Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a major pre-Christmas attack, killing at least three people including a child.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed "substantive details" of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal with President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Christmas.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a “very good” conversation with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on Christmas Day as negotiations over the terms of a potential peace deal continued.

Hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in St. Michael square in Kyiv to sing carols and parade with the stars on Christmas Day.

Aiden Aslin, a British volunteer who joined Ukraine’s marines, was captured and tortured by Putin’s forces in 2022 and is now back fighting the Kremlin. He tells his story to the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast with world affairs editor Sam Kiley in eastern Ukraine.

Moscow has launched far more drones and missiles than in previous years, leaving energy supplies at a tipping point.

In Ukraine, Orthodox Christmas is celebrated on January 7, and the long festive season starts to wind down on January 19, the day that Jesus was baptised.

Ukraine's frontline forces brace for intensified Russian attacks during winter as Moscow rejects US peace proposals despite losing over one million troops