KYIV, Ukraine -- A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building Tuesday in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih and at least one person was killed, authorities there said.

Gov. Serhii Lysak said at least 11 other people were injured and more people could be trapped beneath the rubble of the four-story apartment block. Social media footage showed one side of the building almost completely collapsed.

The strike came as Ukraine prepared to officially celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 for the second time. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed legislation in July 2023 to bring Ukraine's public Christmas holiday in line with the majority of other European countries, rather than the later date followed in Russia. The shift sought to assert Ukraine's national identity amid Russia's full-scale invasion.

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