Head of Ukraine military intelligence tells Kremlin to expect strikes ‘deeper and deeper’ into Russia – as it happened

Kyrylo Budanov says he expects fighting to be hottest' in March, with a Ukraine counter attack in the spring. This blog is now closed

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The city administration in Kyiv has said that 160 million passengers used the city's subway in 2022, compared with 319 million passengers the previous year. It also said that about 5.200 people used the network for shelter on New Year's Eve. In a statement posted to Telegram, the city authority said:

On new year's eve, during the air raid, about 5,200 people, including almost 400 children, used underground stations as shelter. The subway infrastructure operates 24/7 as a shelter and provides the most necessary conditions: drinking water, sanitary facilities and the possibility of recharging gadgets.