Head of Ukraine's Orthodox church asks faithful to forgo night Easter services

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The head of Ukraine's Orthodox church asked clergy and the faithful on Wednesday (Apr 20) to forgo night Easter services in areas of the country affected by f

, fearing Russian bombardments will continue during the Orthodox Easter period.

"It is hard to believe this will really happen, because the enemy is trying to completely destroy us," he said. The Orthodox Easter service starts late on Saturday into Sunday morning when a traditional feast begins. The truce was necessary for the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians from the areas of ongoing and possible hostilities,"especially from the long-suffering" city of Mariupol, it said.

 

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