For the first time, Ukraine celebrated Christmas on December 25 according to the new Julian calendar. Soldiers can’t be with their families, so the winter holidays become an opportunity to remind everyone of their needs, warmth, and the cozy home atmosphere they also crave.
December 24, Bakhmut. A tank crew signs a shell with a Christmas greeting. The festive greeting with Merry Christmas is recorded by the press service of the 28th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
On the Avdiivka direction, soldiers brought a ribbon from the MK-19 grenade launcher as a Christmas tree decoration. The division commander with the call sign Kalyna decorates the Christmas tree at his location. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
One of the soldiers brings a ribbon from the MK-19 grenade launcher as a Christmas tree decoration. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
The division commander with the call sign Kalyna decorates a New Year tree at his location on December 24. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
A combat tank T-64 adorned with garlands, and the tank crew dressed as Saint Nicholas sets off to perform a combat mission near Bakhmut. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
A soldier poses with a New Year tree that he is taking home in a military pickup truck on December 24, 2023, in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine. Photo: Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
Additionally, soldier Mykita Shandyba posted several photos on his Instagram, taken specifically for this occasion. For him, it’s an opportunity to remind everyone about those who are currently defending the front line and thanks to whom many families can sit down at the table with their loved ones. Here are these photos:
