For the nearly two-thirds of Ukrainians who identify as Orthodox Christians, Easter is known as Velykden, meaning “Great Day” in Ukrainian. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine calculates the date of Easter ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky made a video address to Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter, saying Russia's all-out war "cannot erase us, our values, our traditions, and our holidays." Ukraine's Orthodox ...

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a ...

Francisco Seco / AP As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been ...

More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time ...

Parishioners from the St. George’s Ukrainian Church in the East Village were singing and celebrating Orthodox Easter Sunday. Crowds of people who had a deep connection to their faith were packed in ...

Hundreds of Orthodox Christians lined up outside a cathedral in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, after a service Sunday as they waited for a priest to bless them with a spray of water as part of an Easter ...

In sacred cathedrals, ruined churches, on the streets, and in the trenches, Orthodox Christians in Ukraine took time to celebrate Easter in the days leading up to April 16. 1 A believer lights a ...

Ukrainian troops have prepared "holiday gifts" for Russian forces to mark Orthodox Easter celebrations, according to Kyiv's military. Ukrainian fighters have painted ammunition, including grenades, in ...

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