yes, well, merry christmas to you faithful and see you old new year, don’t get carried away, happily, bye, your dc, looking after you. hello, on the first channel there is a news release in the studio of maxim sharafuddinov and briefly about the main thing. bell ringing and holiday for millions of believers. today is christmas, divine services throughout the country, the main one took place in the cathedral of christ the savior, malebnaya on the front line. support in everything and at all

levels, an important conversation between the president and the families of the fallen heroes of the special operation, guests hosted in novoogorev, and celebrated christmas with them. a missile strike on several districts of donetsk on christmas eve, ukrainian militants hit exclusively civilians, including the central hospital, among the victims were patients. alive, healthy, in the hospital. the pentagon kept information secret from the white house for 3 days. hospitalization of the head of the military department, lloyd austin. millions of orthodox believers are celebrating christmas today. the bright holiday is one of the main ones in the church calendar. it fills hearts with joy and bright hopes. in all churches, services are held in a solemn atmosphere. white flowers are certainly a symbol of purity, action of thoughts, and green spruce branches, symbolizing eternal life. the main night service was conducted by the patriarch. in the cathedral

of christ the savior. there it took place in a special atmosphere. on the eve of christmas , the trinity icon of st. andrei rublev was delivered. the president celebrated christmas in the house church of the savior not made by hands on the territory of his residence in novoogoryovo vladimir putin came to the festive service together with several families of the fallen heroes of the special operation. shortly before the start of the service. the head of state talked with relatives, discussed issues that concern them and emphasized that his wife is a mother. and the children of our soldiers who gave their lives defending their homeland will always be surrounded by attention and care from the state. pavel pchelkin, more details about everything. at a meeting at the novo ogorev residence, the president noted that christmas is one of the warmest family holidays for russians. i want to say something kind to each other, to somehow support each other. at christmas, he said, the fraternal unity of the peoples of russia is especially felt. people of different faiths congratulate each other on religious holidays. i congratulate you all. on this holiday, as you know,

many of our men, our courageous , heroic guys, russian warriors, and now on this holiday, with arms in their hands , defend the interests of our country, so first of all, i would like you and i to congratulate everyone on this holiday. the president added the families of our heroes who died in the northern military district, will always be surrounded by the attention of the state, i would like that...

if it is needed, and life is complex, diverse, there are always cases and they often arise when outside support is needed, i hope that it will be so, it will be so, i want you again to assure that we will always be by your side, the level of attention to the participants of the special operation and their families is evidenced by the fact that putin regularly meets with them, personally participates in solving their problems; on january 1, in novogrevo, his meeting was held with participants of the svo of various kinds. it was thorough conversation about the situation on the front line and issues that concern the fighters. on the same day , the president visited the vishnevsky hospital, where i talked with soldiers undergoing treatment and rehabilitation after being wounded. and for today’s guests, the head of state asked for a pre-christmas surprise: the families of the fallen heroes visited the kremlin museums, the moscow zoo, the skating rink on red square, and the nutcracker in the big one. the children also met the inhabitants of a stable near moscow. the guests seemed pleased. do

you have any comments thank you huge for such happiness given to us, just the night before christmas and this is the magic for all our families, here... "god protect you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you very much. putin said that this is the least that can do for them, with some guests, the president has already met with the son of leonid makhonin, posthumously awarded the order of courage, the president talked on red square on the day of national unity, yegor said that he entered the cadet school, wanted to become like my dad, who died, february 2022 in ukraine." performing military skills, and teaching somewhere in a moscow school? do you like it?

during the meeting, the children shared their impressions of the holiday and stories about how they fed the horses. at some point i decided to literally shorten the distance, and the first grader said that the invitation from the president provided him and his mother with an excellent vacation, my mother and i could not afford these vacations, because my mother works very hard, she has no time, she is endless, a mortgage, well, i i think we'll figure it out, yes we will we’ll sort it out with you, of course, we’ll do that , don’t even worry, there won’t be enough time, the guests shared the problems they face, touched upon the topic of the region...

he promised to sort out some of the glitches in the military mortgage mechanism that guests with social benefits had complained about guarantees and status of priests who are in the troops in the northern military district zone. at the end of the meeting, the president addressed the guests with a request to congratulate the soldiers who are now on the front line on christmas. 1 2 3. pass! congratulations! next , vladimir putin invited the families of the heroes to christmas dinner held in their honor. in addition, today, together with the guests , i participated in the christmas liturgy in the church of the holy image in the village of usovo.

khodorova, andrey kirillov, channel one. vladimir putin congratulated all orthodox believers on christmas. in his address, he noted that this holiday plays a special role in uniting. around the ideals of goodness, mercy, justice. it is important that the russian orthodox church and other christian denominations in russia make a huge inspiring contribution to preserving our the richest historical and cultural heritage, strengthening the institution of family, patriotic education of the younger generation, and of course, the efforts of religious organizations aimed at supporting our heroes, participants in a special military operation, residents of donbass and russia deserve deep, sincere respect, i wish orthodox christians, everyone who celebrates the nativity of christ, health, success, prosperity. patriarch of moscow of all russia kirill also addressed the believer, who held a night liturgy in the cathedral of christ savior. solemn divine services in all russian regions, including new ones,

our soldiers, those who are now on the front line, also had the opportunity to attend the festive service. about how the country celebrated christmas. report by ivan prozrov. “a symphony of hope for the entire christian world, the pealing of bells that crowned the solemn services - this is a symbol of the beginning of beginnings, the good news of the birth of the baby jesus, our genetic roots somehow still feel that this is a holiday, the legs and soul walk on their own. itself stretches here, rivers of parishioners flocked to small rural parishes in large cathedrals from vladivostok to kaliningrad from..."

ours, above the world in which we live. an icon of the holy trinity, painted in the 15th century by andrei , was brought to the main cathedral on the eve of christmas rublev. the icon of the trinity by andrei rublev was placed in a special icon case, this is a special transparent ark, inside of which the necessary conditions for the great shrine were created. they placed it at the right choir of the temple, so that any believer in these bright holidays, i could come here to pray before the image of the holy trinity. therefore, believers flocked here not only from different parts of russia. we came from abkhazia and on

this holy day, of course, to be involved in such a celebration is a great reward. this is footage from the northern military district zone. festive service under the arch of the underground military cathedral. glory to you, our god, glory to you. in the krasno-limansky direction, a military field chapel was deployed at the bukhanki base, in the donetsk direction and the rozhdestvensky maleben about the victory. sounded special: unity with inspires the whole country, said a fighter with the call sign pilot, such a feeling appears , becomes more energetic, stronger, you feel , you know, there are wings, a feeling appears behind your back, how many prayers for our soldiers were heard that night and are now being heard all over the country, of course, you can’t count , we are always with you, we always support you, we pray for you. good luck to you, faith in victory, hope for peace

was spoken heartfeltly in new regions, we are all together, one huge great country, and i really want it to be the most beautiful, the greatest country in the world, well , it’s hard to doubt this, looking at those whose parents help choose the right path. i came to church for the first time for christmas, and how did you like it? unusual, unusual, liked it, right? what did you like? all. in his address to believers, patriarch kirill urged not to miss the divine light in everyday bustle. i would like to wish that every home, every family, every heart would be illuminated by the enlightening , renewing, warming and transforming light of christ’s nativity. so that we can share with each other friend with this unfading warm light of true faith, unshakable hope and true love. happy holiday, my dears, merry christmas. for the orthodox , a strict forty-day fast has ended,

with christmastide ahead, a time that believers have long devoted not only to fun, but also to good deeds. ivan prozurov, yulia khodorova and sergei prokofiev, channel one. on christmas eve, the ukrainian armed forces launched a barbaric attack on donetsk. at night, shells exploded in several areas at once. in leninsky the city hospital was attacked, it is reported that there is injured among patients. the glass and facade are damaged. concrete frames and doors, two nato-caliber cluster munitions flew into the kuibyshev region, and gorlovka was also shelled. in just one day , militant attacks on peaceful neighborhoods in the dpr killed three people and injured 12. kiev security forces fired over 230 units of ammunition. the russian army launched a new attack on ukrainian armed forces facilities in dnepropetrovsk. according to some sources, we are talking about a large military plant. meanwhile, in the south donetsk direction destroyed. ammunition depot and drone control center. in addition, in this area , our fighters thwarted eight attempts to rotate

militants. in the kupinsky sector, russian troops, with artillery support, improved the situation along the front line. and this is the work of motorized riflemen of the western group. mortar crews effectively strike at identified militant locations. it only takes a few minutes for the fighters to bring the gun to battle, after which they shoot straight at the target with rapid fire. in the usa. scandal, the pentagon chief went to the hospital, and about this for 3 whole days no one knew, it would seem that this should be immediately reported to the president, but the ministry of defense did not inform either joe biden or any of his assistants, as politico writes, lloyd austin underwent a certain procedure, after which the minister complications arose. as a result , the intensive care unit in the pentagon for senior deputy kathleen hicks, the story , according to the journalist, caused a great resonance in the white house, officials are not indignant, and osti. now they clumsily make excuses, saying, to keep everything secret, i decided myself, i was wrong,

in fact, i undertake to work better. and in conclusion, let’s return to the first topic of the issue: orthodox believers around the world today celebrate the nativity of christ. of course, the bright holiday was celebrated with special feeling in bethlehem, the city where, according to legend , the baby jesus appeared. in the holy land , celebrations this year are not on the same scale as usual due to the situation in the middle east. well, this is footage from egypt: the coptic orthodox community, the largest among christians there. the divine liturgy took place in the cathedral of the nativity of christ, the largest in the entire region. and with this our episode is completed, the broadcast will continue with the programs: we are playing a wedding, a christmas episode, we are watching right now.