In Russia-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-appointed head of the city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said that Russian defenses downed four aerial drones attacking the city and sank two uncrewed boats near the shore.

Russia launched more than 40 attack drones across the Azov Sea into eastern and central Ukraine overnight, damaging houses in Kharkiv and Odessa, the Ukrainian military said.

Russians complained about a large-scale drone attack on the night of Tuesday, December 31. Russian air defense allegedly shot down 68 drones, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports. According to the Russian government agency,