How Ukrainians celebrate Christmas — photo report

Ukrainians officially celebrated Christmas for the first time according to the new calendar
Ukrainians officially celebrated Christmas for the first time according to the new calendar

This year, Ukrainians officially celebrate Christmas throughout the country according to the Western calendar, from Dec. 24 to Dec. 25.

Here are the most important Christmas photos from all over the country.

Read also: No day off for Ukrainians on Christmas

Christmas service at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv on the evening of Dec. 24.

<span class="copyright">REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko</span>
REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko
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REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko

Soldiers of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade during the service on Christmas Eve near the front line in the Kupyansk area.

<span class="copyright">REUTERS / Thomas Peter</span>
REUTERS / Thomas Peter
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Military personnel from the 4th Separate Tank Brigade “Ivan Vyhovskyi” attend the Christmas Eve service in a church near Kupyansk.

Soldiers of the 4th Separate Tank Brigade prepare a festive dinner.

<span class="copyright">REUTERS / Viacheslav Ratynskyi</span>
REUTERS / Viacheslav Ratynskyi
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REUTERS / Viacheslav Ratynskyi

Soldiers of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade conduct a Christmas service near the front line in the Donetsk region.

<span class="copyright">REUTERS / Thomas Peter</span>
REUTERS / Thomas Peter
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A volunteer decorates a Christmas tree in a shelter in the front-line town of Hulyai-Pole, Zaporizhia region.

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REUTERS / Stringer

People in traditional attire sing carols in the Kyiv metro.

<span class="copyright">REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko</span>
REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko
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REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko
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REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko

Christmas celebration in Lviv.

Catholic believer Lesya Shestakova and Orthodox believer Oleksandr Shestakov celebrate Christmas together for the first time on the same day.

Lesya and Oleksandr in the St. Alexander's Cathedral in Kyiv before the Christmas service.

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