UPTsMP IN CRIMEA BLESSES RUSSIAN SOLDIERS FOR BATTLEFIELD FEATS
On 10 March in the village of Kacha a rally was held devoted to the exit of service personnel of the air defense regiment of the Russian Black Sea fleet based in the northern region.
The rector of the church dedicated to the Holy Pious Prince Alexander Nevsky in the Gollandiia microdistrict, Priest Mikhail Viktorov, was invited to the ceremonial event.
With the blessing of Metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea Lazar, Father Mikhail delivered to the service personnel a departing sermon and blessed them for battlefield feats. Then the priest performed a prayer service and sprinkled holy water on the fighters and military equipment. This was reported by the press service of the Sevastopol deanery of UPTsMP. (tr. by PDS, posted 16 March 2015)
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