the world. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. cross border strikes leave death and destruction in russia and ukraine. now president biden has a message to those who would hold up additional aid to kyiv. a former israeli hostage released and reunited with her family, , but hear why s she ca make peace with her return home. and from hong kong to key west, we ll take you around the globe see how the world is preparing to ring in the new year. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. moscow has fired a new salvo in the wave of cross-border attacks and counterattacks between russia and ukraine that s been going on for the last couple of days. ukraine says russia targeted the car kyiv region overnight, where three people were killed and 28 others injured. three regions in southern ukraine also came under attack, while officials in kyiv say they ve repelled the latest wave of drone strikes. now, hours earlier, ukraine says that russian
well, let s take a moment and watch this and appreciate the sights and sounds as these lanterns go up in the air. really a gorgeous sight. these lanterns have an l.e.d. light, so you can see the lantern light up. and once it got dark around it, you could see the lights go up again. it s really just beautiful here. traditionally, there would be, you know, what, lit candles in there, but i guess it s obviously a lot safer to have l.e.d. lights there instead of sending out candles on the wind, so to speak. yes, exactly. we re just panning up to show you some of the lanterns going up. i m just seeing a few smiley faces as well. there are lots of people here as well with their families, with their children, and of course, you know, as a child, school is very important, right? sour seeing some resolutions of just hope in the new academic year. i m seeing people s faces right now in the crowds and they just look very excited. and a lot of people here will go back home and ce