Russia launched a New Year's Day drone strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Wednesday, killing two people, wounding at least six others and damaging buildings in two districts, authorities said.

The National Bank of Ukraine said that one of its buildings in Kyiv's Pechersk District had been damaged by falling debris. The central bank's main building is located near the President's Office on Bankova Street.

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.

Ukrainian drones hit high-rise buildings in Russia today, presenting a chilling resemblance to the 9/11 attack in the US when planes rammed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001.

A Russian drone attack has resulted in the fall of UAV wreckage in the Holosiivskyi and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv, sparking a fire. Source: Kyiv City Military Administration; Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko Details: Kyiv authorities noted that the attack was reported to have resulted in the fall of wreckage from drones in Kyiv's Holosiivskyi district.

Russian drones attacked the Kyiv region on the night of January 3. State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed the consequences of the Russian attack. According to rescuers, the Russian attack caused damage in 3 districts of the Kyiv region.