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![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ht4kYNwwK4w/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ht4kYNwwK4w.jpg)
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![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine queue to receive aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000uZ.5MvrUN0g/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000uZ.5MvrUN0g.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine queue to receive aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000d2Qnb8kyul0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000d2Qnb8kyul0.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine queue to receive aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000CiThDgJVceo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000CiThDgJVceo.jpg)
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![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ijKzRc5_2v0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ijKzRc5_2v0.jpg)
![224 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee boy listens as members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don to learn about how the Russian Orthodox Church is supporting refugees arriving in Russia from Ukraine. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ilrhww6KYWM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ilrhww6KYWM.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don to learn about how the Russian Orthodox Church is supporting refugees arriving in Russia from Ukraine. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Lim4MognGMQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Lim4MognGMQ.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A boy rests his back against the back of a girl at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000h8VTztVKl64/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000h8VTztVKl64.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A boy rests his back against the back of a girl at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00002pyzI2Ryte0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00002pyzI2Ryte0.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000swuysnmXdas/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000swuysnmXdas.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Abbess Rachel Kovaleva from the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000b20pFFUqBxs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000b20pFFUqBxs.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000c_ewseU2.70/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000c_ewseU2.70.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A young boy sits by his mother's feet at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000buFzhZx_kdo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000buFzhZx_kdo.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Women and children from Ukraine gathered for a conversation at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000uZurGENT_C8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000uZurGENT_C8.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Abbess Rachel Kovaleva from the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don in a room full of toys for children at the Convent. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000QyCY359KinQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000QyCY359KinQ.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000OUpmQcQlK.Q/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000OUpmQcQlK.Q.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A woman refugee holds a young child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000BSWp1cfJxK8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000BSWp1cfJxK8.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Abbess Rachel Kovaleva from the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000chFNehJLtwo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000chFNehJLtwo.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Prams parked outside a building at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ixd0Ehc_4PI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ixd0Ehc_4PI.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Abbess Rachel Kovaleva from the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00009Slok952bKM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00009Slok952bKM.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Abbess Rachel Kovaleva from the Iversky Convent presents a natural spring in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity and the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00001yWrcGdcX_o/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00001yWrcGdcX_o.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Water flowing through a cross at a natural spring in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity and the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000K_h7ojmyTqI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000K_h7ojmyTqI.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A woman takes water to drink, as it flows from a natural spring in the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity and the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00006YW3I5fGHBE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00006YW3I5fGHBE.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: View of the Church of Iversky and residential buildings in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000XqMyQBA5dfQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000XqMyQBA5dfQ.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Vsok8MIfEMc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Vsok8MIfEMc.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000rGQNVtmzYWI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000rGQNVtmzYWI.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I000087HE_oQIk2U/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I000087HE_oQIk2U.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: View of the Church of Iversky and residential buildings in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000KgflyVfakFs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000KgflyVfakFs.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Neighbourhood of residential buildings in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000bXc41ZDJ2SE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000bXc41ZDJ2SE.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Neighbourhood of residential buildings in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00008UkCYbIrfz8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00008UkCYbIrfz8.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Flower pot outside the Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000jmogfrb_Q9w/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000jmogfrb_Q9w.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00002Ln6cP5t9WY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00002Ln6cP5t9WY.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Neighbourhood of residential buildings in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000EofhmNVgxwo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000EofhmNVgxwo.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine peruse items of clothing offered free of charge at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000pYFRngvDwyg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000pYFRngvDwyg.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine peruse items of clothing offered free of charge at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000QfbbPiZLcTY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000QfbbPiZLcTY.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine peruse items of clothing offered free of charge at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000.9xhIF3f.Zs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000.9xhIF3f.Zs.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000JRiX_zSWdpg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000JRiX_zSWdpg.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000PlGZydGd2hY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000PlGZydGd2hY.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000crb222ilQzY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000crb222ilQzY.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ZrG0uHlIYII/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ZrG0uHlIYII.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers prepare aid packages in a storage room at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00000fDTn9WlKfE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00000fDTn9WlKfE.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine queue to receive aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000f4C3WtbvA9g/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000f4C3WtbvA9g.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church volunteers distribute aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000VFKhZwsF60s/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000VFKhZwsF60s.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugee families from Ukraine queue to receive aid packages at the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Bf32t0BnPcg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Bf32t0BnPcg.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugees from Ukraine queue look at an assortment of books and icons available outside the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000X4_yLtSlliA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000X4_yLtSlliA.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugees from Ukraine queue look at an assortment of books and icons available outside the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000IgQFezU5lSU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000IgQFezU5lSU.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Refugees from Ukraine queue look at an assortment of books and icons available outside the main humanitarian aid centre of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) diocese of Rostov-on-Don in southwest Russia, located by the Protection of the Theotokos Church in Rostov-on-Don. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. While some refugees receive temporary accommodation and meals through the Russian state, the church’s main aid centre in Rostov-on-Don offers bi-weekly packages of food and other essentials for refugee families housed on their own in and around Rostov-on-Don, as well as supplying pampers, clothing and other items upon request. The centre serves some 130 refugee families daily. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000oDqLYX4E0lc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000oDqLYX4E0lc.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A woman makes her way to the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Ac5qfhJECHA/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Ac5qfhJECHA.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Crib (bed for children) at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Qove9yR7X_Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Qove9yR7X_Y.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Clothing and other items belonging to refugees staying at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000WF8ySBdVC60/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000WF8ySBdVC60.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Sister Olga, from one of dozens of sisterhoods who work on rotating schedules to accompany refugees from Ukraine across locations for temporary accommodation for refugees, entertains a pair of children at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00004Lzi6QjfT5w/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00004Lzi6QjfT5w.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Beds made at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000XL8GGVSwyrw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000XL8GGVSwyrw.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Prams parked outside a building at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000NobnbQOGCRE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000NobnbQOGCRE.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000lOwwO5GzUHE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000lOwwO5GzUHE.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000BlKAuulu6j0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000BlKAuulu6j0.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don, hosted by staff from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000AtrzQKlDEXg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000AtrzQKlDEXg.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don, hosted by staff from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ijSKtVOfW4I/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ijSKtVOfW4I.jpg)
![24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: Church of the Holy Trinity in northern Rostov-on-Don. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00000aqOw8tCUz4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00000aqOw8tCUz4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: View of the shoreline in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000wAAzfppY6m4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000wAAzfppY6m4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: People walk along the shoreline in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000WwH7jeZ657c/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000WwH7jeZ657c.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Cleaning equipment placed by an icon in the Church of Saint Nicholas (Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate) in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Jn6Fx.omPZU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Jn6Fx.omPZU.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Cleaning equipment placed by an icon in the Church of Saint Nicholas (Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate) in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000mWDJ0.DNzU4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000mWDJ0.DNzU4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Church of Saint Nicholas (Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate) in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000_hrgdmwn5a0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000_hrgdmwn5a0.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Chandeliers alit inside a window of the Church of Saint Nicholas (Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate) in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ltTraoK4jVg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ltTraoK4jVg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches director of international affairs Peter Prove (left) greets Yulia Alexeivna Zhuravlova (right), who serves as director at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000wv1brk5dypk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000wv1brk5dypk.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Residential building in Taganrog. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000QYPcD54RTwY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000QYPcD54RTwY.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Nik, a disabled man from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, is among a group of refugees staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000bR1udKXBWJg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000bR1udKXBWJg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natalya, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, meets a visiting delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000c_iMglX0N.o/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000c_iMglX0N.o.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A girl plays in an open courtyard at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00002a5DWjuaong/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00002a5DWjuaong.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Yury, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, speaks to a visiting delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I00006nw4EWcledo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I00006nw4EWcledo.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Luydmila, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, is among a group of refugees staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ZDhbnoI2.ZM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ZDhbnoI2.ZM.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Luydmila, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, is among a group of refugees staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000MZKnvr.1STg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000MZKnvr.1STg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Luydmila, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, is among a group of refugees staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000xW3YTDAplQw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000xW3YTDAplQw.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natalya, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, speaks to a visiting delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000IBwB8xv2dSQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000IBwB8xv2dSQ.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Lucy, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, speaks to a visiting delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000InrwfB8V6Bs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000InrwfB8V6Bs.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Yury, a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, speaks to a visiting delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000WQ2Q57ZO7ik/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000WQ2Q57ZO7ik.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: An elderly woman holds a dog in her arms at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000IxNyzfrYQVc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000IxNyzfrYQVc.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A young girl pats a dog at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000F6fQ8xTIACk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000F6fQ8xTIACk.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria and other members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance visit the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000A9CtLkrXRlg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000A9CtLkrXRlg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Alexandra, a refugee from Yasynuvata in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, who arrived in Russia to seek refuge with her two children, holds her daughter in her arms. The family is now staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000NFWgjkqId94/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000NFWgjkqId94.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Alexandra, a refugee from Yasynuvata in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, who arrived in Russia to seek refuge with her two children, kisses her daughter on the cheek. The family is now staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000WqkxX.H4qA4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000WqkxX.H4qA4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Alexandra, a refugee from Yasynuvata in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, who arrived in Russia to seek refuge with her two children. The family is now staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000XLC5.ysxOPI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000XLC5.ysxOPI.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Alexandra, a refugee from Yasynuvata in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, who arrived in Russia to seek refuge with her two children. The family is now staying at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000i65_JbQaqNk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000i65_JbQaqNk.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: An elderly woman rests on her cane in a courtyard at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000zWI3egogRaw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000zWI3egogRaw.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A woman refugee pushes a pram through a pathway at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000ehbQl5YaE7M/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000ehbQl5YaE7M.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A woman refugee pushes a pram through a pathway at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000TdaS2NvfydE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000TdaS2NvfydE.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri (left) receives and answers questions from a curious refugee girl named Alisa (Alice) (right) at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000HwIaOV2ryOE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000HwIaOV2ryOE.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A pregnant woman holds the hand of her child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000MDFnnfCsKhU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000MDFnnfCsKhU.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches director of international affairs Peter Prove (right) meets Lucy (left), a refugee from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000YyfX7fAhMow/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000YyfX7fAhMow.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds their mother's hand while walking through a pathway at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000GjVNUE071c8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000GjVNUE071c8.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese hands a bar of chocolate to a child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000844PbsKY.mk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000844PbsKY.mk.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese smiles as he greets a woman and child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000Yu2HmDOhIRg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000Yu2HmDOhIRg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese smiles as he greets a woman and child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000bUXIldFV3IQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000bUXIldFV3IQ.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A woman carries a young child in her arms at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000SrN5IdInhFs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000SrN5IdInhFs.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches director of international affairs Peter Prove helps distribute bars of chocolate to children at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000mVqVRfscF7Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000mVqVRfscF7Y.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds her mother's hand at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000v5Lq6JTVfyo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000v5Lq6JTVfyo.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Yulia Alexeivna Zhuravlova (centre) serves as director at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://photos.albinhillert.se/img-get2/I0000GpZca1Y.7tc/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G0000AKE9qOQcV2E/I0000GpZca1Y.7tc.jpg)