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Chaplain conducts Easter service for Gara drone pilots in Zaporizhzhia region

Military chaplain Father Stepan blesses a soldier before a combat mission 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)

Photo ID	#13556903
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

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