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.
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