Christians gather to celebrate Easter Sunday in Ukraine
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00:00 It's their third Easter since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine.
00:05 These Catholic pilgrims in Kiev take part in an Easter vigil procession commemorating
00:10 the resurrection of Christ.
00:12 Holding candles and praying, they recall the hardships they have faced in the war and hope
00:17 for peace and victory.
00:19 "Every one of us feels that Ukraine is being supported less.
00:27 We feel that Ukraine is getting exhausted.
00:30 It's hard for us.
00:32 Our only hope is that Europe and the whole world will help us, including the Christian
00:38 world."
00:39 "The only dream I have is for everyone to be religious and to restore peace and justice.
00:49 I wish that Ukraine would defeat its inner enemies as well as its outer enemies."
00:56 Easter this year falls the day after a fresh round of Russian strikes on the capital, but
01:01 these Ukrainians attending mass in Kiev's St. Nicholas Cathedral have not lost hope.
01:07 ♪ All the world ♪