Russia could step up attacks on Ukraine around Christmas. Meanwhile, “Moscow is stepping up the transfer of personnel, military equipment and ammunition to combat zones by rail,” stressed the Ukrainian general staff, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. The Russians continue to focus their efforts on conducting offensives on the Lyman, Bakhmut and Avdiivka fronts.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned the population of the danger of an escalation of the Russian attacks in the Christmas season. “Think of who is fighting us. As Christmas approaches, Russian terrorists could become active again. They despise Christian values and values in general of each other,” Zelenskyy said.
The Ukrainska Pravda website quoted his words, recalling that for the first time since December 16, Russian warships had entered the Black Sea with Kalibr missiles, weapons used in previous massive attacks.
In Ukraine, like in Russia, Christmas is traditionally celebrated on January 7th, but more and more people want to join the rest of Europe. December 25 has been a public holiday since 2017 and from this year the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches can also celebrate a Christmas service on this day.
Britain and Ukraine – Britain plans to double the number of trained Ukrainian soldiers in 2023, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said in a speech to Parliament.
“Our armed forces – he said – are doing everything to develop the fighting skills of Ukrainian men and women. We trained almost 10,000 people in the UK in 2022. Together with our armed forces and our allies, we intend to double the number.” 2023. I would like to officially express my gratitude to Canada, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Australia for their help in educating Ukrainians .”