Balanced News: Vladimir Putin heads for Belarus as Russian ‘kamikaze’ drones strike Kyiv

Moscow launched a “kamikaze” drone attack on Monday, hitting key infrastructure in and around Kyiv, as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads for Belarus, fueling fears he will pressure his ex-Soviet ally to join a new offensive on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Air Force said its air defences shot down 30 drones, the third Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in six days and the latest in a series of assaults since October that have targeted the Ukrainian power grid, causing sweeping blackouts amid sub-freezing temperatures. Oleskiy Kuleba, governor of the region surrounding Kyiv, said infrastructure and private houses were damaged and that two people were wounded.