The priest blessed the soldiers leaving for the Northern Military District zonetranslated

The head of the diocesan military department, Priest Grigory Kurilin, visited the training center for a separate reserve battalion in the village. Troitskoye, where he met with military personnel departing for the Northern Military District zone.

In the Church of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, a prayer service was performed for the soldiers going to battle and a prayer was offered for Holy Russia.

After the prayer service, the priest performed the rite of consecration of the technical class and talked on the topic of courage and military valor, emphasizing the importance of faith and prayer to the Lord, about God's protection and the granting of fortitude, wisdom and endurance when performing combat missions.

At the end of the meeting, the soldiers were presented with prayer books and icons of the Mother of God.