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Russian Paratrooper Priests Jump with Mobile Church

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Russian paratroopers were holding parachute exercises near the city of Ryazan, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. But among the so-called ordinary paratroopers there were paratrooper priests making their jump complete with a mobile cathedral.

Russian paratroopers were holding parachute exercises near the city of Ryazan, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. But among the so-called ordinary paratroopers there were paratrooper priests making their jump complete with a mobile cathedral.

© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankRussian paratroopers were holding parachute exercises near the city of Ryazan, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. But among the so-called ordinary paratroopers there were paratrooper priests making their jump complete with a mobile cathedral.
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Russian paratroopers were holding parachute exercises near the city of Ryazan, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. But among the so-called ordinary paratroopers there were paratrooper priests making their jump complete with a mobile cathedral.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim BlinovAround 100 paratroopers accompanied by eight parachuting priests made the jump in a wide-open field.
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Around 100 paratroopers accompanied by eight parachuting priests made the jump in a wide-open field.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankAirborne chaplains have made parachute jumps to improve the morale of fighters.
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Airborne chaplains have made parachute jumps to improve the morale of fighters.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThe training plan included airlift delivery of a mobile church that the chaplains assembled at the point of impact.
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The training plan included airlift delivery of a mobile church that the chaplains assembled at the point of impact.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim BlinovThe inflatable church weighs about one metric ton and takes around an hour to inflate and deck out.
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The inflatable church weighs about one metric ton and takes around an hour to inflate and deck out.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim BlinovThe church comes complete with interior objects like icons that are secured to the walls using Velcro.
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The church comes complete with interior objects like icons that are secured to the walls using Velcro.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Blinov / Go to the mediabankEach chaplain made two training parachute jumps from AN-2 and Ilyushin 76 airplanes. In April, military training of chaplains for all types of troops and military districts will be held near Moscow.
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Each chaplain made two training parachute jumps from AN-2 and Ilyushin 76 airplanes. In April, military training of chaplains for all types of troops and military districts will be held near Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim BlinovForeign cadets educated at the Ryazan Airborne Academy observe the airborne field training of chaplains in the Ryazan Region.
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Foreign cadets educated at the Ryazan Airborne Academy observe the airborne field training of chaplains in the Ryazan Region.
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