In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

In Shadow of War, Russians, Ukrainians Mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow. The church's gold Byzantine crosses rise unexpectedly from the dusty streets of Sharjah — a conservative Muslim emirate just south …

UAE: In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter

There is no hate in UAE, say expats as they celebrate Easter at the Russian Orthodox Church in Sharjah

In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year

In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year

In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike were crowding into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year. The

In shadow of war, Russians, Ukrainians mark Easter in UAE

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of Russians and Ukrainians alike crowded into the only Russian Orthodox Church on the Arabian Peninsula on Sunday to celebrate the most important Christian religious festival of the year — far from home and in the shadow of a war that has brought devastation to Ukraine and international isolation to Moscow.The church’s gold Byzantine crosses rise unexpectedly from the dusty streets of Sharjah — a con…