Patriarch Kirill handed over the icon of the Lugansk Mother of God to his soldiers

An icon of the Lugansk Mother of God, handed over by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to servicemen of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Southern Group of Forces, was delivered to the area of the special military operation. This was reported on May 17 in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

In the Main Church of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Patriarch Kirill handed over an icon for special veneration to the commander of the 3rd Combined Arms Army of the Southern Group of Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kuzmenkov.

After that, the military clergy, together with the organs of the military-political work of the army, organized the delivery of the icon to the zone of their military units to the positions of units and units for worship services and prayer services for the faithful military personnel.

"During the day, we will visit several units so that every soldier can venerate the icon, pray, receive God's help, intercession and protection of the Mother of God — for themselves, their loved ones, their unit, as well as to strengthen the spirit and perseverance of our soldiers," said Archpriest Dmitry Skidalenko, who accompanied the icon during the trips. by military units.

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On April 18, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the first aerial procession took place in the area of the SVO along the line of operations of the 27th separate Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 68th Motorized Rifle Division of the Zapad group of forces. It is specified that the procession took place with the icon of the Heavenly patron Archangel Michael.