Russia launches Christmas Day missile attack on Ukraine....Zelenskiyy changed the date from previously used date by Russian Eastern Orthodox Church

 

Outages as Russia hits Ukraine energy sites at Christmas

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Putin had "deliberately" chosen Christmas for a strike targeting power generating sites in several states. Most of the missiles were intercepted but there were hits and power outages.

Ukraine will formally mark Christmas Day on December 25 this year, in a symbolic shift away from Russia, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. 

It will be the first time in more than a century that Ukraine observes the date in line with the Gregorian calendar, along with most of the world's Christians.

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Rather than January the 7th. This comes after president zielinski signed a parliamentary. Bill into law that officially switched the designated day for Christmas.