From BBC News.

Russia has hits Ukraine with a massive attack, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of an increase in strikes during the festive period.

As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate their fourth Christmas since the full-scale invasion, Samira Hussain in Kyiv tells us how the war is affecting people around the country, and what hope they have for an end to the fighting.

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