In Ukraine, two people were killed and six others wounded Wednesday as Russia’s military began the new year with fresh airstrikes on the capital Kyiv. The attacks came as the Russian fossil fuel giant Gazprom said it had halted the flow of gas to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine. Until January 1, Kyiv had allowed Russian oil and gas to cross Ukrainian territory for decades — even after Russia’s 2022 invasion — providing a major source of revenue to both Ukraine and Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the halt of Russian gas shipments as “one of Moscow’s biggest defeats.”