Ukraine’s Orthodox Christian faithful marked Palm Sunday last weekend in subdued mood. With the coronavirus crisis bringing daily life to a standstill, most congregations chose to stay home. The only notable exceptions were followers of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, with many ignoring the national lock down and gathering outside churches across the country for traditional blessings.
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National Guards along with police officers guard the gates of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery, closed for quarantine on April 13, 2020. The monastery saw over 90 cases of COVID-19, becoming the biggest hotspot of the virus in Kyiv, and possibly, in Ukraine.
