian drones attacked Volyn throughout the night: there were hits, more than 100,000 households left without electricity.
— Russia carried out a drone attack on the Odesa oblast, striking energy infrastructure facilities.
— Putin, in his New Year’s address, urged russians to go to war and declared confidence in “victory”.
— A number of regions of russia came under UAV attack; as a result of the strikes, fires broke out at oil refineries in the Kaluga oblast and Krasnodar Krai.
— In russia, it was stated that their air defense allegedly destroyed 168 drones on New Year’s night.
— Ukraine joined EU roaming.
— Cyprus began its presidency of the Council of the EU.
— Switzerland began its one-year presidency of the OSCE.
— Bulgaria switched to the euro starting January 1.
— A historic 150-year-old Vondelkerk church caught fire in Amsterdam.