{"id":524802,"date":"2022-12-11T00:24:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T21:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukraine-city-takes-the-holidays-underground-to-avoid-missile-strikes\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T21:24:10","slug":"ukraine-city-takes-the-holidays-underground-to-avoid-missile-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraine-city-takes-the-holidays-underground-to-avoid-missile-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ukraine city takes the holidays underground to avoid missile strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41de8ab65da\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraine-city-takes-the-holidays-underground-to-avoid-missile-strikes\/#%E2%80%9CUkraine_city_takes_the_holidays_underground_to_avoid_missile_strikes%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ukraine city takes the holidays underground to avoid missile strikes&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUkraine_city_takes_the_holidays_underground_to_avoid_missile_strikes%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ukraine city takes the holidays underground to avoid missile strikes&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv is taking its holiday festivities underground in a resilient effort to celebrate the season despite ongoing Russian missile strikes. <\/p>\n<p>Kharkiv City Council posted a photo of its New Year\u2019s tree, installed in the city\u2019s central subway station rather than in its central square, on its Telegram channel. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year, the city\u2019s main Christmas tree has been installed at a subway station, where it won\u2019t be hit by Russian artillery fire or missile strikes,\u201d the Ukraine Ministry of Defense <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceU\/status\/1600773571550511104\/photo\/1\">said in a tweet<\/a> sharing the image. \u201cThe holidays are coming, no matter what.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-01-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A picture of a residential building damaged by a missile attack.\" class=\"wp-image-24970417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThis year, the city\u2019s main Christmas tree has been installed at a subway station, where it won\u2019t be hit by Russian artillery fire or missile strikes,\u201d the Ukraine Ministry of Defense tweeted.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) posing for a picture with a wounded Ukrainian soldier in a hospital.\" class=\"wp-image-24970419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/kharkiv-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A New Year\u2019s event for children will take place in the metro station, according to the Kharkiv City Council.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP PHOTO \/  Ukrainian Presidential press service<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kharkiv City Council said there would be a New Year\u2019s event for children in the metro station with a small concert as well.<\/p>\n<p>In previous years, the city\u2019s official tree lit up in Freedom Square, but the war has forced the festivities underground. <\/p>\n<p>Much of the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine was liberated in from Russian forces in September after months of occupation. 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