Here are some more of the New Year’s Eve images being sent to us over the news wires.
It is just approaching midnight in Kyiv, and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has issued a message on the Telegram app, writing:
Ukrainians are stronger than cold and darkness. Ukrainians are stronger than intrigues, lies, pain, despair and discord. Ukrainians are stronger than fear. Ukrainians are stronger than terror. Ukrainians are stronger than evil. Ukrainians are stronger than this war. Ukrainians are stronger together!
Earlier he published a joint message with his wife, Olena Zelenska, in which they said:
The Ukrainian new year is not only a time for greetings, but also for action. Not only for wishes, but also for doing everything possible to make them come true. We, the Ukrainians, understand better than anybody else that a better future does not come by itself, but only because we defend each of our tomorrows. Our new year will be what we make it. The new year’s miracle, but also the year-round miracle, is all of you: dedicated, responsible, caring, and effective.
It looks busy in Paris, where crowds have gathered at the Champs-Elysées.
The onlookers are being treated to what looks like a rather complicated open air acrobatic performance.