People gather for Christmas service in the church in Kryvorivnya village, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine on Dec. 25, 2024. (Vitalii Poberezhnyi / The Kyiv Independent) ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Christmas greetings to Orthodox Christians, emphasizing the importance of family traditions and the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in uniting people ...

DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine — Christmas on Ukraine’s front line started, fittingly, in an old barn filled with hay. Soldiers filed in as Lt. Mykola Bagirov, the brigade’s chaplain, began ...

Christmas blackouts in Ukraine after 'massive' Russian strike. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia fired more than 70 missiles. By David Brennan. December 25, 2024, 4:48 PM. 1:27.

Russia hits Ukraine with Christmas Day attack on energy system 00:47. Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday ...

The ministry said its forces also shot down 59 Ukrainian drones overnight. This year is the second in which Ukraine will officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25.

Ukraine balks at US idea of ceding Crimea to Russia Crimean Tatars who fled the peninsula dream of return The Muslim people see Crimea as their ancestral home Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, eight ...

In 2022, Ukraine's Orthodox Church allowed Christmas to be celebrated on December 25, in what was widely read as a snub to Russia, which largely celebrates on January 7. Much of Ukraine has ...

Crews in Ukraine are cleaning up after a deadly attack on Christmas Day. Moscow launched some 70 missiles and more than 100 drones packed with explosives. They appeared to target Ukraine's energy ...