INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Russian priest who encouraged women to have more babies so they would feel less distressed about sending their sons to fight in Ukraine
pastoral duties in the area of the special military operation in Ukraine on the morning of Nov
Barbara the Great Martyr and the Venerable Ilya Muromets outside Moscow
out tactical training exercises as part of a local military-patriotic club.Vasilyev also served as an adviser to the Russian Orthodox
The Church said in a statement that Vasilyev had visited several conflict zones as part of his service, including Syria, Chechnya, Kosovo
backed the Ukraine war under the leadership of Putin ally Patriarch Kirill, who is under British and Canadian sanctions.
