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An Ukrainian serviceman of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, lights candles during a Christian Orthodox Easter religious service, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, 4 May, 2024.

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Video. Ukraine and Russia mark Orthodox Easter under shadow of war

Updated: 05/05/2024 - 14:35 GMT+2

Moscow battered eastern Ukraine with drones as the two countries marked their third Orthodox Easter at war.

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