Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Sergiy Nayev (3R) talks with Ukrainian servicemen who took part in defence operations during recent attacks on Kyiv region, near Kyiv, on January 3, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Deadly air strikes hit residential buildings in Ukraine and the Russian border region on January 2, 2024, in an escalation of aerial attacks that killed five people and 130 wounded, less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to step up strikes following an unprecedented Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP)