The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces welcomed him and guaranteed a safe flight.
On the eve of Christmas, Santa Claus visited Ukraine, as evidenced by the images of the Flightradar24 resource.
Santa’s crew of the North Pole flight raced through Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi regions towards Moldova.
The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces welcomed him and guaranteed a safe flight.
Christmas on December 25 in Ukraine – how they celebrate it
The day before, Volodymyr Zelenskyy recorded an address to Ukrainians who celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar. The President noted that no kamikaze drones are capable of extinguishing the Christmas Dawn.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined in congratulating Ukrainians on Christmas holidays.
This year, more than half of Ukrainians will celebrate Christmas on January 7. But the number of people who will do it only on December 25 and those who celebrate it on both dates has increased. It is also noted that the number of those who support the idea of moving the celebration of Christmas to December 25 has significantly increased over the year: from 26% to 44%.
OCU allowed the parishes to choose when to celebrate Christmas. The priest of PTU, George Kovalenko, explained that the church has not made any decisions regarding changing the calendar, but “we must understand that the majority of the Orthodox world celebrates Christmas on December 25 and lives according to the New Julian calendar.” At the same time, he added that the Ukrainian church still lives according to the Julian calendar and also celebrates December 25, but this is according to the old style, and according to the new style it is January 7.
What Russia is preparing for Ukrainians during the Christmas and New Year holidays
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Ukrainians about possible massive enemy attacks closer to the holidays.
Experts also assume that the Russians will want to turn the winter holidays into another test for Ukrainians.
On the eve of Christmas, on December 24, Russian troops brutally shelled the center of Kherson. The number of wounded increased to more than 60 people, many died.
