Russians send New Year postcards to Russian soldiers in Ukraine

(21 Dec 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: PLEASE NOTE: AP IS OPERATING IN RUSSIA ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN RESTRICTIONS ON ALL REPORTING RELATED TO THE ONGOING MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE ASSOCIATED PRESS St Petersburg, Russia - 20 December 2022 NIGHT SHOTS 1. People in St Petersburg Palace Square 2. St Petersburg and Mariupol LED hearts installation 3. People gathering near New Year’s postbox 4. Close of person writing on postcard 5. Man putting postcard into postbox 6. Various of people writing on postcards 7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Marina Larionova, resident of St. Petersburg: “I wanted to convey my wish to the soldiers, to those who are now in Ukraine, that the main task is to survive, to preserve themselves.“ 8. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Anzhelika Oppoleinik, resident of St. Petersburg: “Now I feel my involvement with those guys who are at the front, beyond the border. And I want to wish them all a speedy return home