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.
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.
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.
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.
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.