UPTs CRIMEAN PRIEST TELLS RUSSIAN
TROOPS THEY DEFEND NOT ONLY RUSSIA BUT ORTHODOX WORLD
Religiia
v Ukraine, 26 June 2015
Clergy of the Simferopol and
Crimea diocese of the UPTsMP are ever more often using in public
traditional Russian rhetoric, acting in accordance with the new
political situation in Crimea, a correspondent of the portal
Religiia v Ukraine reports.
A few days ago, there was a
graduation of students of the Nakhimov Black Sea Advanced Naval
School of the order of the Red Banner and a solemn ceremony of
commissioning of the graduates of the school. The 64th class of
the Nakhimov school included 19 lieutenants and 32 warrant
officers, who will continue to serve in the naval forces of the
Russian federation, the website of the Crimea diocese of UPTs
writes.
An aide to the commander of the
Black Sea Fleet of the RF for work with the personal staff,
Captain Andrei Palii, read a statement from Russian Minister of
Defense Sergei Shoiga to the graduates of the advanced military
school. The commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian
federation, Admiral Alexander Vitko, delivered a congratulatory
speech to the newly fledged officers.
The dean of the Sevastopol
district, Archpriest Sergei Khaliuta, blessed the graduates for
service to the fatherland. "The Lord gave you great strength and
he gave you the honor to be defenders. In sacred scripture the
Lord says that there is no greater achievement than to lay down
one's life for one's friends; than to be a defender of the faith
and the fatherland. You are not only defenders of the borders of
Russia. You are defenders of the borders of the whole Orthodox
world," he said in his parting address.
The Crimean priest of the UPTs
told the Russian troops: "You are not only protectors of the
borders of Russia. You are protectors of the borders of the
whole Orthodox world." The rector of the domestic church of the
Black Sea Fleet dedicated to the righteous warrior Feodor
Ushakov, Archpriest Igor Tyshkevich, also participated in the
event.
The dean of the Sevastopol
district, Archpriest SergeiKhaliuta, also took part in the
solemn ceremony of graduation of cadets of the Sevastopol
Presidential Cadet School of Russia. This year, 38 students
completed their study and 34 of them were chosen for
matriculation in military educational institutions.
The website of the Simferopol
diocese of UPTs reported that on this festive day, Father Sergei
delivered to the library of the Sevastopol Presidential Cadet
School a gift edition of the History of the Russian State by
N.M. Karamzin.
Previously, the clergy of the Simferopol diocese of UPTs blessed military equipment of the Russian service personnel in Crimea. Quite recently the diocese announced an initiative for closer cooperation with the Russian authorities. (tr. by PDS, posted 29 June 2015)
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