"Absolute Evil": Selenskyj plain text for Christmas - experts see dangerous indication for offensive

Created: 12/25/2022, 9:00 am

By: Franziska Schwarz

A firefighter puts out a fire after shelling in Kherson on Christmas Eve 2022.

© Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

During the Ukraine war, Selenskyj gave a clear Christmas speech.

Experts see indications of a Russian offensive.

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• Zelenskyy's

  Christmas

  speech

  : "Let's get through this winter"

• Attacks

  on

  Kherson

  : Ukraine reports at least 10 dead and 55 wounded

• Allies

  Putin

  and

  Lukashenko

  : Kiev fears an attack from Belarus

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Kyiv - Despite war and suffering and constant shelling: In the Ukraine, too, many people celebrate Christmas Day.

In his most recent video on Christmas Eve, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was standing on the street - in dim light and with a Christmas tree in the background.

Zelenskyy's Christmas speech: "Let's get through this winter"

“We endured attacks, threats, nuclear blackmail, terror and missile strikes.

Let's get through this winter because we know what we're fighting for," Zelenskyy called on his compatriots to persevere.

On the same day, new Russian attacks on the city of Kherson caused widespread horror.

Attacks on Kherson: Ukraine reports at least 10 dead and 55 wounded

The attacks on the city in southern Ukraine killed 10 people and wounded 55 others, military governor Yaroslav Yanushevich said on Ukrainian television.

18 people were seriously injured.

The information could not be checked independently.

Most of the Kherson region is still controlled by Russian troops.

Selenskyj condemned the attack as another crime by the "terror state" Russia right before Christmas.

The photos of the dead would certainly be flagged by social networks because of the content.

"But this is not sensitive content, this is real life of Ukraine and Ukrainians," he said.

"The world needs to see and understand the absolute evil we are fighting."

Allies Putin and Lukashenko: Kyiv fears an offensive from Belarus

In addition, due to a concentration of Russian troops in Belarus, there are fears of a new Russian offensive from there in Kyiv.

The US Institute for War Studies (ISW) estimates that such an attack is unlikely but possible.

As an indication, the military experts saw the establishment of a hospital.

"Field hospitals are not necessary for exercises and can be an indication of the preparation for combat operations.".

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