As millions of Ukrainians celebrate Christmas Day, Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on the country’s energy infrastructure
President Zelensky says Russia made a “conscious choice” to launch attacks at Christmas
Ukraine’s air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones - many were shot down or missed their target
Russia confirms what it calls the “massive” attack, saying the “goal was achieved”
In Kyiv, people sheltered in metro stations - “It’s scary to stay at home,” one woman says
There are power cuts and planned outages across the country, including in parts of Kyiv
In bitterly cold Ukraine, attacks on power sites are now a regular occurrence.
It seems like a symbolic (but obviously still immoral) move, Orthodox Christmas is usually celebrated later (January) but it seems like Ukraine aligned with the December 25 date in 2023. Russians still celebrate on the traditional Orthodox day.
So should Ukraine send a counter attack in January on Orthodox Christmas or be the better country?
Maybe on Orthodox eve?
Since they seem to only attack military targets they should do it any day.