Good morning to readers, hello from Ukraine.
Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands, but today on Christmas Eve, the air sirens sounded in the city.
No explosions in the capital reported, but it's a spooky scene.
Latest news is there was a big explosion in market in Kherson.
Zelenskyy's office released these images of the killings in a market in Kherson on Christmas Eve.
Latest figures estimate 8 dead, 16 more in serious condition.
Warning: the images are graphic.
https://twitter.com/zelenskyyua/status/1606594375282204673?s=46&t=MUCp4hjr8a0s2SNxNz-DlA
“This is not sensitive content – it's the real life of 🇺🇦. Kherson. On the eve of Christmas, in the central part of the city. It's terror, it's killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure. The world must see what absolute evil we are fighting against. #russiaisateroriststate”
Traveled to Odesa this week, and people seemed to have settled into a resignation that this will be a long war.
Unlike in the early days of the war, soldiers rushed us through checkpoints as we traveled. I didn’t have to show my ID even once from Kyiv to Odesa.
We were blessed with sunny weather in Odesa, which was a nice development after flurries in Kyiv.
And with the power out in most of the city, the light was a welcome relief as we traveled through the city.
Tim Mak
flauschpolizei