Several thousand Russian Orthodox believers participated in a religious procession in Yekaterinburg on the night of July 16-17 even though local authorities had denied permission to hold the event because of the coronavirus pandemic.
RFE/RL: Thousands march in Russian religious procession despite COVID-19
The full moon is pictured behind a cross on top of an Orthodox church in the city of Rossosh', Voronezh region, late on May 25, 2021.
