Ukraine Celebrates Christmas On Dec 25 2025 What Happened. Kyiv, ukraine (ap) — christmas carried more than spiritual weight for many ukrainians this year as the country newly observed it as a public holiday on dec. Meanwhile, hundreds marched in support of a jailed russian.

In july 2023, ukraine officially changed the date of christmas. Ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy on friday signed a law moving the official christmas day holiday to dec.