Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, amid intensified bombardment that has left Ukraine in a precarious position as the war grinds into a third winter.

In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, firefighters work on a site of an apartment building destroyed by a Russian attack in Kryvyi

Some of the states expecting snow could even see flakes fall on Christmas Day, or at least on Christmas Eve. States most likely to see a white Christmasm according to AccuWeather,

The gift of rain we recently received is being wrapped up and put away until Thursday night. This Christmas will be mild in the low 50s and cloudy. Drizzle remains possible today, but nothing widespread or heavy.

Around 20 million people are under winter weather alerts across parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England, including Philadelphia and Burlington, Vermont.

New Yorkers are waking up to the first white Christmas in New York City in 15 years. The National Weather Service considers it a white Christmas if there's 1 inch or more of snow on the ground at 7 a.

The National Weather Service officially considers a location to have had a white Christmas if there is one inch of snow already on the ground or if new snow of at least an inch falls on Christmas Day.

Walgreens: According to a Walgreens spokesperson, most Walgreens stores will be open on Christmas Day with adjusted operating hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 24-hour Walgreens locations and 24-hour pharmacies will remain open. Find local hours here.

Many grocery stores and businesses will be closed on Christmas Day. Springfield delays trash pickup for holidays . Many big box stores, including Walmar

With Christmas right around the corner, you might want to check the list of what stores are open (and closed) twice.