Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
The Church said the relic would be shown to troops along the 1,000-km front line to strengthen soldiers’ spirits, officials said.
- The Russian Orthodox Church sent a fragment of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy's right hand to the Ukraine front to bolster morale for President Vladimir Putin's war effort, calling the relic "the holy commander."
- This summer, restoration work at the Kremlin's Cathedral uncovered the Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy sarcophagus, prompting Putin to inspect the remains and hail the find as "an absolutely unique and marvellous discovery" reinforcing Russian history.
- On Tuesday, Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin's first deputy Kremlin chief of staff, joined military commanders in Donetsk to venerate the relic, while troops in Sverdlovsk carried icons in church services along the more than 1,000-km front line.
- Critics accuse the Church of breaking religious protocol to please the Kremlin, while Alexander Zanemonets, an Orthodox priest, wrote the state seeks to compel religious institutions to support its "special military operation" by the fifth year of war.
- Questions persist about why the Church recovered and venerated Donskoy's remains only now, 38 years after he was declared a saint, suggesting the carefully choreographed effort serves as a public relations exercise ahead of parliamentary elections later this month.
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Relics of Russian Prince Donskoy Sent to Boost Troop Morale in Ukraine
Bone fragments from medieval Russian Prince Dmitry Donskoy's sword hand have been sent to the Ukrainian front to bolster Russian troop morale. This move, backed by the Russian Orthodox Church and President Putin, is part of a strategy to enhance patriotism and support for the ongoing conflict.
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Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
MOSCOW: Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent to the front in Ukraine to raise army morale in the Russian Orthodox Church's latest show of support for
The Kremlin wants to send the relics of Dmitry Donsky to the front to support the Russian army. How religion is used in war propaganda тsn.ua (news 1+1)
Bone fragments from the sword-wielding hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent to the Ukrainian front to boost morale… Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukrainian front to boost army morale - NAVY COMMERCE
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