The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops is, according to the Kremlin’s terminology, a “special operation” that, however, has already been stranded for 52 months and without notable progress. But, in many ways, it is a kind of “holy war” in which it is using many more troops than it would like.
In fact, and according to most information, it has already cost more than half a million deaths, especially after a month of May with more deaths than normal.
Putin has put a lot of effort into presenting the war in Ukraine as a crusade that, beyond the purely military aspect, affects the entire society, and that includes the religious authorities, to whom the Russian president turns whenever he needs it.
These days, the Ukrainian Government has released a controversial video in which several priests of the Russian Orthodox Church are shown blessing some of the armored vehicles and vehicles that are then sent to the front “to kill the Ukrainian population.”
In the video you can see how some of these religious people pour holy water on these vehicles, which are later shown in some of their actions on the front, as well as acts in which they bless the soldiers who go to the front and do their blessings. sign of the cross on the forehead.
“Russian priests call this ‘holy war’ – the video denounces -. In Russia, the Church is an important part of the military industry. The religious often visit the soldiers in their detachments, encouraging them to fight for holy Russia. What kind of Christianity is this?”
