This Sunday marks Orthodox Easter, which is celebrated by many in both Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian fighters have painted ammunition, including grenades, in Ukrainian national colors, with many decorated to look like Easter eggs, according to Ukraine's military. Orthodox Easter is marked this year on Sunday, April 16.
In a message broadcast on Russian state television before the start of the service, Kirill appeared to refer to the Ukraine war as"grave events taking place on our Russian historical land," according to the Associated Press. This falls in line with official Kremlin rhetoric, which frequently denies Ukraine's existence as a separate country.
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