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Believers find hope in prayer during COVID-19 in Kyiv (PHOTOS)

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A man prays in Volodymyrsky Cathedral in Kyiv on April 7, 2020, when Orthodox Christians celebrate the Annunciation, one of the main church holidays. The churches have emptied as services stopped or went online amid the nationwide quarantine measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Volodymyrsky Cathedral, or St. Volodymyr Cathedral, is one of the busiest churches in Kyiv. But as church services were canceled and people advised to stay home as part of the nationwide quarantine, introduced to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus, the church stands eerily empty.

Every once in a while, one or two visitors come to pray, wearing face masks and keeping far from one another.