Here are the key developments on 1,042. Day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 1st:

Battle

• Russia launched a drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, causing damage in at least two districts, city officials said. Kiev Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said air defenses repelled the attack and that debris had sparked fires in private buildings.
• Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday that one of its naval drones – the Magura V5 maritime drone – destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and damaged another in the Black Sea.
• The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that its troops had attacked a Russian oil depot in the Smolensk region.

diplomacy

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Tuesday that no one would give his country peace, but he believed the United States would stand with Kiev as it fights to stop Russia’s 34-month invasion.
• Russia’s once dominant gas supply to Europe for decades via Ukraine ended with the collapse of a deal between the two warring countries that paid Moscow billions in gas revenue and Kiev in transit fees.
• Slovakia has said it will not risk a gas shortage if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian supplies through its territory. However, it will have to pay an additional 177 million euros ($184 million) in fees for alternative routes, according to the country’s economy ministry.