Orthodox Christmas Russia 2024. This public holiday is celebrated by russians as one of the main high days of the year. The ukrainian orthodox church — which claims independence but has historic ties to moscow and faces an effective ban in pending legislation — is observing christmas on jan.
The ukrainian orthodox church — which claims independence but has historic ties to moscow and faces an effective ban in pending legislation — is observing christmas on jan. During his nightly address thursday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said russia aimed to use orthodox christmas “as a cover” to resupply its forces and stop ukrainian.