As bombs fall on Easter, a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flock

As bombs fall on Easter, a Ukrainian chaplain ministers to his front-line flock

As a Ukrainian chaplain ministered to front-line troops on Easter Sunday, he highlighted their hopes and fears as they fight against Russian invaders.

Ukrainian troops celebrate Easter as blasts punctuate Putin's truce

Chaplain Volodymyr was in the middle of his Easter prayer near the front in Ukraine's Donetsk region when another explosion blasted out, piercing the air despite a 30-hour truce announced by Russia for the holiday.

Ukrainians in Triangle celebrate Easter amid ongoing war

"We remember and believe that this holiday is the holiday that celebrates light over evil."

Ukrainian Catholics pack Michigan church to celebrate Easter as war continues back home

Nearly a thousand parishioners with ties to Ukraine gathered at a church in Hamtramck, Michigan, for services on Easter Sunday, celebrating the day Jesus rose from the dead while worrying about the war ravaging their home country. The 9:30 a.m. ...

Local Ukrainian community skeptical of Putin's single-day "Easter Ceasefire"

The Ukrainian community in the Triangle gathered during the Easter weekend to celebrate the holiday with cultural holiday traditions. Though their minds were on the ongoing war in their home country. Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter ceasefire on the conflict. WRAL spoke to the director of Ukrainians in the Carolinas who said they have little confidence in that ceasefire.

Easter at Ukraine’s Frontline with a Muslim Chaplain and an Orthodox Priest

In a village near Zaporizhzhia, we meet Pavlo, the head of the 108th Brigade’s chaplain service. We greet him with the traditional Easter phrase: “Christ is risen!” The customary response — “Indeed, He is risen!” — is well known. But Pavlo replies with a smile: “Actually, I’m Muslim.” Pavlo, the Muslim chaplain. Photo: Joshua Olley Before Russia’s full-scale invasion, Pavlo led a major Islamic cultural center and was part of the leadership of t…