"Deadly Strikes Escalate in Ukraine as Zelenskyy Demands Accountability for Donetsk Attacks"
Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a military airbase in Crimea as President Zelenskyy vows retaliation following a deadly Russian shelling in Donetsk that killed at least 11 people, including five children. The attack in Donetsk also left eight wounded, with more possibly trapped under rubble. Meanwhile, Ukraine claims Russia used North Korean-supplied missiles in an attack on Kharkiv, and local officials in Belgorod, Russia, canceled Christmas Eve masses due to security threats after recent Ukrainian strikes.