Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Putin's Russian Orthodox Christmas truce
Jan 6, 2023 · The ceasefire - from 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT) - coincides with the Russian Orthodox Christmas. Mr Putin asked Ukraine to reciprocate, but Kyiv quickly rejected the request.
Ukraine war: New weapons and nuclear threats in a week of change
Nov 23, 2024 · Russia says Christmas Day attack on Ukraine was a success, as Zelensky calls strikes 'inhumane'
Ukraine war: New Christmas date marks shift away from Russia
Dec 23, 2023 · For the first time since 1917, Ukraine is celebrating Christmas on 25 December. The move is more than just a change of date from 7 January - the date for Christmas in the Julian calendar, which ...
Ukraine war: The Christmas ceasefire that wasn't - BBC News
Jan 7, 2023 · It would run from Friday at midday until midnight on Saturday. He claimed it was so Orthodox Christians could celebrate Christmas. Ukraine almost immediately rejected it.
The famous Christmas carol inspiring Ukraine's defenders
3 days ago · Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine is the birthplace of one of the world's favourite carols, the Carol of the Bells. But there are few signs of Christmas in the city this year.
War in Ukraine: Christmas make things harder for refugees in NI
5 days ago · Mum of two Olesia Manolova is spending her third Christmas in Omagh, away from her home in Ukraine which she was forced to flee after Russia invaded in early 2022.
Ukraine war: Zelensky delivers defiant Christmas message after
Dec 24, 2022 · Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged his people to persevere in the face of Russian attacks as the country celebrates Christmas. In a defiant speech on Saturday, he said: "Freedom ...
Ukraine war: Russian missile attack kills eight in Zaporizhzhia
Dec 11, 2024 · A Russian missile attack has killed at least eight people and injured another 22 - including a child - in Ukraine's southern city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials say.
Ukraine: 'War started on a Thursday, I thought it would end by …
Nov 24, 2024 · This week marked 1,000 days since Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sofiia Rozhdestvina, 26, remains separated from family and friends in Kyiv.
Ukraine: Russian troops take control of key city of Kherson
Mar 3, 2022 · Russian forces have seized control of a key port city in southern Ukraine, the mayor says. Kherson is the first major city to be taken by Russia, after heavy fighting, since it invaded a week ago.