Putin attends Easter service led by head of Russia's Orthodox Church

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- President Vladimir Putin and scores of other Moscow worshippers attended an Easter service on Sunday, led by the head of Russia's Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, a staunch supporter of the Russian leader and his war in Ukraine.

Kirill has strongly backed the war in Ukraine, now in its third year. Tens of thousands have been killed and millions driven from their homes since Putin ordered the invasion of Russia's smaller neighbour in February 2022. Orthodox Christians, including the Russian Orthodox Church, follow the Julian rather than the Gregorian calendar and celebrate Easter this weekend, while most Western churches observed the major holiday on March 31.

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