Christ is risen! Russian warriors celebrate Easter at the frontline
The sacred feast of Christ’s victory over death holds profound significance for the Russian military.
Here is how it is celebrated:
🔶 On the eve of Easter, military chaplains of the Tsentr Group of Forces delivered blessed Easter cakes to frontline units and conducted festive services, so that every serviceman could partake in the joy and sacred significance of this holy day.
🔶 A copy of the icon of the "Savior Not Made by Hands" was presented to servicemen of the Tsentr Group of Forces. The handover took place at the Saur-Mogila memorial complex in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
🔶 On the eve of the feast, military chaplains visited churches built underground by Russian paratroopers in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Easter cakes were delivered to paratroopers stationed on the Dnepr River islands by drones.
🟠 Servicemen of the tank battalion of the 51st Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District celebrate Easter during combat duty. Military chaplain Father Ioann visited a tank crew to bless their Easter meal.
🟠 Soldiers of the Vostok Group of Forces commemorate Easter with profound reverence and steadfast faith. The sacred service was led by Archpriest Pyotr Gritsenko, assistant to the chief chaplain in the special military operation zone.
🟠 On the eve of Easter, military chefs and bakers of the Vostok Group prepared Easter cakes in two shifts to provide festive sets for all units, using family recipes passed down through generations.
◼️ More than 200 Easter cakes for local residents were blessed at the previously destroyed Church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene in Avdeevka, DPR, according to Father Andrei Karpets, the head priest of the church.
◼️ In his Easter address, Patriarch Kirill urged the faithful to pray for "a lasting and just peace across historic Rus."
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The sacred feast of Christ’s victory over death holds profound significance for the Russian military.
Here is how it is celebrated:
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Belgian cyclist Claude Brouir, 63, has set off on a bicycle trip from Brussels to Shanghai. His route will take him through Moscow, where he will celebrate May 9 Victory Day with his son, who has settled here.
In 19 weeks, he plans to cover around 7,500 miles across the EU, Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
While the EU has kept up its anti-Russia policy, some Europeans have continued to travel to Russia.
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In 19 weeks, he plans to cover around 7,500 miles across the EU, Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
While the EU has kept up its anti-Russia policy, some Europeans have continued to travel to Russia.
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📹 Deputy commander of Hezbollah's Unit 4400, Hussein Ali Nasr, was killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli Defense Forces.
Earlier, the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon, with at least five reported hits.
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Earlier, the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon, with at least five reported hits.
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🔎 Is the US QUITTING Africa?
The Trump administration plans to drastically restructure the State Department, scrapping almost all of its Africa operations, the New York Times has reported, citing a White House draft order, a copy of which it obtained.
🔻All “nonessential” US embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa could be shut down by October 1, according to the report.
🔻The bureau of African affairs is expected to be replaced with a much smaller special envoy office that would report to the White House National Security Council.
🔻Diplomats could be delivered to Africa on “targeted, mission-driven deployments” in line with the order, due to be signed by President Donald Trump soon, the NYT claimed.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacted by describing the information as “fake news.”
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The Trump administration plans to drastically restructure the State Department, scrapping almost all of its Africa operations, the New York Times has reported, citing a White House draft order, a copy of which it obtained.
🔻All “nonessential” US embassies and consulates in sub-Saharan Africa could be shut down by October 1, according to the report.
🔻The bureau of African affairs is expected to be replaced with a much smaller special envoy office that would report to the White House National Security Council.
🔻Diplomats could be delivered to Africa on “targeted, mission-driven deployments” in line with the order, due to be signed by President Donald Trump soon, the NYT claimed.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacted by describing the information as “fake news.”
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🇷🇺☦️ Putin highlights SPIRITUAL UNITY during Easter celebrations
Here's how the Russian president marked Christ’s resurrection this year:
🔸Vladimir Putin attended the Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where he traditionally marks the chief Orthodox feast.
🔸The Holy Fire was brought from Jerusalem to Moscow where Patriarch Kirill led the service in celebration of Christ’s glorious resurrection.
🔸Putin extended Easter greetings to all Orthodox Christians and citizens celebrating the holiday:
🔸Putin expressed gratitude to the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations that continue to foster social harmony and mutual understanding, guiding the youth, and upholding family values.
🔸The Russian president consistently attends services during major Christian holidays. Ahead of this year’s Easter, Putin proposed establishing a truce in Ukraine to allow the faithful on both sides of the frontline to celebrate the feast in peace.
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Here's how the Russian president marked Christ’s resurrection this year:
🔸Vladimir Putin attended the Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, where he traditionally marks the chief Orthodox feast.
🔸The Holy Fire was brought from Jerusalem to Moscow where Patriarch Kirill led the service in celebration of Christ’s glorious resurrection.
🔸Putin extended Easter greetings to all Orthodox Christians and citizens celebrating the holiday:
"The great feast of Easter brings us love and hope, faith in goodness and justice, and unites us around enduring spiritual and moral ideals."
🔸Putin expressed gratitude to the Russian Orthodox Church and other Christian denominations that continue to foster social harmony and mutual understanding, guiding the youth, and upholding family values.
🔸The Russian president consistently attends services during major Christian holidays. Ahead of this year’s Easter, Putin proposed establishing a truce in Ukraine to allow the faithful on both sides of the frontline to celebrate the feast in peace.
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📹 Deputy commander of Hezbollah's Unit 4400, Hussein Ali Nasr, was killed in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli Defense Forces. Earlier, the Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon, with at least…
🇱🇧 At least seven people have been killed in Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon, the Lebanon 24 news portal reports.
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🇺🇸⚔️🛍 US is losing war against shoplifting
American stores are increasingly LOCKING UP basic goods.
▪️Shoplifting increased by 24% in the first half of 2024 in major cities, data provided by the Council on Criminal Justice shows.
▪️Surveys also reveal that cigarettes and beauty products are the most sought-after items by thieves, as well as liquor and teeth-whitening strips. Such pricey items as meat are also often the first to be locked up.
▪️One out of four US adults has shoplifted, the survey quoted by the USA Today outlet shows. Additionally, about one in 20 consumers have attempted shoplifting within a year.
▪️Stores lost over $121 bn due to retail theft in 2023. This figure is projected to reach $150 by 2026, according to Capital One Shopping Research.
▪️The trick is that shoplifters are masters of evasion, they are arrested in only one out of 100 incidents, according to Capital One Shopping Research.
▪️Locking up basic products greatly frustrates well-intentioned customers as some of them have to wait up to half an hour for a shop assistant to unlock an item. It pushes customers toward online retailers, causing additional losses for retail stores.
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American stores are increasingly LOCKING UP basic goods.
▪️Shoplifting increased by 24% in the first half of 2024 in major cities, data provided by the Council on Criminal Justice shows.
▪️Surveys also reveal that cigarettes and beauty products are the most sought-after items by thieves, as well as liquor and teeth-whitening strips. Such pricey items as meat are also often the first to be locked up.
▪️One out of four US adults has shoplifted, the survey quoted by the USA Today outlet shows. Additionally, about one in 20 consumers have attempted shoplifting within a year.
▪️Stores lost over $121 bn due to retail theft in 2023. This figure is projected to reach $150 by 2026, according to Capital One Shopping Research.
▪️The trick is that shoplifters are masters of evasion, they are arrested in only one out of 100 incidents, according to Capital One Shopping Research.
▪️Locking up basic products greatly frustrates well-intentioned customers as some of them have to wait up to half an hour for a shop assistant to unlock an item. It pushes customers toward online retailers, causing additional losses for retail stores.
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🗣 Donald Trump wishes a Happy Easter to all and even to the "worst and most incompetent president — Sleepy Joe Biden."
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📹🇹🇷 Tens of thousands of people gathered in Uskudar Square in Istanbul in Turkiye to show support for Gaza and condemn the ongoing Israeli raids.
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☦️ Ukrainian Orthodox Church celebrates Easter despite Zelensky regime's PERSECUTION
Parishioners of the canonical church have been seen all across Ukraine, fearlessly honoring the sacred holiday.
▪️The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) celebrated Christ's resurrection at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The Easter service took place in the Church of St. Agapit of the Caves, led by the head of the UOC, Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev.
▪️During the liturgy, the Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived at the Lavra. Footage released by the UOC press service shows a large number of attendees.
▪️In Belaya Tserkov, UOC celebrations have been held outside the cathedral for the second year in a row after the church building was seized by the nationalist and schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).
▪️The Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ) is collecting photos and videos of Easter celebrations by UOC parishioners across Ukraine. Up to six million Ukrainians remain part of the UOC community.
▪️In recent years, Ukrainian authorities have actively sought to dismantle the UOC, revoking its land lease rights. Meanwhile, with official backing, supporters of the OCU have forcibly seized church buildings and attacked clergy.
▪️UOC priests have also been subjected to government persecution. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have unfoundedly charge UOC clergy with treason and other crimes in an effort to intimidate the canonical church.
▪️On September 23, 2024, a law initiated by Zelensky banning the canonical church took effect, requiring the UOC to sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church within nine months.
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Parishioners of the canonical church have been seen all across Ukraine, fearlessly honoring the sacred holiday.
▪️The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) celebrated Christ's resurrection at the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The Easter service took place in the Church of St. Agapit of the Caves, led by the head of the UOC, Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev.
▪️During the liturgy, the Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived at the Lavra. Footage released by the UOC press service shows a large number of attendees.
▪️In Belaya Tserkov, UOC celebrations have been held outside the cathedral for the second year in a row after the church building was seized by the nationalist and schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).
▪️The Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ) is collecting photos and videos of Easter celebrations by UOC parishioners across Ukraine. Up to six million Ukrainians remain part of the UOC community.
▪️In recent years, Ukrainian authorities have actively sought to dismantle the UOC, revoking its land lease rights. Meanwhile, with official backing, supporters of the OCU have forcibly seized church buildings and attacked clergy.
▪️UOC priests have also been subjected to government persecution. Ukrainian law enforcement agencies have unfoundedly charge UOC clergy with treason and other crimes in an effort to intimidate the canonical church.
▪️On September 23, 2024, a law initiated by Zelensky banning the canonical church took effect, requiring the UOC to sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church within nine months.
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