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Aerobatic Flights and Blessings: Russian Display Teams Prepare for Air Force Day

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Russia’s military aerobatic teams – the Russian Falcons, the Knights, the Golden Eagles and the Swifts – performed demonstration flights this month with the blessing of Russian Orthodox clergy in the lead-up to the 101st anniversary of the Russian Air Force, marked August 12. The public role of the Russian Orthodox Church – which has its own department for working with the armed forces – has been growing under President Vladimir Putin.

Russia’s military aerobatic teams – the Russian Falcons, the Knights, the Golden Eagles and the Swifts – performed demonstration flights this month with the blessing of Russian Orthodox clergy in the lead-up to the 101st anniversary of the Russian Air Force, marked August 12. The public role of the Russian Orthodox Church – which has its own department for working with the armed forces – has been growing under President Vladimir Putin.

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