Despite fierce Russian air strikes, Ukraine is determined to mark the festive season as best it can. 9News
Ukrainian leaders have pledged Russian President Vladimir Putin won't "steal" their Christmas celebrations.
"No one is going to cancel the New Year and Christmas, and there should be an atmosphere of the New Year," Klitschko told local media.A Christmas tree decorates the central train station in Kyiv on December 19, during celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day, recognising the third-century saint who became an inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus.
Russian forces have turned the eastern Ukrainian city into ruins, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale December 5, 2022, by driving a vehicle acrossPutin took the wheel of a Mercedes to drive across the bridge that links Russia's mainland with the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
Mariupol remains strategically vital for Russia, forming part of its land bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea.Russian forces laid siege to Mariupol for nearly three months and unleashed artillery and air strikes on its residents.
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