US EditionPutin hails 'holy mission' of Russian troops at Orthodox Christmas service
Putin praised Russian troops as carrying out a sacred mission defending the Fatherland, linking religious faith with national unity during the Orthodox Christmas service.
- On Jan 7, President Vladimir Putin attended an early Wednesday Russian Orthodox Christmas service at the St George Victory Bearer church near Moscow and hailed Russia's troops' `holy mission` to defend the Fatherland.
- Since the war began, President Vladimir Putin has more often marked Christmas near Moscow, including at his Novo Ogaryovo state residence, as Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year.
- Video footage showed President Vladimir Putin in a dark suit without a tie standing among uniformed servicemen, with wives and children present as clerics conducted the service at the St George Victory Bearer church near Moscow.
- Pairing the service with a holiday address, President Vladimir Putin stressed unity, charity and support for the armed forces, highlighting religious organisations’ care for participants and veterans of the war.
- Amid ongoing mobilisation, the Kremlin frames the campaign as a national mission and President Vladimir Putin praised the Russian Orthodox Church for strengthening social unity and safeguarding Russia's historical and cultural heritage.
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Putin Compares Russian Soldiers to Jesus Christ in Orthodox Christmas Speech
Russian leader Vladimir Putin marked the Orthodox Christmas holiday by drawing a comparison between Russian soldiers and Jesus Christ, calling their mission a “sacred” one, The Moscow Times reported, citing a Kremlin transcript on January 7. Speaking after attending a midnight Christmas service at the Church of St. George the Victorious in the Moscow region, Putin said, “We often call the Lord the Savior because He came to Earth to save all peop…
Moscow Times writes that at the Orthodox Christmas mission, the Russian President said war is a sacred mission, raised the role of troops and said that military children should be proud of their parents.
Vladimir Putin (73) justifies the attack on Ukraine with religious motives. That has a simple background.
Ukraine war latest updates: Putin spent Orthodox Christmas at military base church, independent Russian media says (4)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 4 times today. Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have marked Orthodox Christmas at a church in a military base, the Russian independent investigative media outlet Agentstvo reported on Jan. 7.
The Russian Church supports the attack on Ukraine in its sermons. Now Kremlin chief Putin did the same to them and compared his soldiers even with Jesus during a church trip to the Orthodox Christmas.
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