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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, gives a soldier a paska (Ukrainian Easter cake) in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on April 8, 2026. On the eve of Orthodox Easter, military chaplain Father Stepan visits the Gara strike drone pilots of the Striletskyi Special Unit. The priest 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	#13556907
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 Zaporizhzhia region Anna Tkachenko Zaporizhzhia Ukraine National Police Anna Tkachenko soldier paska Ukrainian Easter cake Orthodox Easter military chaplain Father Stepan Gara strike drone pilots Striletskyi Special Unit Easter prayer Resurrection of Christ consecrated aircraft Zaporizhzhia police Dmytro Smolienko Ukrinform NO USE RUSSIA NO USE BELARUS NurPhoto April 8 2026 spokesperson Main Department region military chaplain priest Easter consecration ceremony religious service.