This humanitarian aid was gathered from churches and monasteries of the region beginning in June, the Orel Diocese press service stated.
With the participation of parishioners and benefactors, sets of children and adult clothing were gathered, as well as food, water, and personal hygiene items; the cargo’s total weight exceeds 20 tons.
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The convoy’s endpoint is the “Red Partisans” camp in the Rostov region, where there are 1,200 Ukrainian refugees, consisting of pensioners, the disabled, and children.
His Eminence, Metropolitan Anthony of Bolhov and Orlov, who also blessed the convoy, served a moleben before it.
