Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his Christmas greetings to the nation in his nightly address as the country officially marks the second Christmas held on the revised 25th of December day, and the third Christmas in total since Russia’s invasion.
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00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky issued a Christmas address to the nation to officially
00:06mark the religious occasion.
00:09It's the second year Kiev celebrates Christmas on the 25th of December after the date was
00:13officially changed last year to bring it in line with most European countries.
00:18In his address, Zelensky said all Ukraine wants is the ability to celebrate Christmas
00:23as it's supposed to be, in safety and with family.
00:27He also slammed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his recent remarks, which implied
00:32that he found the war exciting.
00:35Russia's onslaught on its neighbor Ukraine continued on Christmas Eve.
00:40Officials say a four-story residential building in the central city of Krivyi Rih was struck
00:44with ballistic missiles.
00:47At least 15 civilians were injured, four of them critically.
00:50Meanwhile, Ukraine's air defense forces successfully thwarted a Russian drone attack on a western
00:56region.
00:57The attack caused minimal damage to infrastructure, but no civilian casualties were reported.