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On Orthodox Easter, Zelenskiy calls on Ukrainians to unite in prayer

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on his fellow Ukrainians on Orthodox Easter on Sunday to unite in prayer for each other and the soldiers on the frontline, saying God -- who has a "Ukrainian flag on his shoulder" -- will lead to life defeating death, Reuters reports.

"Let's pray for each other. When we all came closer to each other, we were no longer strangers to each other," Zelenskiy, dressed in a traditional embroidered Ukrainian shirt -- vyshyvanka -- and his typical khaki pants, said in a lyrical video posted on the Telegram messaging app.

Standing in front of the 1,000-year-old Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, a spiritual and architectural monument of the country's faith, Zelenskiy said that Ukraine has now been fighting for 802 days against Russia for a victory.

"And we believe: God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder. So with such an ally, life will definitely win over death."

Orthodox Christians, including the Orthodox Church in Ukraine and Russia, celebrate Easter this weekend, while most Western churches observed the major holiday on March 31.

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