The strain of nearly a year of war is felt most strongly on the day of the Orthodox Christian community celebrate the birth of Jesus. A woman whose son and husband are on the frontline watches TikTok as a way to stay in touch - but at this time of year, their absence is painful.
Russian attacks on the energy grid have left many here inThe celebratory dinner is low-key and there's plenty to eat - but her husband and son are fighting on the front lines.They watch videos their loved ones post on TikTok as a way to stay in touch, but at this time of year the absence is painful."I was asking my husband to please stay home because we would feel calmer. But he said: 'My child is over there, I can't be at home'.
Her son Oleg's fiancee, Natalya, does manage to get through on the phone, which she lays down on the table on loudspeaker.The network is patchy but a couple of minutes is enough to connect and lift the festive mood."All holidays this year have been like this - it doesn't feel like a holiday," she says.
In the cathedral at the Monastery of the Caves in Kyiv, the service is for the first time conducted by the
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