A Russian city has erected a group of eerie ice sculptures of soldiers as Vladimir Putin's bloody war in Ukraine rolls on this Christmas.
Festive comfort and joy have been replaced with a crude Christmassy patriotism in the Russian city of Chita, which is nestled in the heart of Siberia and around 3,000 miles from Moscow.
In the city centre, the traditional Slavic Grandfather Frost, who plays the same role as Santa Claus in Russia, has been replaced with Putin's twisted pro-war propaganda.