Posted on Dec 25, 2023
Ukraine officially observes Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time amid Russian shelling
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Russian shelling in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region killed four people Sunday, including an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who died after a strike on their apartment building.
The barrage injured nine other people, including a 15-year-old, sparked fires in homes and at a private medical facility, and set a local gas pipeline alight, the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said.
“There are no holidays for the enemy,” Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, wrote on social media, commenting on the Kherson attack. “They do not exist for us as long as the enemy kills our people and remains on our land.”
The shelling across Kherson reached the center of the region’s capital city of the same name. The assault took place as Ukraine prepared to officially celebrate Christmas for the first time on Dec. 25, having previously marked the date on Jan. 7.
Some Orthodox Ukrainians observed Christmas on Dec. 25 last year in response to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Orthodox Church observes the birth of Jesus on Jan. 7.
The barrage injured nine other people, including a 15-year-old, sparked fires in homes and at a private medical facility, and set a local gas pipeline alight, the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said.
“There are no holidays for the enemy,” Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, wrote on social media, commenting on the Kherson attack. “They do not exist for us as long as the enemy kills our people and remains on our land.”
The shelling across Kherson reached the center of the region’s capital city of the same name. The assault took place as Ukraine prepared to officially celebrate Christmas for the first time on Dec. 25, having previously marked the date on Jan. 7.
Some Orthodox Ukrainians observed Christmas on Dec. 25 last year in response to Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Orthodox Church observes the birth of Jesus on Jan. 7.
Ukraine officially observes Christmas on Dec. 25 for the first time amid Russian shelling
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I wonder what the winter provisions are like. I know for a fact that many soldiers on both sides are weary, hungry, and freezing.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MAJ Ken Landgren Surviving a Russian, Ukrainian Winter is Nightmare Material! Stopped Hitler, Stopped Napoleon!
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MAJ Ken Landgren
There is something to be said about a country that thinks:
- It will be an easy and fast victory.
- The logistics lines are huge and long.
- Ever increasing the size of the wars.
- It will be an easy and fast victory.
- The logistics lines are huge and long.
- Ever increasing the size of the wars.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
COMMENTS - "Damn Sean's Dutch is sounding pretty good!
Making complaining sounds like a real Brabander"
COMMENTS - "Damn Sean's Dutch is sounding pretty good!
Making complaining sounds like a real Brabander"
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