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- Russia sent a fragment of Prince Dmitry Donskoy’s right hand to troops in occupied Ukraine.
- Patriarch Kirill led a September 12 procession in Saint Petersburg carrying the Donskoy relic.
- The Moscow Patriarchate called the relic a “saint commander” standing shoulder-to-shoulder with soldiers.
- Officials said over 90,000 attended the Saint Petersburg march and more than 100,000 attended in Moscow.
- Russian soldiers said meeting priests and touching holy objects gave them “serious moral support.”