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Thousands of Orthodox believers who participated in a controversial religious procession organized by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate gathered in Kyiv to mark the 1,028th anniversary of Kievan Rus's acceptance of Christianity. Nearly 9,000 people gathered on Volodymyr Hill on July 27, after marching for weeks from across the country to the capital.

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