TASS has prepared this factbox with background information on the history of Russia’s traditional New Year’s celebration ...

The tradition of putting up an evergreen tree, or "yolka," to celebrate New Year's dates to the beginning of the former Soviet Union.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that saw the release of hundreds of captives and ...

Father Vasyl Diychuk, 41, shows the spot near the river where his village used to build an ice town on Epiphany, celebrated ...

Felix, 39, who is responsible for providing logistical and moral support for his unit, said fighters are simply exhausted. He ...

Christmas on the frontline with Ukraine’s drone brigade - ON THE GROUND: In the forests near Kharkiv, Askold Krushelnycky ...

Zelensky promises to seek peace in 2025; Ukrainian families celebrate Christmas at the cemetery; and inside the war-time ...