KHARKIV: Chaplain Mykola Bagirov placed pieces of consecrated bread on an altar set up behind a camouflage net in a forest in northeastern Ukraine, several dozen kilometers from the front.
Ukrainian soldiers lined up around him, emerging from the rows of surrounding pine trees.
“Dear brothers and sisters, the liturgy will last about three hours. If anyone gets hungry and eats a bit of sausage, just make sure I don’t see you!” Bagirov said, nodding at food piled on a table.
Luckily for those gathered, the early morning service lasted…
