The military priest took part in the military field training of the All-Great Don Armytranslated

From October 7 to October 9, 2026, military field training sessions of the Cossacks of the All-Great Don Army were held at one of the training grounds of the Southern Military District.

The ceremonial opening of the training camp was held by the Deputy Governor of the Rostov Region, Ataman of the All-Great Don Army Sergei Bodryakov. He noted the importance of military training of the Cossacks and wished the participants success in mastering the curriculum.

The military priest of the All-Great Don Army, Archpriest Georgy Smorkalov, spoke about the ongoing religious procession across the lands of the All-Great Don Army with the Don Icon of the Mother of God, which, according to legend, the Don Cossacks presented to Prince Dimitry Donskoy before the Battle of Kulikovo. The military priest also recalled the heroic history of the Cossacks, which descendants should be worthy of.

At the start of a three-day military field training session, Cossacks from the Rostov, Taganrog and Novocherkassk districts, as well as Cossack students from the South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) named after. M.I. Platov and the Rostov branch of the Russian Customs Academy, students of Cossack youth military sports organizations. Total...