UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT

Christmas near the frontline in the Zaporizhia region

epa11044165 Local residents gather in a bomb shelter in Huliaypole, Zaporizhia region, southeastern Ukraine, 25 December 2023, amid the Russian invasion. Huliaypole is a small town situated 5 km from the frontline. The town's entire infrastructure has been destroyed by daily shelling. Huliaypole was home to around 13,000 residents before the Russian invasion. Today, its population is around 1,800 people. This year, Ukraine celebrates Christmas on 25 December for the first time in accordance with the Western calendar. Ukrainian President Zelensky signed a law in July 2023 to move the official Christmas Day holiday to 25 December, departing from the Russian Orthodox Church tradition of celebrating on 07 January. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/KATERYNA KLOCHKO

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