'This New Year's Eve is sad' Ukrainian soldiers at frontline trenches vow to 'have a go' at Russians

Ukrainian soldiers at the trenches of the eastern frontline welcomed the New Year with sadness and resolve. Russia shelled Ukrainian towns across a long stretch of the frontline from north to south last Friday, trying to advance near Bakhmut and Avdiivka. The two towns are the focal points for Russia to take all of Donetsk region in the east. A fresh round of explosions rocked Kyiv less than an hour into 2023. Ukrainian military claimed it had shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the country rang in the New Year. Earlier in the evening, President Zelensky said in his new year message that Ukrainians would fight until victorious. While Russia's Putin pledged victory over Ukrainian "neo-Nazis" when addressing the nation on NYE, denouncing the West's intent on "destroying Russia". __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city    • Playlist   ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them    • Amazing Shanghai and China 淘宝魔都玩转中国   ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period    • COVID-19 新冠疫情   ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs    • Voices, Let's Listen! 听她他说   ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings    • Playlist   ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today    • Stories & Documentary 奇闻逸事记录中国   __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!