JERUSALEM On the doorstep of the Alexander Nevsky Church, the smell of burning incense mingles with the scents of the spice vendors in the heart of the Old City.
The war in Ukraine has reached into every pocket of the country from urban areas to the countryside, where soldiers monitor drones to pinpoint deadly attacks and civilians brace for destruction.
The monks and nuns cloistered in a monastery complex in eastern Ukraine absorb daily bombardments from Russian artillery. And yet they remain loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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