Ukraine news latest: Evil Putin launches New Year drone attack on Kyiv – but defiant Zelensky says ‘victory is ours’

UKRAINE’S defiant leader warned Putin he will lose the war in 2023, just hours before a Russian New Year drone attack. As missiles rained down amid the Ukraine War, the hero president and his wife Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska defiantly warned Vladimir Putin: “Wish for miracles? Ukraine create them themselves.” Their NYE statement on Twitter added: “Want faith, hope? Both have been in the army for a long time. Want light? It’s in each of us. Today it’s only one wish. It’ll come true not by a miracle, but our work. Fight. Mutual aid. Humanity. Happy New Year! Year of our victory.” But Russia continued intense attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early into New Year’s Day with air raid sirens wailing for hours overnight. Ukraine’s Air Force command said it had destroyed 45 Iranian-made Shahed drones — 32 of them after midnight on Sunday and 13 late on New Year’s Eve. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…