Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Fire burns in barrels during an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region Artem Kysko (2nd L) attends an initiation ceremony, during which representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts are set to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia City Council secretary Rehina Kharchenko delivers a speech during an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Head of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region Artem Kysko (2nd L) attends an initiation ceremony, during which representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts are set to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Participants pose for a photo during an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

The installation featuring the main element of Ukraines coat of arms is pictured during an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts hold torches during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts pass torches during an initiation ceremony on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts stand to attention during an initiation ceremony to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

An initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath is underway on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov, head of the Main Department of the National Police in Zaporizhzhia region Artem Kysko (L to R) and Zaporizhzhia City Council secretary Rehina Kharchenko (C) attend an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - The Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos (back) situated at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests sprinkle holy water during the blessing of their baskets at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests bless devotees and their baskets with holy water at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A priest is pictured at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests bless devotees and their baskets with holy water at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests sprinkle holy water during the blessing of their baskets at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - An Easter basket is seen on the ground during the consecration ceremony at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A priest is pictured at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A priest is pictured at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests bless devotees and their baskets with holy water at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - People visit the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion to bless their baskets at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A priest is pictured at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - A priest is pictured at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.