Ukrainian Archbishop: ‘Many will sing Christmas carols with our soldiers
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, speaking to journalists on Dec. 9, 2022. Oleksandr Sawranskij / Major Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic ChurchFor months, the Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kyiv was a refuge for more than 200 people. They made the basement a shelter against air attacks.
An ongoing problem is the power supply: The capital has electricity in 75% of its territory, and there can be sudden blackouts. In cities closer to the border, like Kharkiv, there are curfews at night, and all the lights are blacked out. Another woman was off to visit her daughter, a student living on the Côte d’Azur in France — she is considering whether she should join her permanently — and one young woman was leaving for a holiday in Spain.
An ongoing problem is the power supply: The capital has electricity in 75% of its territory, and there can be sudden blackouts. In cities closer to the border, like Kharkiv, there are curfews at night, and all the lights are blacked out. Another woman was off to visit her daughter, a student living on the Côte d’Azur in France — she is considering whether she should join her permanently — and one young woman was leaving for a holiday in Spain.
“But we know that peace is something deeper than the absence of war,” Shevchuk added. “It is not just about winning in war, but winning the very spirit of war, the war in its causes, the source of authentic and lasting peace.” “We have recorded five waves of internally displaced people, and not all of them have taken people out of Ukraine,” Shevchuk said.
The most desperate situation was when the Russian invaders first arrived at the 2022 Battle of Kyiv, when bridges were closed, about 10 miles from the fighting line.
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