Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow launches fifth attack on Kyiv this month

Ukrainian air force says it destroyed 18 out of 19 drones across country; four children among nine injured in drone attack on Kherson

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Reuters has this dispatch from Kyiv on now Ukraine plans to celebrate Christmas.

Ukrainians are gearing up to celebrate their first Christmas according to a new calendar, another step towards erasing all traces of Russian influence as their military fends off a Kremlin invasion.