2 dead in Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas

The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was subjected Sunday to numerous shelling attacks from Russian-occupied parts of the Kherson region, across the Dnieper River, local officials said.
The head of the Kherson city administration, Roman Mrochko, said two people died in the shelling attacks and several others were wounded.
Meanwhile, Russian military personnel marked Orthodox Christmas on Sunday.
In Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region, a man was killed and two other civilians wounded in Russian shelling of the Kupiansk district Sunday, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. A child was among the wounded.
Air defenses shot down 21 of 28 drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday. Russia also launched three anti-aircraft missiles against Ukraine.