Ukraine - Christmas at war

These days mark the first year of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, in February 2022. But for Ukrainians the war with Russia began in 2014 when Russia invaded the Crimean peninsula. We Europeans sometimes forget that fact. Europe's reaction then was very weak; Now Europe is responding more forcefully: multiple sanctions in different areas; donation of war material, training to its military... All under the fear of not extending the war further within Europe and not starting a nuclear war.
For several years I have been carrying out a photographic project on "Devotion: how different people live their Faith". In the autumn of 2022 I considered going to Ukraine to see how people lived Christmas in a stressful situation such as a war. My goal was not to photograph the war, but the day to day, the "normality" of a Christmas, but under the weight and shadow of war.