A day before Orthodox Christmas on January 6, Pace Portanier was in Ukraine delivering supplies and shuttling Ukrainians to safety or nearby shelters.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/maltese-team-helps-10000-ukrainians-impacted-russia-s-war.1015974

During Orthodox Christmas services, the Dormition Cathedral at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery, services in Ukrainian for the first time in independent Ukraines existence.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/09/biden-amlo-trudeau-mexico-fentanyl-immigration/

Russian President Vladimiron Thursday ordered a 36-hour cease fire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas after an appeal from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a step Ukraine had earlier dismissed as a cynical trap.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/01/05/putin-orders-cease-fire-in-ukraine-over-orthodox-christmas-kremlin/

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/putin-orders-cease-fire-in-ukraine-christmas-kremlin-8364096/

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces in Ukraine to observe a unilateral, 36-hour cease-fire, for the Orthodox Christmas.

Source: https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20230108/15306226/Did-Putin-Army-Obey-His-Ceasefire-Order.htm

The attacks happened in the 36-hour window Russian President Vladimir Putin had proposed a cease-fire in respect for the Orthodox Christmas.

Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/01/08/Ukraine-cease-fire-attacks-Russia-Orthodox-Christmas/1981673183423/

The indictment was handed down days after called for a 36-hour ceasefire to allow Ukrainians near the frontlines to celebrate Orthodox Christmas Day on January 7 in peace.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1719130/ukraine-live-vladimir-putin-russia-tanks-vehicles-attack-railway-infrastructure

The strikes on Kramatorsk were among several missile attacks Russia launched right after the end of President Vladimir Putin's purported unilateral 36-hour ceasefire from Friday through midnight Saturday, to celebrate the Eastern Orthodox Christmas.

Source: https://theweek.com/russo-ukrainian-war/1019909/ukraine-russian-and-western-war-reporters-dismiss-kremlin-claim-of

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order for a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas on Thursday.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/zelensky-dismisses-putins-temporary-ceasefire-as-tactical-ploy/

Ukrainians, hosts and volunteers came together for a special party at Central Methodist Church in Chesterfield, to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas.

Source: https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/ukrainians-in-chesterfield-come-together-for-a-party-celebrating-orthodox-christmas-3979492