On the morning of January 2, the Russians attacked Ukraine with attack drones and missiles of various types. At first, the Russian military launched a wave of “Shaheds” in different regions, then targeted Kiev with almost a hundred cruise and ballistic missiles. The air alarm lasted a total of almost 6 hours.
“The main direction of attack is the capital of Ukraine,” said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. He noted that the Russian military attacked civilian and critical infrastructure, as well as industrial and military facilities.
The State Emergency Service reported that as of 14:00 in a high-rise residential building in Solomiansky district, two people were killed and 48 others were injured. Psychologists are also working on site, who have already helped 80 people.
President Volodymyr Zelensky also reacted to the morning attack on the capital: “Once again a blow to Russian non-humans. Almost 100 missiles of different types. At least 70 missiles were shot down, almost 60 of them in the Kiev region. My condolences to all the relatives and loved ones of the dead.”
Debris from the shooting down of enemy targets fell in the Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnyansk, Obolonsk, Pechersk, Svyatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Podilskyi and Solom'yansky districts of the capital. It was to the last two areas that photographer Pavel Florescu went. He says he expected a second massive missile strike on the capital after a wave of UAVs, as was the case on December 29. So he prepared the camera and tracked the damage sites.
“It's important to shoot it all. A photo is a record of what is happening. I used to photograph motorsports around the world. I am followed in social networks from colleagues from Europe, the USA and Canada. It is important for me to communicate these pictures to them,” said Florescu.
Unlike Florescu, his colleague Vyacheslav Ratinsky stayed at home after the first explosions. He continued to watch from the window of his house the whistle of enemy missiles. The photographer saw smoke clubs, burning high-rise buildings and warehouses. “It is not necessary to appear immediately at the place of destruction, because sometimes the Russians practice repeated attacks,” explains Vyacheslav.
The photojournalist advises to wait until the air alarm goes off before photographing the consequences: “The Russian military can strike again to cause as much damage as possible, especially if the SNS and police are already working on the ground.”
When the danger passed, Ratynskyi submitted to Podolsk and Solomyansky districts. He saw how people continued to rumble near one of the damaged houses, trying to get into their wounded home. “However, the rescuers did not let them in,” says the photographer: “Everyone wanted to see what condition their apartments were in and if anything could be saved. After all, they were left with nothing. Some women asked their husbands to go up to the apartment to take at least the most necessary things: shoes or underwear. Everything they had was left inside.”
Photographer Konstantin Liberov, who also recorded the aftermath of the most massive attack on the capital, added that “it is impossible to be ready for this. Even if there has been a full-scale war in your country for almost two years, it's always like the first time,” he says.
It was a difficult morning for the residents of Kharkiv. “Even the subway, which was next to the strike of the Dagger missile, was damaged,” says local photographer Evgeny Gartner.
Starting at 07:30 in Kharkiv there were four explosions. As a result of the enemy attack, one person was killed, half a hundred more were wounded. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov.
Between the houses there are giant wrecks, and around there are burned cars. Several apartment buildings were damaged.
“What struck me most was the place where Dagger flew. This caused quite a lot of destruction, and this despite the fact that the rocket fell not near the house, but a little further away,” says Yevgeny Gertner.
Information on victims and victims in Kharkiv is updated, rescuers continue to work on the ground.
The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
On the morning of January 2, the Russians attacked Ukraine with attack drones and missiles of various types. At first, the Russian military launched a wave of “Shaheds” in different regions, then targeted Kiev with almost a hundred cruise and ballistic missiles. The air alarm lasted a total of almost 6 hours.
“The main direction of attack is the capital of Ukraine,” said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. He noted that the Russian military attacked civilian and critical infrastructure, as well as industrial and military facilities.
The State Emergency Service reported that as of 14:00 in a high-rise residential building in Solomiansky district, two people were killed and 48 others were injured. Psychologists are also working on site, who have already helped 80 people.
President Volodymyr Zelensky also reacted to the morning attack on the capital: “Once again a blow to Russian non-humans. Almost 100 missiles of different types. At least 70 missiles were shot down, almost 60 of them in the Kiev region. My condolences to all the relatives and loved ones of the dead.”
Debris from the shooting down of enemy targets fell in the Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnyansk, Obolonsk, Pechersk, Svyatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Podilskyi and Solom'yansky districts of the capital. It was to the last two areas that photographer Pavel Florescu went. He says he expected a second massive missile strike on the capital after a wave of UAVs, as was the case on December 29. So he prepared the camera and tracked the damage sites.
“It's important to shoot it all. A photo is a record of what is happening. I used to photograph motorsports around the world. I am followed in social networks from colleagues from Europe, the USA and Canada. It is important for me to communicate these pictures to them,” said Florescu.
Unlike Florescu, his colleague Vyacheslav Ratinsky stayed at home after the first explosions. He continued to watch from the window of his house the whistle of enemy missiles. The photographer saw smoke clubs, burning high-rise buildings and warehouses. “It is not necessary to appear immediately at the place of destruction, because sometimes the Russians practice repeated attacks,” explains Vyacheslav.
The photojournalist advises to wait until the air alarm goes off before photographing the consequences: “The Russian military can strike again to cause as much damage as possible, especially if the SNS and police are already working on the ground.”
When the danger passed, Ratynskyi submitted to Podolsk and Solomyansky districts. He saw how people continued to rumble near one of the damaged houses, trying to get into their wounded home. “However, the rescuers did not let them in,” says the photographer: “Everyone wanted to see what condition their apartments were in and if anything could be saved. After all, they were left with nothing. Some women asked their husbands to go up to the apartment to take at least the most necessary things: shoes or underwear. Everything they had was left inside.”
Photographer Konstantin Liberov, who also recorded the aftermath of the most massive attack on the capital, added that “it is impossible to be ready for this. Even if there has been a full-scale war in your country for almost two years, it's always like the first time,” he says.
It was a difficult morning for the residents of Kharkiv. “Even the subway, which was next to the strike of the Dagger missile, was damaged,” says local photographer Evgeny Gartner.
Starting at 07:30 in Kharkiv there were four explosions. As a result of the enemy attack, one person was killed, half a hundred more were wounded. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleg Synegubov.
Between the houses there are giant wrecks, and around there are burned cars. Several apartment buildings were damaged.
“What struck me most was the place where Dagger flew. This caused quite a lot of destruction, and this despite the fact that the rocket fell not near the house, but a little further away,” says Yevgeny Gertner.
Information on victims and victims in Kharkiv is updated, rescuers continue to work on the ground.
The material was created with the support of The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation.
The material was worked on:
Researcher of the topic, author of the text: Vira Labych
Bildeditor: Vyacheslav Ratynskyi
Literary Editor: Julia Futei
Site Manager: Vladislav Kuhar
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