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Photos show how Ukrainians are fighting to keep the Christmas spirit alive

Bethany Dawson,Marianne GuenotDec 24, 2022, 17:02 IST

A general view shows a Christmas tree, at Sofiyska Square in Kyiv, Ukraine December 19, 2022.REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

  • Photos show what the festive season looks like in war-torn Ukraine.
  • Christmas lights illuminate cities when there is enough electricity to power them.

The Christmas spirit lives on in Ukraine despite more than 300 days of war with Russia.

Although there are frequent blackouts across the country due to Russian bombing, Christmas lights illuminate cities when there is enough electricity to power them.

Even while huddled in bomb shelters, people attempt to bring some festive cheer.

The Ukrainian Christmas spirit has also spread worldwide. In many nations, solidarity with Ukraine has been expressed with dedicated prayers, seasonal aid deliveries, and the dimming of Christmas lights.

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Christmas in a bomb shelter

An elderly woman smiles standing beside a Christmas tree in an apartment house basement used as a bomb shelter in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.AP Photo/LIBKOS

Fighting to stay warm

A man checks the wood stove in an apartment house basement that local residents use as a bomb shelter in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.AP Photo/LIBKOS
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Solidarity across Europe

A Christmas tree with turned-off illumination is seen during an Hour for Ukraine in Tychy, Poland, on December 21, 2022.Jakub Porzycki/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Christmas away from home

Ukrainian refugee Marija Berezhko presents her handmade gift during a Christmas meal at a restaurant in Warsaw, Poland December 18, 2022.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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Christmas joy sent from around the world

Retiree and volunteer Doris Fechler holds a Ukrainian-language Christmas card before placing it in a food aid package destined for Ukraine at the grassroots aid organization Ukraine Hilfe Lobetal on December 20, 2022, in Lobetal, Germany.Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A time to remember

Relatives of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred decorate the memorial to those who died during the Revolution of Dignity for the New Year and Christmas holidays in Lviv, Ukraine December 20, 2022.Pavlo Palamarchuk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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Ukrainian children ask for unusual presents

On St. Nicholas' Day, despite the war and power outages, children have some fairy tale and visit "St. Nicholas' Hut" in the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Lviv, Ukraine on December 19, 2022.Olena Znak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Hope remains amid the shellings

People take photos with the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klichko near the Christmas tree at the Sofiyska Square, December 19, 2022Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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