Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
The Church said the relic would be shown to troops along the 1,000-km front line to strengthen soldiers’ spirits, officials said.
- The Russian Orthodox Church sent a fragment of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy's right hand to the Ukraine front to bolster morale, with officials calling the relic "the holy commander" to support President Vladimir Putin's war effort.
- Restoration work at the Kremlin's Cathedral uncovered the Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy sarcophagus this summer, prompting Putin to inspect the remains and hail them as "an absolutely unique and marvellous discovery" reinforcing Russian history of the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo Field against the Mongols.
- On Tuesday, Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin's first deputy Kremlin chief of staff, joined military commanders in Donetsk to venerate the relic, while the Defence Ministry reported troops in Sverdlovsk carrying icons along the more than 1,000-km front line.
- Alexander Zanemonets, an Orthodox priest and historian, wrote that by the fifth year of war, the state seeks to compel religious institutions to support its "special military operation," drawing criticism the Church uses the relic to boost morale ahead of parliamentary elections later this month.
- Critics question why the Church recovered and venerated Donskoy's remains only now, 38 years after he was declared a saint, suggesting the move serves as a public relations exercise rather than traditional religious observance despite the Church's backing of the Kremlin.
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The Russian Orthodox Church sent fragments of the bones of the fourteenth-century Prince Dmitry Donsky to the front in Ukraine. Specifically, these are fragments of a hand in which the Moscow prince, who defeated the Mongolian Golden Horde in 1380, was wielding a sword. This move by the Orthodox Church is intended to boost the morale of Russian troops.
Russian Orthodox Church Sends Bones of Medieval Warrior Prince to Ukraine Front to Boost Troop Morale
Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent to the front in Ukraine to raise army morale in the Russian Orthodox Church's latest show of support for the war.
Relics of Russian Prince Donskoy Sent to Boost Troop Morale in Ukraine
Bone fragments from medieval Russian Prince Dmitry Donskoy's sword hand have been sent to the Ukrainian front to bolster Russian troop morale. This move, backed by the Russian Orthodox Church and President Putin, is part of a strategy to enhance patriotism and support for the ongoing conflict.
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Russia sends bones of medieval warrior prince to Ukraine front to boost morale
MOSCOW: Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent to the front in Ukraine to raise army morale in the Russian Orthodox Church's latest show of support for
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