New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- Russia and Ukraine trade New Year strikes, with Moscow alleging 24 civilians killed in a drone attack in Russian-held Kherson and Kyiv reporting 200+ Russian drones aimed at energy infrastructure across seven regions.

KYIV - The war between Russia and Ukraine pushed into its 1,408th day, the kind of grinding, day-count conflict tracked in The Eastern Herald's Russo-Ukrainian war digest, with the same blunt logic that has come to define winters in Eastern Europe, drones in the night, sirens in the morning, and a public argument over whose civilians are paying the price. Ukrainian officials said Russia opened the year with a large drone offensive aimed at energy infrastructure across multiple regions, while Russian aut...