Ukrainians Celebrate Orthodox Easter Across Country And Abroad
- By RFE/RL
Along the front lines amid the war with Russia, in the capital, Kyiv, and in nearby countries where people have sought refuge, Ukrainians celebrated Orthodox Easter on April 24.
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Ukrainian soldiers pray inside an Orthodox church during Easter in Slovyansk, near the front line in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 24.
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A woman offers consecrated Easter cake and eggs to Territorial Defense members outside St. Andrew's church and Pyervozvannoho All Saints in Bucha, outside Kyiv.
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Local residents walk after the Orthodox Easter service next to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church, which was damaged by shelling, in the village of Peremoha, in the Kyiv region.
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An Orthodox priest sprinkles holy water on believers during the Orthodox Easter service next to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church in Peremoha.
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A Ukrainian soldier holds a cake in a helmet during a ceremony to bless Easter cakes and eggs outside the Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv.
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Polish and Ukrainian faithful attend the Easter service at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene in Warsaw on April 24.
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A priest blesses traditional Easter food baskets during an Easter Mass at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the southern city of Zaporizhzhya.
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Orthodox worshipers hold candles during the Easter service at the Brancusi Parish Church in Bucharest on April 24. The service was also attended by dozens of Ukrainian refugees living in a social center belonging to the church.
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In a holiday address to the nation, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, "We are overcoming dark times and on this day I -- and most of us -- are not in bright clothes, but we are fighting for a luminous idea."
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An Orthodox priest sprays holy water on believers during the Orthodox Easter service outside St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Kyiv.
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A Ukrainian woman takes part in Easter Mass at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Zaporizhzhya.
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A woman wipes away tears as she attends Easter Mass at St. Andrew's Church and Pyervozvannoho All Saints in Bucha, outside Kyiv.
