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Russia sends saints' relics to the front lines
Original: Why Russia is sending dead princes and saints into battle
Russia is bringing the remains of Orthodox saints and medieval princes to the war in Ukraine, framing the invasion as a sacred cause. The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church have increasingly fused religious symbolism with military messaging, using relics to bless troops and cast the conflict as a holy struggle. Analysts see it as part of a broader campaign to mobilize religious nationalism behind the war effort.
Why now: The war in Ukraine continues, and the growing role of Orthodox religious symbolism in Russian military propaganda draws attention
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