2 January 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine
Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Damaged residential building in Kyiv
LocationRegions across Ukraine
Date2 January 2024
Early morning
Attack type
Airstrikes
Deaths6
Injured119[1]
Perpetrators Russian Armed Forces

On the morning of 2 January 2024, Russia attacked Ukraine with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles[2] and Kh-101/Х-555/Kh-55 air-launched cruise missiles.[3]

Russia attacked the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv[4] and Kharkiv[5][6] en masse. During the bombing, due to a mistake, a bomb was also dropped on the village of Petropavlovka in Voronezh Oblast, Russia.[7][8]

Timeline

In the early morning of 2 January, Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 35 Shahed-136/131 drones.[9]

In the early morning, Tu-95MS strategic bombers launched at least 70 Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 air-launched cruise missiles.

At around 07:30, 10 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal launches from Mig-31K strategic bombers were recorded.

Three Kalibr rockets were also launched, as well as 12 ballistic missiles of Iskander-M/S-300/S-400 type from the north.

Su-35 planes also launched four Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles.

Strikes by city

Kyiv

Authorities reported that 50 people were injured and three were killed following the attacks.[10] Over 250,000 people lost access to electricity.[11]

Kharkiv

Destructions in Kharkiv

Ihor Terekhov, the mayor of Kharkiv, reported several strikes at civilian houses.[12] Three people died while 62 were injured.[10]

Reaction

  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his condolences to all victims of the attack. He has also stressed that "the terrorist state must feel the consequences of its actions"[13]
  • Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink commented "Putin is ringing in 2024 by launching missiles at Kyiv and around the country as millions of Ukrainians again take shelter in freezing temps. Loud explosions in Kyiv this morning. It's urgent and critical that we support Ukraine now – to stop Putin here."[14]
  • Poland launched its F-16 tactical aviation to protect its airspace.[15]
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský stated "Hypocritical Russia. It accuses others of genocide and is itself once again bombing civilian targets in Ukraine and murdering innocents. It wants us to be tired of war and give up on the Ukrainians. But that is not going to happen. Not this year, not ever."[16]

Ukrainian missile interception claims and summary of damages

Region City Weapon Intercepted/Total Strikes, Killed/Wounded
Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv С-300/С-400 0/2 Shelling of residential infrastructure[17]
Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast Russia Kh-101/X-101 59/70 Strikes and damage by fragments of residential and other buildings, victims: 3/100+[18][19][20]
Russia Kh-47M2 Kinzhal 10/10
Russia Kalibr 3/3
Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv North Korea KN-23 ?/? US officials claimed use of North Korean KN-23 missiles during the shelling of Kharkiv on January 2, 2024[21][22][23]
Ukraine overall (excluding S-300 systems) 72/85+ Victims: 6/119+
Claimed total interception rate: 87 %

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Зеленський відреагував на новий ракетний терор України та назвав кількість поранених й жертв". TrueUA.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Пуски крилатих і балістичних ракет. РФ масовано атакує Київ, частина столиці без світла, вибухи чули в Кропивницькому і Харкові – онлайн". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ↑ Olena Ivashkiv; Iryna Balachuk (2024-01-02). "16 Russian Tu-95 bombers launched cruise missiles: air-raid warnings in effect for 4 hours". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Росіяни атакують Київ крилатими ракетами, у місті пролунали вибухи, по столиці запустили більше 10-ти "Кинджалів"". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ↑ "As result of the Russian attack on Kharkiv, 41 people were injured, woman died (updated)". Censor.net. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Russia used a record number of Kinzhal missiles to strike Ukraine". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. ↑ "A missile fired by Russians into Ukraine hits a village in Russia". Militarnyi. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. ↑ "Ракета окупантів не долетіла до України і рознесла село у Воронезькій області РФ (відео)". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  9. ↑ "Окупанти вночі випустили 35 Shahed, українські військові збили всі ворожі дрони – Повітряні сили ЗСУ". Gordon (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. 1 2 Dinara Khalilova (8 January 2024). "Officials: Death toll of Russia's Jan. 2 mass attack rises in Kyiv, Kharkiv". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Київ під масованим ударом Росії. Ракети з Ту-95 МС та "Кинджали", багато руйнувань, зникло світло". BBC News Україна (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ↑ Iryna Balachuk; Olena Roshchina. "Large-scale attack on Kharkiv: 1 killed, over 40 wounded, 4 in critical condition". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. ↑ "Jan 2 missile attack kills four people, wounds at least 92 – Zelenskyy". InterFax Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  14. ↑ "Ambassador Bridget A. Brink in Twitter". 2 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Польща підняла в небо F-16 через масовану атаку РФ по Україні". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  16. ↑ "Jan Lipavsky in Twitter". 2 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Обстріл Харкова: кількість постраждалих зросла до 41, є загибла". www.ukrinform.ua. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  18. ↑ "Ракетний удар по Києву та області: троє загиблих, у Солом'янському районі столиці 43 постраждалих". Українська правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  19. ↑ "У Києві внаслідок російської ракетної атаки загинули двоє людей". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  20. ↑ "Українські сили знищили 72 повітряні цілі, включно з 10 "Кинджалами" - Залужний". Інтерфакс-Україна (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  21. ↑ "Росіяни атакували Україну північнокорейськими балістичними ракетами". Мілітарний (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  22. ↑ "Росія почала запускати по Україні балістичні ракети, отримані від Північної Кореї - Білий дім". Voice of America (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  23. ↑ "The Washington Post: •Russia has begun firing ballistic missiles into Ukraine that were provided by North Korea, according to two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive U.S. intelligence. •A second official said that the North Korean projectiles were short-range ballistic missiles that Moscow fired in late December and early January".
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