Ukraine’s air force on Monday reported that it shot down two Russian fighter jets during the night along with two cruise missiles and 28 Shahed-type drones.
The report said the attack was aimed at southern and central Ukraine, but no casualties were immediately known.
It said that 31 drones were launched in total, but did not provide details on what the three that were not intercepted may have hit.
A summary from the Ukrainian president’s office said that one civilian had been killed and at least four wounded in Russian attacks over the previous 24 hours.
The deaths occurred in the town of Chornobaivka in the Kherson region, which is partly under Russian control and experiences daily fighting.
Ukraine celebrated Christmas on Monday, the first time the country officially marked the holiday on December 25 rather than the January 7 date followed by several Orthodox countries, including Russia.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law in July to move the date of the public holiday.
Ukraine celebrates Christmas on December 25 this year instead of January 7, which is celebrated in Orthodox countries. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka
Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox Christian, but the faith is divided between two churches, one of which has long been affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which does not recognize the authority of the Russian church and has been considered schismatic, was granted full recognition in 2018 by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the highest Orthodox authority.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is a branch of the Russian church, announced in 2022 after the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war that it severed ties with Moscow and considered itself autonomous.
Ivan Zelenchuk visited the graves of relatives in Kryvorivnia ahead of Christmas. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka
However, his parish continues to follow the same liturgical calendar as the Russian church and will celebrate Christmas on January 7.
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