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Chaplain conducts Easter service for Gara drone pilots in Zaporizhzhia region

Spokesperson of the Main Department of the National Police in the Zaporizhzhia region, Anna Tkachenko, and military chaplain Father Stepan head for the position of Gara strike drone pilots in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on April 8, 2026. On the eve of Orthodox Easter, the priest visits the position of the Gara strike drone pilots from the Striletskyi Special Unit. Father Stepan holds an Easter prayer dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ and consecrates the aircraft of the Zaporizhzhia police. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto) NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS.

Photo ID	#13556889
Date Taken	8 April 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto
Category	Unrest, Conflicts and War
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto

Ukraine conflict Russian invasion Ukraine war war conflict Russia-Ukraine war religion Christianity Easter Orthodox Christianity drone warfare Gara chaplain Zaporizhzhia region Anna Tkachenko Zaporizhzhia National Police Anna Tkachenko military chaplain Father Stepan Gara strike drone drone pilots Orthodox Easter priest Striletskyi Special Unit Easter prayer Resurrection of Christ consecrated aircraft Zaporizhzhia police Dmytro Smolienko Ukrinform NO USE RUSSIA NO USE BELARUS April 8 2026 Ukraine Main Department position Easter aircraft special unit police military chaplaincy religious ceremony strike drone consecration Orthodox Christianity special forces.