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Romashka - Ukraine refugees and orphans
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![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: The bay of Taganrog, in the sea of Azov, seen from the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000e1ew1PvLhls/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000e1ew1PvLhls.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: ACT Alliance general secretary Rudelmar Bueno de Faria helps distribute bars of chocolate to children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ec0yulA7Q0o/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000ec0yulA7Q0o.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: The bay of Taganrog, in the sea of Azov, seen from the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ebj5g6LA3gM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000ebj5g6LA3gM.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches deputy general secretary Prof. Dr Isabel Apawo Phiri helps distribute bars of chocolate to children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000IpFCQnKaISg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000IpFCQnKaISg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A girl shows a necklace of her own that she is wearing to Fr Stephan Igumnov of the Russian Orthodox Church, at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000IQEWNmbQ9RI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000IQEWNmbQ9RI.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A girl shows a necklace of her own that she is wearing to Fr Stephan Igumnov of the Russian Orthodox Church, at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000RYfXtwESUUY/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000RYfXtwESUUY.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natasha (Natalia) from Donetsk (left) is one of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000gedzgl_lkAg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000gedzgl_lkAg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natasha (Natalia) from Donetsk (centre) is one of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000QQN5QfIbJn4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000QQN5QfIbJn4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ODl0oJKk5ho/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000ODl0oJKk5ho.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance are shown around by director Alexei Resvanov at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000flFhsyddo5c/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000flFhsyddo5c.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sJQVW8V_C9k/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000sJQVW8V_C9k.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko (left) of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in conversation with children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000az4K6yBrhF0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000az4K6yBrhF0.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese greets a group of children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000.ML5oHvNJis/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000.ML5oHvNJis.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko (left) of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in conversation with children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000X3vVzNWSIbU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000X3vVzNWSIbU.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children play at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000RLDpg.ZkZe0/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000RLDpg.ZkZe0.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children play at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000bkt0T6Vx__A/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000bkt0T6Vx__A.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Clothing lay prepared for distribution at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00005JXbPKJY5cs/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I00005JXbPKJY5cs.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance are shown around by director Alexei Resvanov at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000069q9unEcicE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I000069q9unEcicE.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: The bay of Taganrog, in the sea of Azov, seen from the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000WzVI9tDK31E/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000WzVI9tDK31E.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds a woman's hand as they walk through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000mppOyImDQYM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000mppOyImDQYM.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds a woman's hand as they walk through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000TBePGo35SAg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000TBePGo35SAg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A young boy joyfully holds a bar of chocolate he has received at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000fxcboyhbMMg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000fxcboyhbMMg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A woman lays her hand on a young boy's shoulder at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I000004rOSb8Fzuo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I000004rOSb8Fzuo.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Daniil Davidenko of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) takes a photo of members of a delegation from the World Council of Churches and the ACT Alliance as they visit the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Ww7BUFceKZk/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000Ww7BUFceKZk.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Laundry hangs to dry on a balcony at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Cc1gcF0YFZ8/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000Cc1gcF0YFZ8.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: World Council of Churches director of international affairs Peter Prove helps distribute bars of chocolate to children at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000sU2qxa4HT54/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000sU2qxa4HT54.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A child holds a bar of chocolate they have received at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000nXtWrmfvdSw/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000nXtWrmfvdSw.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Father Evgeny Osyak of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), head of the department for church charity and social service at the Rostov-on-Don Diocese, smiles as he walks through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000HAZ23iegnnM/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000HAZ23iegnnM.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children run towards their dormitory building, named Solnechny ('Sunny'), at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000Gxvtjq9u_LU/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000Gxvtjq9u_LU.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A boy walks with a small skateboard in his hands at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000RceooEvYdiE/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000RceooEvYdiE.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children run towards their dormitory building, named Solnechny ('Sunny'), at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000WTlmfHDAcJQ/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000WTlmfHDAcJQ.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Olga Nikolaevna, director of the Orphanage-Internat Numder 1 of Donetsk, shares her experience evacuating with hundreds of children from the Donbas region to take shelter at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000XyoQF5im6n4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000XyoQF5im6n4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natasha (Natalia) from Donetsk, one of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I00004SOUPzgZvrI/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I00004SOUPzgZvrI.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Natasha (Natalia) from Donetsk (right) and Elena from Yasynuvata (left) are two of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000OYPqVriQYh4/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000OYPqVriQYh4.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Elena from Yasynuvata is one of many refugees currently staying at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000KvCDjlMo2Xo/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000KvCDjlMo2Xo.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A girl rides a small skateboard at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000aLzh9BNC9Jg/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000aLzh9BNC9Jg.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A boy rides a small kickbike at the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000ifStFqe.X5Y/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000ifStFqe.X5Y.jpg)
![23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: Children walk through the Romashka sports and recreation complex in Zolotaya Kosa, southwest Russia near the border to Ukraine. Romashka hosts several hundred refugees from the Donbas region in Ukraine, most of them children from orphanages formerly in the Donbas region of Ukraine, evacuated as military tensions grew in eastern Ukraine and along the border between Ukraine and Russia in mid-February 2022. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees. [PLEASE NOTE: This image was captured on assignment with the World Council of Churches and ACT Alliance, visiting Russia upon invitation from the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).]](https://archive.lifeonearthpictures.com/img-get2/I0000CZyLq6oKw7s/fit=250x250/fill=/g=G00006eup0n8Tce4/I0000CZyLq6oKw7s.jpg)