US EditionRussia Says Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 24 in Occupied Ukraine as Tensions Grow Amid Peace Talks
Russian-installed authorities claim a drone strike killed 24 civilians including a child during New Year celebrations in occupied Kherson, though Kyiv denies the attack and independent verification is lacking.
- On Jan 1, Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-installed governor of Kherson, said three drones struck a cafe and hotel in Khorly, killing at least 24 people during New Year celebrations.
- U.S.-Brokered peace efforts this week saw Donald Trump and envoys hold talks with European and Ukrainian officials, while Russia earlier accused Ukraine of targeting President Vladimir Putin's Novgorod residence, complicating negotiations.
- Video from the Defence Ministry showed a masked soldier near drone debris, with authorities saying one incendiary-laden drone sparked a blaze hampering rescues as emergency services and doctors treated the injured.
- Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal terrorism case into the strike, senior Russian politicians condemned Kyiv, and Valentina Matviyenko said the attack strengthened Russia's resolve, while the Kremlin said Donald Trump was shocked and Trump later expressed anger but cast doubt on Moscow's account.
- Independent media and agencies said the claims could not be independently verified, Kyiv denied them as a lie aimed at undermining negotiations in recent weeks, and the strike occurred amid more than 200 drones reported overnight.
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Ukraine denies targeting civilians in drone strike on occupied part of Kherson Oblast
Earlier on Jan. 1, Volodymyr Saldo, a Ukrainian politician turned top Russian proxy head of Russian-occupied parts of Kherson Oblast, accused Kyiv of launching three drones at a hotel and a cafe on the Black Sea coast. Saldo claimed that the alleged New Year drone strike on the village of Khorly killed 24 people, including a child, and wounded more than 50.
In Genstab, the USU rejected Russia's accusations of attacking a hotel and cafe in the village of Horla in the occupied part of the Herson region, writing on 1 January "Interfax Ukraine".
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