of the church of christ, an unbreakable wall , the main stronghold of kyiv, death on the state as long as there is oranta, there is sophia, with her, kyiv stands. operations to the center of kyiv to the portal he wanted this ukraine he wanted ukraine to fall for that he needed kyiv, the truth is he didn't want to seize kyiv and he wanted to surround him to say that you control him and this should demoralize the ukrainian people to force them to stop resisting, to go to the center and say that everything is finished, he went in with the assumption that there would be no resistance, that is, they thought that in three days this issue would be resolved, then the troops are simply brought in, you know, we always hope for the best we expected the worst, that there would still be an attack on the capture of kyiv, and according to journalists, russia has even drawn up firing lists of ukrainian activists, the kremlin's blacklist includes ukrainian politicians, journalists and public figures whose immediately must be arrested or destroyed in the event of a successful attack on the capital, we felt that there is a threat, there wi

parts , that is, each singer had his part in such a church . music was performed, and also to sophia of kyiv in various large churches, the concert was dedicated to gerasimova, the organizers of the singing event, say that she is a legend for every ukrainian who is engaged in music, the concert is intended to honor her memory by singing the works of mykola the dilectsky composer whose name was rediscovered to the whole world by nina oleksandrivna, the focus of our concert is the resurrection canon of delectsky, eh, this is a very well- known work now, although it was only discovered at the time. it was in the 70s of the 20th century. and now it is such already well-known all over the world, a powerful work written in a partesian style, the preparation for the concert was a long story, because the rehearsals were even before the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russians, most of the participants were forced to go abroad, but before the big concert, some specially returned to ukraine, then when the war started, the rehearsals were stopped and for obvious reasons, then they resumed w

sophia of kyiv is the temple of wisdom , so what is possible on the 25th and two and the seventh because our parish really wants the 25th i want to remain in the tradition of two christmases this year. my family is very important to me. my parents, as soon as my older generation, my ancestors will be ready to go only to 25, then the seventh will disappear, maybe over time it will disappear for all ukrainians , our interlocutors say, it could take a river maybe 10 the main thing here is not only the readiness of the people but the unity between all churches so that this reform does not divide ukrainians because it will only play into the enemy's hands khrystyna havrysh iryna tymchyshyn ictv facts the only news in any case christmas it will come despite everything, as well as our victory, let's all stay in line, keep the light warm and loved ones and we'll see each other if you ask me who i am, i'm probably normal, everything is supposedly not bad, and it's a curse, the habit of being late, what else, anu sports, as the coach says, there will be people from me, there will be competitions,

that is why the churches are not in a hurry, but listen carefully to everyone, we are here in sophia of kyivle of wisdom. yes, we decided that it is possible on the 25th and two and the seventh , because part of our parish really wants the 25th . marty has not yet convinced her parents to switch to a new style, my family is very important to me. my parents, as soon as my older generation, my ancestors will be ready to switch to only 25, then the seventh will disappear, maybe over time it will disappear for all ukrainians , our interlocutors say that this can happen the river can be 10 the main thing here is not only the readiness of the people but the unity between all churches so that this reform does not divide ukrainians because it will only play into the enemy's hands khrystyna havrysh iryna tymchyshyn ictv facts the only news in any case christmas it will come despite everything, as will our victory, let's all keep in line, protect the light, warmth and our relatives. and we'll see each other. we studied for a long time to become who we are. we improved our skills and when the time came

24 to 5, those who want to stay in tradition will celebrate 6-7, for example, we, for example, sophia of kyivn before, it was a holiday, even though it was alarming. yes, people stayed with us, they stayed outside the territory, then, thank god, they won the victory, the holiday took place, but we need such a wise decision, and it seems to me that it should be such that... is and the minority did not feel offended , that is, our proposal, for example, christmas holidays from the 25th to the seventh, so that we start celebrating with those who celebrate on the 25th and finish on the 107th and thus do not divide people and do not ask them questions either or will he be so and so and again, christmas is a very strange holiday, there is such a thing as the christmas holiday and it is possible that they should be moved to the period from the 25th to the seventh, but we saw yesterday that there was a meeting of his beatitude sviatoslav, the head of the ukrainian greek catholic church, with the metropolitan epiphany, the most blessed head of the orthodox church of ukraine, one of the issues is the c

of st. sophia, kyiv, father peter and he told me that her vicar will celebrate christmas on december 25th, thismorrow, and he, as the rector, on january 7th, so in this one parish there will be two christmas celebrations. i, too, with the roman catholics, we have christmas today with the greek catholics on the seventh january for it is already a great joy for me to celebrate christmas two moments ago. personally, i don't see a big problem, but in the long run, if we all christians find a single calendar. yes, i will be very happy. trends in ukraine, what is there a tendency to change, to switch to something other than the gregorian calendar, ilya, more of a western calendar, you can say, i don’t see it as a big problem, but it’s a fact, bishop , tomorrow there will also be a traditional urbiat-orbi speech by the pope, an address to the city and the world uh, on the occasion of christmas, do you know in advance, at least the topic of this speech will be mentioned ukraine ?

sophia's church, st. michael's cathedral and uh, kiev-pechersk lavra, the bells of three shrines in kyiv are like this energetic shield because we know that when the bells ring, a certain spiritual blessing and purification takes place, and that is why i wanted them all to be like this, the melody of the three sanctuaries a-a and the kiev-pechersk lavra is freed from the presence of eh-e enemy absolutely incompatible with eh -e by the struggle of ukraine for e-e spiritual independence after the tomos, this issue has long been needed, all these flirtings should be simply played out. believe the absolute determination of no search for e deceivers or somehow allow them to then re-establish themselves to play on the alleged parishioners no, no, there is no democracy here, democracy in this case, determination, the law of the security service of ukraine must carry out its actions, the president and so on have, that is, let it be, i don’t know, they cleaned out all the fsbshniks from there. they have to join, well, become a part of the orthodox church of ukraine, and here are all the museums that ago that the kiev-pe

despite zelenskyy previously warning of an incrsen inians de the christmas spirit alive. in downtown kyiv, a feast is set up in sophiaare with chairs left empty to honor soldiers who are missing or being held captive. daria, with her two children, tells us her husband is being held in russia. the red cross confirming that he is alive. [ speaking non-english ] her daughter, karina, saying her only wish for christmas is for the safe return of their father. any other gifts don't matter. rachel, as the fighting grinds on here and ukrainians deal with a worsening crisis in energy after repeated russian attacks on their grid, it will likely be a cold and dark christmas for many. rachel? >> so much resilience in ukraine. britt, thank you. >>> now to paris where protesters clashed with police for a second straight day. it comes after three people were shot and killed in a kurdish cultural center. demonstrators gathered to honor the victims, but cars were overturned, shop windows smashed. police responded with tear gas. police say the attack may have been racially motivated. the 69-year-old suspect is now being held. >>> covi

kyiv. the city's mayor posted these pictures on social media of the artificial tree being put up in sophiaaturday. the tree will be lit with energy—saving bulbs run off a generator, as the capital continues to suffer blackouts from russian attacks. and in ukraine's southern city mykolaiv, a christmas tree made of camoflage nets was installed on friday. the nets will be sent to soldiers fighting on the front lines when the holidays are over. in iran, the well known film actress taraneh alidoosti has been arrested, as anti—government protests continue into a fourth month. an iranian news agency said ms alidoosti, who's best known for her starring role in the oscar winning iranian film, the salesman, was detained for publishing what it called false and distorted content and inciting chaos. ms alidoosti publicly condemned the first execution of a protester earlier this month. meanwhile the suspicious death of another young woman has provoked new outrage iran. 36—year—old aida rostami had been helping the wounded in the unrest in a sprawling neighbourhood in western tehran, one of the flashpoin

hours after the attack in sophia square, the kyiv mayor lit the annual christmas tree on st. nicholas day, the start ofhis tree is operated on generator power and only lit between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. every night. i asked him what it's like celebrating a christmas during a war. what it is like? >> we don't give them a chance to steal the biggest holiday from our children. >> sandra, this comes as russia president vladimir putin visits his regional ally, president lukashenko. this comes as russian soldiers conduct drills there and president zelensky here in ukraine says ukraine is ready for whatever comes of that meeting. now back out here live, an aide to president zelensky is criticizing former u.s. secretary state henry kissinger who believes that now is the time for ukraine to have a peace deal with russia in this war. that aid to president zelensky says kissinger does not understand the nuance of this war and the impact on the global order. ukraine maintains peace cannot be maintained or achieved until every russian soldier leaves the country and that includes crimea i can't. >> sandra: thanks, nate.

sophia cathedral on saturday the show had to be interrupted due to the tragic events in kherson where ten ukrainians were killed as a result of russian shelling and on christmas eve kyivuses were once again turned into art objects, in particular the st. nicholas church was decorated with stars and doves peace. and the building of the central station of the capital was decorated with the coats of arms of ukraine. the light was provided by a generator that henry specially purchased for this show. and together with his team, they deliberately refused to cozy christmas celebrations and with families as a sign of solidarity with ukrainians who were separated by the war. i feel your gratitude with all my heart. i decided to come here because i was lucky enough to visit 87 countries around the planet. i saw so many nations and cultures. and then i thought, why should i not to come here to you on christmas when you do not have enough energy to light such a light that will shine for the whole year and everyone will see what is happening on sunday in less than a week, on the night of next sunday we will meet the new year 2023 year, a year that should become victorious for ukrai

earlier in kyiv — as some residents braved powercuts and cold — to gather in the city centre, at sophia's square to celebrate new year's eve, around this christmas tree, lit up in the colours ofan flag. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95 in the vatican. his health had deteriorated markedly over christmas, and pope francis had asked people to pray for him. benedict, who was born joseph ratzinger in bavaria, was the holy father between 2005 and 2013, and the first pope in 600 years to retire rather than remain in post until his death. pope francis has made his first public comments since the death of his predecessor. translation: in this moment, our thoughts 90 to _ our dearest pope emeritus benedict xvi, who left us this morning. it is with emotion that we remember this person so noble, so kind, and we feel in our hearts such gratitude - _ gratitude to god for having gifted him to the church and the world. gifted him for all the good he has accomplished. 0ur religious affairs correspondent, aleem maqbool, looks back now on benedict's life and legacy. cerebral by character, benedict was a prolific author and more at home with scholarship than pastoral work

kyiv. the city's mayor posted these pictures on social media of the artificial tree being put up in sophiae will be lit with energy—saving bulbs run off a generator, as the capital continues to suffer blackouts from russian attacks. and in ukraine's southern city mykolaiv, a christmas tree made of camoflage nets was installed on friday. the nets will be sent to soldiers fighting on the front lines when the holidays are over. germany has opened its first liquid natural gas terminal, part of plans to move away from russian gas supplies. chancellor 0laf scholz inaugurated the rig in the north sea port of wilhelmshaven. it was built in record time following russia's invasion of ukraine. five more lng terminals will open in the next few months, capable of providing a third of the country's gas needs. until now, germany has relied on cheap gas delivered through pipelines from russia. a 33—year—old woman has died after being injured in the crush at a concert at london's brixton 02 academy on thursday. the met police have released this picture of the woman rebecca ikumelo. two other people remain