Russians are probably preparing terrorist attacks in churches in the temporarily occupied territories on Orthodox Christmas, the Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk reported on Facebook."I appeal to the Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories: we have information that on Orthodox Christmas, Russians are preparing terrorist attacks in churches in the temporarily occupied territories," Vereshchuk stressed.
She urged citizens to take care of themselves and their loved ones and wait for the Armed Forces. "I urge citizens to be careful and, if possible, to refrain from visiting crowded places," the minister said.On 24 December, on the eve of Catholic Christmas, the occupiers shelled the central part of Kherson, ten people were killed and 55 wounded.