American diplomats said that their favorite quote of 2022 was the address of the Ukrainian Hero from Zmiiny Island to the occupiers: "Russian warship...".

On New Year's Eve, Kyiv came under fire from kamikaze drones.

In the capital, the air alert lasted for more than four hours.

Despite the difficult situation, American diplomats found a reason for a good mood and jokes.

They trolled the Russians on their Twitter.

"Diplomats of the US Embassy in Kyiv held a poll together in the basement in the middle of the night during Russia's brutal attacks on Ukraine regarding our favorite quote of 2022. The winning phrase was (probably not surprisingly): "Russian warship...", the embassy said in a statement.

We will remind, the head of the Kyiv regional military administration, Oleksiy Kuleba, reported in Telegram that the Russians launched almost 30

in the region , targeting energy infrastructure.

As a result of the attack, the occupiers managed to damage one of the infrastructure facilities, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties.

The Air Defense Forces of the Kyiv region destroyed most of the UAVs, emergency services worked all night at the places where they fell.

As reported by the Air Force of Ukraine, on January 31 and 1, the air defense system of Ukraine destroyed 45 kamikaze drones launched by the Russians.

32 of them were shot down directly on New Year's Eve.

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